Debate Pack
UK oil and gas industry
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 19 April 2018 at 1.30pm on the UK oil and gas industry. The debate will be opened by Colin Clark MP.
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Debate Pack
Fly-tipping
This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 17 April 2018 from 9.30-11am on fly-tipping. The debate will be opened by Neil Parish MP.
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Debate Pack
The Future of the UK digital and tech industries
This debate pack has been produced ahead of the Westminster Hall debate on 'The Future of the UK digital and tech industries' to be held on Wednesday 18th April at 2:30pm.
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Research Briefing
Badger Culling in England
The Government is committed to eradicating bovine TB and sees badger culling as central to this. Badger culling has taken place in England since 2011, firstly as pilots and then as a part of a wider bovine TB eradication strategy. Controlled shooting of badgers was trialed in Gloucestershire and Somerset in 2013 and 2014. In 2015, a badger cull continued in these two areas and was extended to a third area in Dorset. In 2016 the cull was extended to 7new areas, and 11 more were added in 2017.
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Debate Pack
Digital Taxation: Parliamentary debate 27 March 2018
On 27 March 2018 Neil O'Brien MP (Con., Harborough) has a debate in Westminster Hall between 2.30 and 4.00pm on the taxation of digital companies. This page gives a brief overview of the key issues.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the draft withdrawal agreement
The Commission published a draft legal text of the withdrawal agreement in February 2018 and an updated draft on 15 March. On 19 March a third text was published which showed where there is full agreement between the EU and the UK, where there is agreement in principle and where there is no agreement. This paper looks at the recent draft, making reference to earlier drafts where relevant.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill 2017-19
A briefing paper on the Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) Bill 2017-19
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Research Briefing
Local road charges
This short paper explains what local road charging schemes are, how they can be implanted and what the attitudes of successive governments have been to their introduction.
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Research Briefing
Vehicle scrappage schemes
This paper gives a brief overview of the debates about vehicle scrappage schemes in recent years – from the 2009 scrappage scheme introduced by the Labour Government to calls from 2015 onwards for a new diesel scrappage scheme to help improve air quality.
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Debate Pack
Energy efficiency and the Clean Growth Strategy
This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 8 June 2018 at 1.30pm on energy efficiency and the Clean Growth Strategy. The subject for the debate has been selected by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Antoinette Sandbach MP.
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Debate Pack
Seasonal migrant workers
A Backbench Business Committee debate on a motion on Seasonal migrant workers is scheduled for Thursday 1 March 2018. The Member leading the debate is Kirstene Hair MP.
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Debate Pack
Anti-corruption strategy and the illegal wildlife trade
A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Anti-corruption strategy and the illegal wildlife trade' is scheduled for Wednesday 28 February 2018 from 2.30-4.00pm. The Member initiating the debate is Dr Rupa Huq MP.
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Debate Pack
Future UK fisheries policy
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 27 February from 2.30-4pm on UK future fisheries policy. The debate will be opened by Scott Mann MP.
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Debate Pack
Debate on an e-petition relating to ending the export of live farm animals after the UK leaves the European Union
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall at 4.30pm on Monday 26 February 2018 on an e-petition relating to ending the export of live farm animals after the UK leaves the European Union. The subject for the debate has been selected by the Petitions Committee and it will be opened by Steve Double MP.
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Research Briefing
Energy prices
The price of domestic gas and electricity has been relatively stable over the past seven years after increasing steadily through 2000-2008. The price of gas has fallen somewhat in recent years, but electricity prices have risen. The cost of heating oil has fallen over the last three years with particularly large falls to 2016 before a partial rebound in the most recent year.
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