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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Research Briefing
UK’s first post-Brexit sanctions
As well as being the first new sanctions since Brexit, they are the first to be seen as ‘Magnitsky sanctions’.
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Research Briefing
The Pensions Regulator: Powers to protect pension benefits
Looks at the Pensions Regulator's powers to protect pension scheme benefits and measures to strengthen them in the Pension Schemes Bill (HL} 2019/21
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Research Briefing
Applying as homeless from an assured shorthold tenancy (England)
This paper considers how English local authorities deal with private tenants who have been served with a section 21 notice and are about to become homeless.
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Research Briefing
Energy Company Obligation (ECO)
This Commons Library briefing paper provides historical background information on the Energy Company Obligation (ECO) scheme.
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Worker exploitation in UK clothing supply chains
This Insight discusses exploitation in UK garment factories, how workers’ rights are enforced, and the calls to make companies responsible for rights violations in their supply chains.
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Research Briefing
The Public Sector Equality Duty and Equality Impact Assessments
This briefing provides an overview of the Public Sector Equality Duty and related debate.
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The Chancellor’s summer economic update: Background briefing
The Chancellor will make a statement to the House on Wednesday 8 July. He will outline plans to support the economy. The Chancellor’s statement is being labelled as a ‘summer economic update’.
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