Debate Pack
Potential for geothermal energy resources in the UK
A debate will take place in Westminster Hall on 19 June 2018 from 2.30-4pm on Potential for Geothermal Energy Resources in the UK. The debate will be opened by Helen Goodman MP.
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Debate Pack
Petition to ban the sale of fur in the UK
A debate will take place in Westminster Hall on 4 June 2018 on a petition calling for a ban on the sale of animal fur in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Public ownership of industries and services
Utilities, industries and services can be owned by the public or the private sector. Various models have existed in the UK, including full nationalisation, privatisation with regulation and municipalisation.
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Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill 2017-19
A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill 2017-19, which will establish that plant nurseries are exempt from business rates.
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Debate Pack
A Ban on the Commercial Third Party Sale of Puppies
A debate will take place in Westminster Hall on 21 May 2018 on a petition calling for a ban on third party sales of puppies in England.The Government has issued a call for evidence on a proposed ban, which closed 2 May 2018
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Research Briefing
Sources of Statistics: Constituency Statistics
This introductory guide provides sources of statistics on constituency level statistics.
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Debate Pack
Government policy on reducing plastic waste in the maritime environment
MPs will debate Government policy on reducing plastic waste in the maritime environment on Wednesday 2 May 2018 in Westminster Hall between 2.30 and 4pm. The debate will be led by Mr Alistair Carmichael MP
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Debate Pack
Cost of the Dieter Helm Energy Review
This pack has been produced ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 24 April 2018 from 2.30-4pm. The debate will be opened by Graham Stringer MP.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations
Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases - the Irish border in particular - and the framework for future EU-UK relations. This paper looks at how the EU and the UK envisage their relationship after Brexit.
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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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