Research Briefing
Armed Forces Voting
This briefing outlines how armed forces personnel can register to vote and sets out the background to service voting.
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Research Briefing
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
Recess Elections Act 1975
This briefing explains the provisions of the Recess Elections Act 1975 which allows a writ for a by-election to be moved during a prorogation of Parliament or adjournment of the House.
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Research Briefing
Support for Mortgage Interest loans
The Support for Mortgage Interest (SMI) loan scheme helps households on means-tested benefits with the interest costs of mortgages and certain other home loans.
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Research Briefing
Meeting places of Parliament at Westminster
Meeting places of the House of Commons and the House of Lords when sitting at Westminster.
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Research Briefing
Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act gives ministers and devolved authorities substantial powers to change the law accumulated during the UK's membership of the EU.
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Research Briefing
Finance (No.2) Bill 2022-23
The Finance Bill was published on 23 March 2023. This page looks at how the Bill relates to the Budget, with briefings relating to the main clauses debated by the Commons on 18-19 April 2023.
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Research Briefing
Animal experiment statistics
Summarises data on animal experiments in Great Britain, including species used, creation and breeding of genetically-altered animals, severity of procedures, and university experiments.
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Research Briefing
Sierra Leone: 2023 presidential election and international reaction
Sierra Leone held a presidential election on 24 June 2023. In a repeat of the 2018 election, President Julius Bio of the Sierra Leone People’s Party beat Dr Samura Kamra of the All People’s Congress.
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Research Briefing
Youngest Members of Parliament since 1979
A list of the youngest MPs, when elected, since 1979.
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Research Briefing
What is affordable housing?
This briefing explains how affordable housing is defined and looks at trends in housing affordability and the supply of affordable housing.
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Research Briefing
Armed forces pay 2023/24
The armed forces will receive a 5% pay rise in 2023. This briefing explains how pay is decided and recent pay awards.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill 2022-2023
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill would end Troubles-related legal proceedings and give conditional immunity to those cooperating with investigations by a new independent commission
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Research Briefing
Financial provision when a relationship ends
This Commons Library research briefing deals with the law in England and Wales and relates to the division of a couple’s property and income when their relationship breaks down.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Free childcare entitlements for disadvantaged two-year-olds in England
Information and eligibility on the free childcare hours entitlement for two-year-old children in England.
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