Research Briefing
House of Commons: Hours Sat & Late Sittings
A note examining the trends in the number of sitting days and hours of the House of Commons, including late sittings after 10pm, since 1979.
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Research Briefing
UK acknowledges Yazidi genocide by Daesh/Islamic State
The UK officially recognises five acts of genocide, although MPs have resolved that several other events constitute genocide.
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Research Briefing
Prisoners’ voting rights
This House of Commons Briefing Paper analyses the debate over the voting rights of prisoners since May 2015, it also includes a concise summary of the main developments before May 2015.
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Research Briefing
UK Election Statistics: 1918-2023: A century of elections
This briefing gives an overview of UK election results since 1918, including for the UK Parliament, European Parliament, devolved legislatures and local government.
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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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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation continues to fall as earnings growth rises
Concerns remain over the effects of earnings growth and a tight labour market on inflation. Government debt exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since 1961.
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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.
Total results (page 132 of 641)