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The Financial Services Act 2021 was introduced in the House of Commons on 21 October 2020 and received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021. It is the first financial services primary legislation passed by the UK Parliament since the UK left the European single market, making reforms in 22 distinct areas.
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This paper considers some of the key implications of ‘connected and autonomous vehicles’ (CAVs), often referred to as self-driving cars, for the UK road transport sector. It includes discussion of the potential benefits of road-based CAVs; barriers to adoption; and the evolving regulatory framework.
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The Government has created a new visa for people from Hong Kong with British National (Overseas) status. The five year visa will enable BN(O)s and their dependent family members to live, work and study in the UK, and give them a route to permanent settlement and British citizenship. It launches on 31 January.
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A House of Commons Library briefing paper discussing the EU REACH regulation for chemicals, the impact of Brexit on the chemicals industry and UK Government plans for a separate UK REACH regime after the end of the transition period.
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In February 2020, The Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill 2019-21, was reintroduced as a Private Members Bill with Government support. The Bill received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021 and will come into force on 29 June 2021.
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The UK left the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) at the end of the Brexit transition period and has implemented a UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) to replace it.
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A Universal Credit reading list covering the new benefit from its development more than a decade ago through to April 2021.
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This paper provides an analysis of the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Leasehold Property) Bill 2019-21 and its progress through Parliament.
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How concerns about banking executives' pay have been addressed, in particular since the 2007/08 global financial crisis.
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The United Nations is a key part of UK foreign policy. But how does the UN work? And what is the UK's influence in the UN?
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In March 2021, the UK Government published its Global Britain in a competitive age: Integrated review of security, development and foreign policy (hereafter “review”).
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This briefing discusses why the UK, US and EU have all voiced concern about politics in Uganda following elections in January 2021.
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The House debated the Independent Complaints and Grievance Policy Programme Team’s Delivery Report on 19 July 2018 and agreed a new parliament-wide Behaviour Code. Procedures for making complaints and obtaining support have been put in place. This briefing note reviews the debate, the report, the background to it and subsequent developments. Inquiries by Dame Laura Cox and Gemma White, and the implementation of their recommendations are also discussed.
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The Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Bill 2019-2021 was introduced in the House of Commons in March 2020. It was introduced in the House Lords unamended in November 2020. The Lords made a number of amendments and now the Bill is in a period of ping pong. The Commons will consider the latest Lords amendments on 27 April 2021. This paper has been updated accordingly.
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Russia recently announced that its military forces that have been building up in Crimea and on the borders of Ukraine in the last few weeks would be withdrawn by 1 May 2021. Russia said its forces had been deployed on exercise, a justification which has been questioned by many analysts. Whether Russia will fully implement its commitment to withdrawal also remains to be seen.
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