Research Briefing
Windrush Day 2026
A general debate on Windrush Day is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on 25 June 2026.
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Research Briefing
Deciding which medicines are used in the NHS
Before a new medicine can be used in the NHS, it must be licensed and evaluated to ensure that it works and will be cost-effective.
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Research Briefing
Retail sales: Economic indicators
Retail is a large component of the UK’s services industry. Find the latest data on sales of food and non-food goods as well as online sales.
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Research Briefing
Women elected to the House of Commons
This list reports all the women who have been elected as MPs to the House of Commons, for each election since 1918 and in the order they were sworn in.
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Research Briefing
2024 King’s Speech: progress of legislation
What progress did bills announced in the 2024 King's Speech make in the first session of the 2024 Parliament?
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Research Briefing
Spinal muscular atrophy and newborn screening
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on 22 June 2026 on a petition relating to spinal muscular atrophy and the newborn screening test. The debate will be opened by Lewis Atkinson MP.
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Research Briefing
PANS and PANDAS
Paediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS) and Paediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections (PANDAS) are health conditions that affect some children following an infection.
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Seizing the shadow fleet
The UK has started to intercept sanctioned ships. This briefing explains the domestic and international rules that apply to enforcing sanctions at sea.
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Early years funding in England
An overview of government funding for childcare providers in England since 2017/18.
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School uniform costs in England
Concerns are regularly raised about the cost of school uniform - this briefing introduces the rules and recent reforms in England, and sets out the support available for school uniform costs across the UK.
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Research Briefing
E-petition debate relating to pro-Israel influence on UK politics and democracy
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on 22 June 2026 at 4.30pm on a petition related to pro-Israel influence on UK politics and democracy.
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Research Briefing
Doorstep selling
This paper outlines the current regulation of doorstep selling (or cold calling) under the provisions of the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013. It also provides information on how 'No Cold Calling Zones' work in practice.
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Food banks in the UK
Find out more about food banks and who they help, and some of the reasons why people need to use food banks.
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Debate on the potential merits of a full ban on fracking
A briefing on fracking policies in the UK and evidence on the link between fracking injection volumes and the risk of earthquakes, to support a debate on the potential merits of a full ban on fracking.
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Visa bans: exclusion of foreign nationals for the “public good”
Recent examples of people barred from the UK under discretionary immigration powers include Kanye West, Hasan Piker and Valentina Gomez.
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