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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Research Briefing
Going the distance: Are motorways ready for more electric vehicles?
There are over 200 ultra-rapid electric vehicle chargers on English motorways. The Government’s ambition is to have 6,000 on motorways and major A-roads by 2035.
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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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Research Briefing
Gambling white paper: A reading list
This briefing provides a selection of comment on the Government's gambling white paper, published in April 2023.
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Research Briefing
British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill 2022-23
The British Nationality (Regularisation of Past Practice) Bill would retroactively change nationality law to ensure that people born in the UK to EU citizens between 1983 and 2000 have British citizenship.
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation not falling as fast as expected
The overall inflation rate is slowly falling due to changes in energy prices, but underlying inflation is rising.
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Research Briefing
2022 Iran protests: Human rights and international response
This briefing describes the Iran protests of 2022, which brought attention to the rights of women and minorities, and the local and international response.
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Research Briefing
Accessing higher education in the UK’s Overseas Territories
A briefing on higher education provision in the Overseas Territories and access to UK-based institutions.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Industrial Injuries Benefit
An overview of Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit.
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