World Oceans Day 2021
There will be a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament on 8 June 2021 to mark World Oceans Day.
Animal welfare plans
A debate will be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 7 June 2021 on three petitions on subjects concerning animal welfare: Shark finning, puppy imports and ear cropping. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate wlll be opened by Elliot Colburn MP.
Tree planting in the UK
Tree planting policies aim to increase tree cover in the UK, improve biodiversity, reduce climate emissions and provide income from agroforestry. The England Trees Action Plan 2021-24 was published in May 2021.It aims to treble tree planting by the end of the current Parliament, funded by more than £500 million of climate finance.
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Research Briefing
Farmers’ protests in India and agricultural reforms
Farmers' protests in India in response to government reforms are ongoing. Protests of this scale and duration have not been seen in decades, and continue today. This paper looks at what are the problems the reforms are trying to solve? Why are some farmers so unhappy with them? Why have the Indian Government been criticised, and why have they criticised the international response to the protests, including in the UK? And, finally, what have the UK Government and Parliament said about the protests?
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Debate Pack
British meat and dairy products
A debate on British meat and dairy products will be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 28 April 2021 from 2.30-4pm. The debate will be opened by Selaine Saxby MP.
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Research Briefing
UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: Fisheries
A short overview of some of the changes that took place for the fisheries industry on 1 January 2021 after the Brexit transition ended.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: governance and dispute settlement
This paper provides an overview of the governance and dispute settlement provisions of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The Agreement establishes a network of committees to oversee its implementation. There is also an arbitration mechanism for disputes between the UK and EU, but with exemptions and variations for different policy areas.
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Research Briefing
Reading list of UK and devolved Parliament and Assembly publications on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and UK-EU future relations
This is a reading list of publications on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and future UK-EU relations from library, research services and committees of the UK and devolved parliaments and assemblies.
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Research Briefing
The UK’s contribution to the EU budget
This note considers how much the UK contributes to the EU budget and how much it receives back. Potential payments to the EU on or after Brexit - such as the exit bill - are also discussed.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: summary and implementation
Parliament has been recalled to adopt the legislation required to implement the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This briefing provides an overview of the Agreement and the Bill to implement it
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement: the path to the deal
With a week to go until the end of the Brexit transition period, the UK and EU have agreed a deal covering their future relationship. This briefing gives a brief overview of what was agreed and next steps, and takes a look back at how we got here
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Research Briefing
Joint Committee decisions on the Northern Ireland Protocol
The EU & UK have agreed how to fully implement the Northern Ireland Protocol, after coming to decisions in the EU-UK Joint Committee. The Joint Committee have agreed rules on how goods will move between Northern Ireland and Great Britain, including how they can avoid tariffs. These rules will come into force regardless if the EU & UK agree a future relationship or if there is "no deal" . The two sides have also agreed for some temporary grace periods for goods such as Agri-food and medicines, to give Northern Ireland businesses time to prepare for the new rules and checks.
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Research Briefing
End of Brexit Transition: Fisheries
The end of the transition means changes for how fisheries will be managed in the UK. There will be further changes depending on whether an agreement on a future relationship is reached or not.
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Research Briefing
End of Brexit transition: key changes and preparations
With days left before the end of the Brexit transition period, it is still not clear if there will be a new UK-EU agreement in place when it ends. But some things will change whether or not there is a deal. This briefing sets out key changes and UK and EU preparations
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Research Briefing
Background to the Taxation (Post-Transition Period) Bill 2019-21
This briefing has been prepared as background to the Second Reading of the Taxation (Post-Transition Period) Bill 2019-21 on 9 December 2020.
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