Research Briefing
Illegal Migration Bill: Lords stages and amendments
What changes did the House of Lords make to the Illegal Migration Bill?
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Research Briefing
Turkey under Erdoğan: recent developments and the 2023 elections
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan was re-elected for a third term as President of Turkey in a second-round election run-off on 28 May 2023. This paper provides background on the 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections and Erdoğan's two decades in power in Turkey.
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Research Briefing
Asylum accommodation: hotels, vessels and large-scale sites
A lack of bedspaces has led to hotels being used as contingency asylum accommodation. To reduce reliance on hotels, the Home Office is trying to increase accommodation supply, including by establishing large-scale accommodation sites on government owned land and procuring accommodation barges and other types of vessel.
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Research Briefing
Flood Re and household flood insurance
Concerns about household flood insurance and how Flood Re helps to provide affordable flood insurance for most consumers
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill 2022-23
A briefing paper on the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill 2022-23
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Research Briefing
UN ends peacekeeping force in Mali
The decade-long UN peacekeeping mission in Mali has come to an end at the request of Mali’s transitional authorities.
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Research Briefing
The prison estate in England and Wales
This briefing describes the prison estate in England and Wales. It discusses conditions in the estate and the Government's prisons programmes.
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Research Briefing
Main Estimates: Government spending plans for 2023/24
This briefing summarises 2023/24’s Main Estimates, the way in which Parliament approves the Government’s spending plans for the year.
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Research Briefing
Instability in Russia: Prigozhin’s armed rebellion
Events over 23-24 June 2023, saw the leader of the Wagner Group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, exiled to Belarus after attempting an armed rebellion in Russia.
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Research Briefing
Mortgage prisoners
An overview of how many mortgage-holders became trapped in expensive deals, and of efforts made to help resolve the situation.
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Research Briefing
Seasonal Worker visas and UK agriculture
Thousands of people come from overseas to work on UK farms every year. Does the Seasonal Worker visa scheme meet the needs of employers and protect the rights of workers?
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Research Briefing
Statistics on UK trade with Ireland
Ireland is one of the UK's largest trading partners. This note gives some key statistics on UK-Ireland trade.
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Research Briefing
National Security Bill: Lords amendments
The National Security Bill 2022-23 was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022. It would replace existing counter-espionage laws with a comprehensive framework for countering hostile state activity. The Commons are due to consider Lords amendments on 3 May 2023.
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Research Briefing
Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] 2022-23
This Bill removes the legal impediment to using electronic trade documents.
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Research Briefing
Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill
An opposition day debate will be held in the House of Commons on 21 June 2023 on a motion tabled by Labour for all remaining Commons stages of the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill to take place on 12 July 2023.
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