Technology

The No-deal Brexit: A guide to Commons Library research is an annotated bibliography of sources published by the House of Commons Library on a potential no-deal Brexit. It will be updated regularly. Links to the papers included in the resource are available on this page, the downloadable version includes additional comment on some of the selected papers.

This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Thursday 3 October 2019 on regulating the internet of things. The debate will be opened by Chi Onwurah MP.

A House of Commons Library Briefing on 5G - the fifth generation of mobile technology. Included is an explanation of 5G and its expected uses; policy challenges associated with 5G and information about the roll-out of 5G in the UK including forthcoming spectrum auctions.

At 1.30pm on 5 September 2019 there will be a Westminster Hall debate on the involvement of patients in the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare. This debate was nominated by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Henry Smith MP.

From September 2019, people shopping or banking online may face new checks in order to prevent fraud.

The Government has been reminding retailers to inform customers that e-scooters aren’t road-legal.

Our broadband dashboard allows you to compare your area with the national average and download full data and maps for each area in the UK.

A debate will be held on facial recognition and the biometrics strategy in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 1 May 2019, 2.30-4.00pm. The Member sponsoring the debate is Darren Jones.

Planning is underway for UK space launch sites in Sutherland, Cornwall and Prestwick. When will the spaceports be ready and could they be used for space tourism?

This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out the regulations which seek to address nuisance calls, including unsolicited sales and marketing calls, and the main ways in which individuals can try to reduce the number of unwanted calls or texts they receive.

This UK Science Week we explore how antimicrobial resistance develops and what is being done to prevent it.

A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on mobile coverage in the UK. It provides mobile coverage statistics and information about recent reforms and proposals aimed at improving mobile coverage in rural areas.

What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.

The Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Bill [HL] would create a framework to enable law enforcement agencies and prosecutors to apply to a UK court for an ‘overseas production order’ requiring a person (in practice, generally a communications service provider or ‘CSP’) in a foreign jurisdiction to produce or grant access to electronic data for the purposes of investigating and prosecuting serious crime. An application would only be granted if the judge was satisfied that the data was likely to be of substantial value to the criminal proceedings or investigations for which it was sought, and that it would be in the public interest.