Research Briefing
Climate change solutions: The role of nature
This Insight sets out what is meant by nature-based solutions in the context of climate change. It also looks at ongoing efforts to integrate them into climate change policies.
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Research Briefing
Climate change solutions: The role of technology
This Insight outlines key discussions around the role of technology in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Research Briefing
Green finance: Mobilising investment for green growth
This Insight explores the three objectives of the Government’s 2019 Green Finance Strategy: ‘greening finance’, ‘financing green’, and ‘capturing the opportunity’.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Problems with business interruption insurance
An overview of what has happened with business interruption insurance, how current policies were shaped by lessons from SARS, and some of the questions that have arisen.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Support for household finances
This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the measures introduced by the Government, and other authorities, to support household finances during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Police complaints: understanding the system
This page is no longer being updated. This article helps Members and their staff to understand the police complaints system.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Police complaints: handling casework involving a police complaint
This page is no longer being updated. This article outlines questions to consider before working on casework involving a police complaint.
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Research Briefing
Fisheries: UK-EU future relationship negotiations
The UK is in the process of negotiating its future relationship with the EU, including fisheries, following Brexit.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: governance
Governance is one of the principal sticking points in the negotiations on the future UK-EU relationship. This briefing paper outlines the key differences between the UK and EU approach.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: energy and climate change
A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper discussing key energy and climate change policy in relation to the negotiations on the future relationship between the EU and UK.
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Research Briefing
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: Level playing field
The so-called level playing field - rules on competition, state aid, taxation, labour and environmental standards, and climate change - are one of the main causes of disagreement between the UK and EU in the negotiations on their future partnership. This paper explains the commitments that both parties are proposing in these areas in order to come to a deal.
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Research Briefing
Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill 2019-21
The Extradition (Provisional Arrest) Bill [HL] 2019-21 would provide a new power of arrest for the purposes of extradition following a request from certain specified countries It was introduced in the House of Lords in January 2020. It is due to have Second Reading in the House of Commons on 22 June 2020
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Research Briefing
DFID and FCO merger: Implications for international development
The Prime Minister announced plans to merge the Department for International Development (DFID) with the Foreign Office (FCO) on Tuesday (16 June). The merger would create a “super-department” potentially responsible for around 80 percent of UK aid spending. It comes at a time when the UK is seeking to forge a place on the international
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Research Briefing
The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: How are departments reorganised?
The Prime Minister has almost complete discretion over how to organise government departments.
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Research Briefing
Sources of statistics on inequalities between ethnic groups
This reading list brings together statistical sources of information on inequalities between ethnic groups.
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