Research Briefing
This briefing provides an overview of the regulatory concerns associated with batches of the Vaxzevria (previously called AstraZeneca) vaccine that were manufactured in India and the associated travel issues.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing paper considers actions taken both in Scotland and in England and Wales to to ensure that, where possible, ashes are available from infant cremations and are returned to parents.
Research Briefing
An explanation of the 'general power of competence' available to local authorities and other bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Research Briefing
An overview of the structures and functions of parish and town councils, plus discussion of policy issues in the 2010s and early 2020s.
Research Briefing
On Tuesday 21 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the "Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people"
Research Briefing
On 30 June 2020, the People’s Republic of China’s parliament passed a new National Security Law for Hong Kong, bypassing the territory’s own Legislative Council. This paper looks at the law and events in Hong Kong since it passed.
Research Briefing
The Subsidy Control Bill would create a new UK legal framework for public authorities that provide subsidies to businesses. This briefing summarises the Bill, its background and commentary.
Research Briefing
An explanation of the motion for an instruction to the Public Bill Committee examining the Elections Bill 2021-22.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper provides an overview of the Social Security (Uprating Of Benefits) Bill 2021-22 which is scheduled to complete all its Commons stages on Monday 20 September 2021.
Research Briefing
This Commons Library briefing addresses commonly asked questions about the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccine.
Research Briefing
What principles should shape the tax system? This briefing paper examines what can be learnt from research and policy.
Research Briefing
Pro-democracy protests erupted in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) in June and July 2021. This paper discusses what prompted the protests, what this means for the future of the monarchy, and the response of the UK Government.
Research Briefing
Public spending and taxation in Scotland was a hotly debated issue in the run up to the Scottish independence referendum, and has remained so since. A range of statistics exist on the subject: here we look at what these say and how they are measured.
Research Briefing
This briefing outlines the impact that the Covid-19 pandemic has had on transport usage and the implications this has had on decarbonisation of the transport sector.
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