Research Briefing
Health inequalities: Cold or damp homes
Cold or damp homes can exacerbate existing health inequalities. This briefing discusses the prevalence, cause, and health impacts of cold or damp homes in the UK, with a focus on England.
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Research Briefing
Earthquake in Syria and Turkey February 2023
What is the current situation in Turkey and Syria, what aid has been pledged, and how can the most affected areas be reached?
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Research Briefing
Regulation of Insolvency Practitioners (IPs)
This briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of insolvency practitioners (IPs) and how to make a complaint. It also considers Insolvency Service proposals for reform of the current IP regulatory framework.
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Research Briefing
Will the UK send combat aircraft to Ukraine?
President Zelenskyy has asked the UK for fighter planes in Ukraine. What combat aircraft does the UK have? And what issues exist for training pilots?
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Research Briefing
Government policy on freeports
This briefing looks at the UK Government's freeports policy. It also contains information on freeports in Scotland and Wales.
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Research Briefing
Electoral swing
Electoral swing is a way of comparing the performance of parties at elections. This paper shows how to calculate swing using examples from the 2019 General Election and gives detail of general election swings since 1945 and record by-election swings.
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Research Briefing
Delayed hospital discharges and adult social care
What is the Government doing to reduce the number of people staying in hospital longer than necessary?
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Covid-19 booster vaccines frequently asked questions
This Commons Library briefing addresses commonly asked questions about the roll-out of the Covid-19 booster vaccine.
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Research Briefing
NHS continuing healthcare in England
This House of Commons Library briefing paper is intended to help Members respond to queries from constituents about eligibility to NHS continuing healthcare in England. Equivalent provision in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland is covered in the final section.
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Research Briefing
Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24
This Settlement allocates £59.7 billion of spending power to local authorities in England. It will be debated in the House of Commons on 8 February 2023.
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Research Briefing
House of Commons: Services and facilities for MPs
A debate on parliamentary services for MPs will take place in the Chamber on 9 February 2023. The debate was initiated by the Administration Committee.
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Research Briefing
Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill 2022-23
The Co-operatives, Mutuals and Friendly Societies Bill 2022-23 would allow mutual entities to reduce the risk of demutualisation by permitting them to specify what would happen to any remaining assets if the business is closed down.
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Research Briefing
Seafarers’ Wages Bill [HL] 2022-23: Bill progress
Ahead of Commons report stage and third reading, this paper summarises key developments in relation to the Seafarers' Wages Bill.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Arrangements for children when parents separate
Information on where the child will live, who has responsibility and making a child maintenance arrangement when parents are not together.
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Research Briefing
Disabled people: political participation
This short Library briefing paper discusses provisions to support disabled peoples political participation
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