Coronavirus: Support for landlords and tenants
This briefing explains measures during the coronavirus outbreak to help renting households retain their homes. It covers calls for more assistance to prevent evictions and homelessness.
Coronavirus: Economic impact
The pandemic led to a severe recession, followed by a strong recovery. This briefing examines different aspects of the economic impact of the pandemic to date and outlines the key issues for the economic outlook.
The School Day and Year
The rules and debate relating to the setting of school hours and term times. Do children benefit from a longer school day or year?
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Research Briefing
The UK’s fiscal targets
Since the 1990s UK governments have adopted targets to guide their management of the public finances. Here we look at the UK's fiscal targets, or fiscal rules, and the Treasury's wider policy for managing the public finances.
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Research Briefing
Pension scheme investments and climate change
Looks at the requirements on pension schemes to take account of the risks and opportunities of climate change in their investments and report on how they have done this
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Research Briefing
The cost of motor insurance: impact of the Vnuk case
The impact of the Vnuk case on UK motor insurance premiums, and proposals for amending the law.
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Research Briefing
Right to Repair Regulations
This briefing paper provides an overview of the new Right to Repair Regulations.
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Research Briefing
Financial Indicators: Key Economic Indicators
Financial Indicators: Data from FTSE100, as well as oil prices and gold prices.
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Research Briefing
Legal help: where to go and how to pay
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information about where to seek legal help and advice.
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Research Briefing
University admissions 2021
A levels were cancelled again in 2021 due to the pandemic. Final grades were awarded based on teacher assessments. This resulted in a large increase in the number of top grades awarded. What impact did this have on the number of students starting in 2021 and on the number of places and accommodation available? How might teaching at the start of the academic year be affected by the pandemic?
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Research Briefing
Reforms to the coroner service in England and Wales
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information about the coroner service in England and Wales, provisions in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill which deal with coroners, and recommendations which have been made for further action and reform.
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Research Briefing
Firearm Crime Statistics: England & Wales
Statistics on the number of police recorded firearm offences are published by the ONS in the Crime in England & Wales bulletin. Gun related crime statistics are published by the ONS in the Offences involving the use of weapons: data tables.
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Research Briefing
New business support measures: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
A note on the main measures and impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020. The Act introduced permanent measures to update the UK insolvency regime, and temporary measures to help businesses during the pandemic.
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Research Briefing
Manufacturing: Key Economic Indicators
Manufacturing: Data on manufacturing output, jobs and producer confidence.
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Research Briefing
Interest Rates and Monetary Policy: Key Economic Indicators
Data and latest developments on interest rates and quantitative easing policy from the UK (Bank of England), Eurozone (European Central Bank) and the US (Federal Reserve).
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