Research Briefing
UK aid and the Overseas Territories
The UK has fourteen Overseas Territories. Which are eligible for UK aid, and what assistance does the UK provide?
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Business loans schemes
An overview of the development and rollout of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme, the Coronavirus Larger Business Interruption Loans Scheme and the Bounce Back Loans Scheme, including refinements and challenges, as well as the subsequent Recovery Loan Scheme.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Protocol: The Windsor Framework
What is the Windsor Framework - the new EU UK agreement on the Northern Ireland Protocol? What does it change? What happens next?
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Research Briefing
Delays to processing asylum claims in the UK
The briefing looks at how asylum delays have changed over time, the possible reasons for the increase in delays, the effect of this on asylum seekers, and the Government's plans to reduce the backlog.
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Research Briefing
Constituency casework: Government support for energy bills
This paper answers FAQs on new government support schemes for energy bills, including: the Energy Price Guarantee, Energy Bills Support Scheme, Energy Bills Discount Scheme, Energy Bill Relief Scheme and Alternative Fuel Payments.
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Research Briefing
Constituency casework: help with energy bills for businesses, voluntary sector and public sector organisations
This briefing provides a guide to reliable sources of information to help answer common questions on support with energy bills for non-domestic customers, including businesses, public sector organisations and charities.
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Research Briefing
Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill: Progress of the Bill
Third Reading of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill is scheduled for 24 March 2023. The Bill has Government support and would widen the Committees statutory functions.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2023: Reaction
This page provides links to analysis of, and reaction to, the 2023 Spring Budget, from selected think tanks, business groups, political parties and other organisations.
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Research Briefing
Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill
The Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Bill is a Private Member’s Bill which has been put forward by Angela Richardson. and has Government support. Remaining stages of the Bill in the House of Commons will take place on 17 March 2023.
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Research Briefing
Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill 2022-23
The Hunting Trophies (Import Prohibition) Bill is scheduled for remaining stages in the Commons on 17 March 2023
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2023: A summary
A summary of the announcements in the Spring Budget of 15 March 2023 and an overview of the latest economic forecasts.
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Research Briefing
The Integrated Review Refresh 2023: What has changed since 2021?
On 13 March the Government published the Integrated Review Refresh 2023. This briefing examines how the review compares to its predecessor, published in 2021, focusing on the major themes and assessments.
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Research Briefing
Farm funding: implementing new approaches
Government farm support is changing. New schemes including Environmental Land Management will pay farmers for environment & animal health improvements (‘public goods’).
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Research Briefing
UK-French defence cooperation: A decade on from the Lancaster House treaties
A UK-France summit was held on 10 March 2023. It was the first such summit in five years and future foreign policy and defence cooperation featured heavily.
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Why have older workers left the labour market?
Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses why older workers may have left the workforce and whether they might return to work.
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