Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: Local authority meetings
A briefing on the provisions in the Coronavirus Bill 2019-21 concerning powers to waive legal requirements around local authority meetings.
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Research Briefing
Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill 2019-20
The Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill 2019-20 is due to have its Committee and remaining stages in the Commons on 24 March.
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Research Briefing
Contingencies Fund Bill
This note provides a short overview of the Contingencies Fund and the public spending measures being proposed to deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: Overview
The Coronavirus Bill (Bill 122 of 2019-21) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020. The Bill is part of the Government's response to the Covid-19 pandemic and is intended to enable the Government to respond to an emergency situation and manage the effects of a pandemic.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: implications for the courts and tribunals
The Coronavirus Bill includes provisions to expand the availability of video and audio link in criminal court proceedings. It also makes it easier to broadcast civil, family and tribunal proceedings by video or audio link. These provisions, as with the rest of the Bill, are temporary.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: Statutory Sick Pay & National Insurance Contributions
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information the provisions relating to statutory sick pay and National Insurance Contributions in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).
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Research Briefing
The Backbench Business Committee
The Backbench Business Committee has responsibility for scheduling non-ministerial business in the House of Commons. This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out how the membership of the Committee is determined, it approach to date, and notes some assessments of its impact.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: Background
The Coronavirus Bill (Bill 122 of 2019-21) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020. The Bill is part of the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic. This paper provides a background to the Bill, and detail on the final provision of the Bill.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: childcare and education settings
Offers a short overview of the childcare and education provisions in the Coronavirus Bill.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Bill: health and social care measures
This Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the key health and social care measures in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Deploying the armed forces in the UK
The Government has announced up to 20,000 military personnel will be put on standby to support the public services as part of a new Covid Support Force. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at when the armed forces can be deployed in the UK and how this might apply during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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Research Briefing
The 2020 Spending Review envelope
An overview of the spending envelope for the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review, as announced in the March 2020 Budget.
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Research Briefing
Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] 2019-20
The Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] 2019-21 (the “Pre-consolidation Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons on 4 March 2020 and is due to be considered in Second Reading Committee on 17 March 2020.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2020: a summary
Spring Budget 2020 was presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Parliament on 11 March. Once the Chancellor sat down the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published updated forecasts in its Economic and fiscal outlook.
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Research Briefing
Carbon capture usage and storage
A Commons Library Briefing on carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), providing information on the processes involved; key benefits and challenges; Government policy and Parliamentary scrutiny.
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