Research Briefing
Obesity policy in England
This briefing provides an overview of the Government's obesity policy in England.
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Research Briefing
Thailand: 2023 general election and possible outcomes
Thailand held a general election on 14 May 2023. The Move Forward Party won the most seats in the House of Representatives, but there is uncertainty over who will become Prime Minister.
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Research Briefing
Freehold houses: estate charges
Freeholders can be required to pay for upkeep of an estate’s communal areas, this is sometimes called fleecehold. This paper explains proposed Government reforms.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme
The Unduly Lenient Sentence Scheme provides for the public to ask the Attorney General to refer a sentence to the Court of Appeal for being too low.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Benefit Cap
What benefits are included in the cap, how it is applied, and who is exempt.
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Research Briefing
Stamp duty land tax on residential property: government policy up to 2021
This briefing covers the policy history of stamp duty land tax on residential property in the decade since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Procurement Bill: Progress of the Bill
The Procurement Bill would reform the way public authorities purchase goods, services and public works. This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Bill’s report stage in the House of Commons on 13 June 2023.
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Research Briefing
Faulty goods, digital content, services
A consumer’s legal rights and remedies when they purchase faulty goods, digital content and services. How to resolve a consumer dispute and where to go for help?
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Research Briefing
Pensions of ministers and senior office holders
This note looks at developments in the pension arrangements for ministers and senior office holders
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Research Briefing
Georgia: the conflict with Russia and the crisis in South Ossetia
This note examines the background to the current crisis in South Ossetia and the unfolding conflict between Georgia and Russia. It analyses what the conflict might mean for Georgia, its claim to South Ossetia and Abkhazia and its aspirations for joining NATO. It assesses the Russian response to the crisis and considers what it reveals about the broader objectives of Russian foreign policy. It also assesses the implications of the conflict for the West and its relations with Russia.
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Research Briefing
Syria’s civil war in 2023: Assad back in the Arab League
The paper discusses the state of Syria's civil war, prospects for peace, and the strengthened international position of its President, Bashar al-Assad.
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Research Briefing
Accountability and scrutiny of Teesworks
This landing page has been prepared for the Opposition day debate on Accountability and scrutiny of Teesworks on 7 June 2023.
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Research Briefing
Benefit support for housing costs when renting from relatives
Entitlement to the housing costs element of Universal Credit or Housing Benefit when renting from, but not living with, a close relative.
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Research Briefing
Parking policy in England
This briefing paper summarises parking policy in England: parking on private land; civil parking enforcement on public highways; and parking on private roads.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
The Cladding External Wall System (EWS)
EWS1 forms may be required when selling or re-mortgaging leasehold flats in blocks. Find out about the EWS process and associated issues here.
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