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    COP28: The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference

    Friday, 10 November, 2023

    The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) is to be held from 30 November to 1 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This briefing covers the main themes of COP28.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Environment
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    Accommodation and integration support for resettled Afghans

    Thursday, 09 November, 2023

    People arriving under the Afghan resettlement and relocation schemes are eligible for integration support in the UK including help to find housing, work and learn English. A programme to end the use of temporary hotel accommodation was completed by September 2023 although there are some households still waiting to move into settled accommodation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
  • Research Briefing

    Apologies by MPs to the House of Commons since 1979

    Wednesday, 08 November, 2023

    This list attempts to capture all instances where an apology has been made on the floor of the House of Commons since 1979.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • MP data
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
  • Research Briefing

    State Pension triple lock

    Monday, 06 November, 2023

    An examination of the triple lock mechanism used to uprate the State Pension - its effect so far and the arguments for and against

    • Research Briefing
    • Pensions
  • Research Briefing

    English and Welsh (from 1536) Parliaments held away from Westminster

    Saturday, 04 November, 2023

    English and Welsh (from 1536) parliamentary sessions held away from Westminster, and parliamentary sessions that were planned to meet away from Westminster but did not assemble.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Parliament: Facts and figures
    • Parliamentary data
  • Research Briefing

    Overcrowded housing (England)

    Friday, 03 November, 2023

    An explanation of the statutory overcrowding standard in England, efforts to update the standard, and Government approaches to tackling overcrowding.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
    • Housing data
    • Housing supply
    • Local data
  • Research Briefing

    The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

    Thursday, 02 November, 2023

    This briefing provides an overview of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 which provides for some convictions and cautions to become “spent”.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Justice
  • Research Briefing

    Online Safety Bill: progress of the Bill

    Tuesday, 31 October, 2023

    The Online Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023. This Briefing gives a summary of its parliamentary stages.

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

    Can private landlords refuse to let to benefit claimants and people with children?

    Monday, 30 October, 2023

    The Government intends to make ‘no DSS’ and ‘no kids’ requirements illegal in the private rented sector. This paper explains the issues behind these practices.

    • Research Briefing
    • Housing and planning
    • Housing benefits
    • Rented housing
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    Has labour market data become less reliable?

    Monday, 30 October, 2023

    The ONS’s labour market data release was partially cancelled in October 2023 because survey response rates were too low for the data to be reliable.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    Economic update: Gloomy economic context to the Autumn Statement

    Thursday, 26 October, 2023

    Amid low growth and high inflation, unemployment is rising and there is concern that continued high interest rates might cause trouble for households with debt.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Research Briefing

    UK aid and China

    Thursday, 26 October, 2023

    No UK aid to the Chinese Government has been provided since 2011. UK aid engagement with China continues, however, including through research partnerships.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • International development
  • Research Briefing

    Shop displays of tobacco and vaping products

    Thursday, 26 October, 2023

    This briefing considers the scope and extent of the prohibition of tobacco displays in shops and the treatment of specialist tobacconists. It also considers recent calls for tighter regulation of the display of vaping products (e-cigarettes and e-liquids) in shops of all sizes to protect children and young people.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Health
  • Research Briefing

    Leasehold high-rise flats: Who pays for fire safety work?

    Monday, 23 October, 2023

    This paper considers who's responsible for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire.

    • Research Briefing
    • Home ownership
    • Housing and planning
    • Rented housing
  • Research Briefing

    Educational outcomes of Black pupils and students

    Monday, 23 October, 2023

    Looks at GCSE and higher education outcomes for Black pupils and students in England. Updated with provisional GCSE data for 2022 to 2023.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Higher education
    • Schools

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