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Planning for a no-deal Brexit

Tuesday, 05 November, 2019

After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019 the Government intensified planning for a no-deal Brexit and stressed its intention to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. But the UK remained in the EU after 31 October after a further extension of the Article 50 period was agreed with the EU. A no-deal Brexit however remains the default outcome if an agreement is not ratified. This briefing paper provides an overview of Government and EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit, and of recent reports analysing the possible impact of this outcome
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Universal Credit and the Severe Disability Premium

Tuesday, 05 November, 2019

This Commons Library briefing looks at how Universal Credit will affect benefit claimants who are, or were, getting the Severe Disability Premium. It covers measures which came into force in January 2019 to prevent people getting SDP from moving onto UC until they can receive transitional protection, and "SDP transitional payments" for those who have already moved to UC and lost SDP.
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Brexit: ATOL protection scheme

Tuesday, 05 November, 2019

This Commons briefing paper provides a summary of the impact on ATOL of a “no deal” Brexit. In the process, it also provides an outline of the current insolvency protections provided by ATOL in respect of package holidays and LTAs.
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Four Seasons Health Care Group – financial difficulties and safeguards for clients

Tuesday, 05 November, 2019

This House of Commons Library briefing paper explores the latest developments concerning the financial state of the Four Seasons Health Care Group – the UK’s second largest care home provider – and (for England) the regulatory oversight of strategically important social care providers and the temporary duty of local authorities to meet people’s needs when such a provider suffers business failure. A link to the full pdf report can be found at the foot of this page.
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Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill 2019-20

Monday, 04 November, 2019

The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill 2019-20 was introduced in the House of Commons on 4 November 2019. At the time of writing, the Government has yet to confirm whether it will progress further before Parliament dissolves.
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- Crime
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Level 4 and 5 education

Monday, 04 November, 2019

This briefing paper provides an overview of Level 4 and 5 education (i.e. qualifications between A Levels and an undergraduate degree), including Government proposals for reform.
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Hong Kong in 2019

Monday, 04 November, 2019

This Commons Library briefing paper examines the factors behind the unrest in Hong Kong in 2019 and the UK/China Joint Declaration.
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- Asia Pacific
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Under-occupying social housing: Housing Benefit entitlement

Friday, 01 November, 2019

This Briefing Paper provides information on which claimants are affected by the reduction in Housing Benefit/housing element of Universal Credit when under-occupying a social rented home. The policy is often referred to as 'the removal of the Spare Room Subsidy' or the 'bedroom tax'. The benefit reduction has been in place since 1 April 2013. The paper has been updated to include some of the more recent legal challenges to the under-occupation deduction.
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Political advertising

Friday, 01 November, 2019

This House of Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the current regulation of political advertising in the UK.
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General election timetable 2019

Friday, 01 November, 2019

This briefing paper outlines the statutory timetable for the December 2019 parliamentary general election.
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- UK elections
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General licences for controlling wild birds

Friday, 01 November, 2019

This paper provides an overview of the general licence system for controlling wild birds in England, following media attention given to the revocation of three licences in April 2019.
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Brexit questions in national and EU courts

Friday, 01 November, 2019

It has been predicted that Brexit issues will give rise to many legal actions in UK and other Member States' courts, and the Court of Justice of the EU. While there have not yet been a great many, several cases have been brought by UK citizens living in other EU Member States, while other cases have been interesting for their implications for the UK's future relations with the EU. This paper looks at issues that have been the subject of legal action in UK and EU courts.
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Economic Indicators, October 2019

Thursday, 31 October, 2019

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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The Birmingham Commonwealth Games [HL] Bill 2019-20

Thursday, 31 October, 2019

This Library Paper has been published for the second reading of the Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill [HL] 2019-20.
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- Culture, media and sport
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Parliament and the three extensions of Article 50

Thursday, 31 October, 2019

This paper explains the legal and political background to the three extensions of the UK’s EU-exit process under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). It sets out the UK Parliament’s role in the seeking and agreeing to those extension decisions of the European Council.

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