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Technology

  • Debate Pack

    Digital infrastructure, connectivity and accessibility

    Wednesday, 02 December, 2020

    A debate will be held in the Commons Chamber on Thursday 3 December 2020 on Digital infrastructure, connectivity and accessibility. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Backbench Business Committee and the debate will be opened by Esther McVey and Julie Elliott. This House of Commons Library Debate Pack has been prepared ahead of the debate.

    • Debate Pack
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    The UK-China relationship

    Monday, 14 September, 2020

    In recent months the largely cordial relationship between the UK and China has deteriorated sharply. This has happened after over two decades when, regardless of the political complexion of successive UK governments, the trend was towards closer engagement and cooperation. This briefing looks at why and how this has happened.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Asia Pacific
    • Economy
    • Higher education
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Nationality
    • Technology
  • Debate Pack

    Security implications of including Huawei in 5G

    Tuesday, 03 March, 2020

    This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate to be held in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 4 March 2020 at 9.30am on the security implications of including Huawei in 5G. The debate will be opened by Sir Iain Duncan Smith MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Crime
    • Technology
  • Insight

    Building the UK’s digital future

    Tuesday, 14 January, 2020

    Internet connectivity is now an essential part of modern life. So how will the new Government support new nationwide digital infrastructure?

    • Insight
    • Technology
    • Insights for the new Parliament
  • Insight

    Social media: How much regulation is needed?

    Friday, 20 December, 2019

    How should social media be regulated for harmful online content and activity?

    • Insight
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Technology
    • Insights for the new Parliament
  • Constituency casework

    Nuisance calls

    Friday, 13 December, 2019

    This page provides information on preventing and reporting nuisance calls: unsolicited and unwanted marketing messages; silent or abandoned calls; and spam texts.

    • Constituency casework
    • Consumers
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    Online pornography: age verification

    Monday, 21 October, 2019

    This Library Briefing Paper looks at age verification for online pornography.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Press and media
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    No-deal Brexit: A guide to Commons Library research

    Friday, 11 October, 2019

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Armed forces
    • Asylum
    • Aviation
    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
    • Devolution
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Family law
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
    • Health services
    • Higher education
    • Immigration
    • Industry
    • International development
    • International law
    • International trade
    • Justice
    • Nationality
    • Parliament
    • Pensions
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Transport
    • Brexit
  • Debate Pack

    Regulating the Internet of Things

    Wednesday, 02 October, 2019

    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.

    • Debate Pack
    • Technology
  • Constituency casework

    Broadband

    Tuesday, 01 October, 2019

    This article is no longer being updated. For information on broadband rollout and consumer telecoms issues please refer to Gigabit broadband FAQs (2 August 2023) and Mobile and broadband: affordability and consumer protection (28 November 2022)- see Further reading from the House of Commons Library below.

    • Constituency casework
    • Consumers
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    5G

    Friday, 06 September, 2019

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Technology
  • Debate Pack

    General debate on involvement of patients in the use of artificial intelligence in healthcare

    Friday, 30 August, 2019

    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.

    • Debate Pack
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
    • Technology
  • Insight

    New online security measures: What if you don’t have a smartphone?

    Monday, 19 August, 2019

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

    • Insight
    • Consumers
    • Technology
  • Insight

    E-scooters: Why are they not legal on UK roads?

    Monday, 05 August, 2019

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

    • Insight
    • Roads
    • Technology
  • Insight

    Police use of live facial recognition technology: Challenges and concerns

    Wednesday, 10 July, 2019

    • Insight
    • Communities
    • Police
    • Security
    • Technology

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