Research Briefing
Traineeships
This note provides background on traineeships: what they are, what they entail, how they are funded, and guidance for prospective employers and providers.
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Research Briefing
Building Safety Bill 2019-2021
The Building Safety Bill 2019-21 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019.
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Research Briefing
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21: Progress of the Bill
The Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill 2019-21 has completed its Committee stage and is due to have its Report stage and Third Reading on Tuesday 21 July 2020.
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Research Briefing
Gender recognition and the rights of transgender people
This briefing paper considers the law relating to legal gender recognition; the medical diagnosis of gender dysphoria; the current protections from discrimination; gender recognition and minors; the consultations on reform of the GRA; and the self-identification debate. As of 10 December 2020 the paper has been superseded by two new Library briefing papers (see below).
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Research Briefing
Written Parliamentary Questions: The June peak
This Insight explores written parliamentary questions tabled in June, the highest monthly figure in the last 10 years.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus in Yemen – an unfolding catastrophe?
This Insight looks at the weakness of statistics on Covid-19 cases, responses from President Hadi’s UN-backed Government and that of Houthi rebels and the impact of falling aid funding on the country’s healthcare system.
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Research Briefing
Is US-Russian nuclear arms control on the brink?
This Insight examines the current nuclear restrictions under New START and the prospects for future arms control.
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Research Briefing
Trade Bill 2019-21: Committee Stage Report
This briefing paper summarises proceedings on the Trade Bill 2019-21 at Committee Stage in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
2020 CJEU Judgments in Summary
This briefing paper summarises a selection of Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) judgments from 2020.
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Research Briefing
Prospects for US-Russian nuclear arms control
Bilateral agreements aimed at restricting the nuclear arsenals of the United States and the Soviet Union/Russia have been in place since the early 1970s. For the first time in nearly 50 years that nuclear arms control architecture is now potentially heading towards a crisis.
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Research Briefing
Statistics on UK trade with China
China is one of the UK's largest trading partners. This note gives some key statistics on UK-China trade.
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Research Briefing
Intergovernmental relations in the age of coronavirus and Brexit
This Insight looks at the main features of intergovernmental relations and challenges which might arise if the UK Government introduces an Internal Market Bill later this year.
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Research Briefing
Smart motorways and All Lane Running
This paper explains the ongoing debate about the safety of All Lane Running (ALR) on smart motorways, including the Government’s stocktake and action plan, published in March 2020.
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Research Briefing
Retained EU law and lower courts – A Government consultation
This Insight explores a consultation concerning the circumstances in which UK courts and tribunals might depart from retained EU case law.
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Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill 2019-21
A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill 2019-21.
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