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    Coronavirus: Calls to ease No Recourse to Public Funds conditions

    Monday, 27 April, 2020

    This briefing summarises who is subject to the No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) visa condition and how it is applied. It also identifies what state support and concessions might be available for migrants with NRPF during the coronavirus crisis. It does not cover migrants’ entitlements to NHS healthcare, or the position of European Economic Area nationals.

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    • Asylum
    • Benefits policy
    • Bereavement benefits
    • Children's social services
    • Community care
    • Diseases
    • Family benefits
    • Housing benefits
    • Immigration
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Working age benefits
    • Covid-19
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    The Care Quality Commission

    Friday, 24 April, 2020

    This House of Commons Library briefing explains the statutory role and powers of the Care Quality Commission (CQC)

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    • Community care
    • Health
    • Health services
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    Employment rights and insolvency

    Friday, 24 April, 2020

    This briefing describes the options available to employees when owed money by an insolvent employer or one who refuses to pay statutory redundancy pay.

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    • Business
    • Work and incomes
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    Domestic Abuse Bill 2019-20

    Thursday, 23 April, 2020

    This briefing provides an overview of the Domestic Abuse Bill in advance of its second reading on 28 April 2020.

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    • Crime
    • Criminal law
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    Libya: upsurge of violence amid the pandemic

    Tuesday, 21 April, 2020

    The battle for control of Libya has continued inconclusively since Colonel Gaddafi’s rule ended in 2011. Over the last year conflict has intensified again, with a surge in violence recently, despite the threat presented by coronavirus.

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    • Africa
    • Diseases
    • Covid-19
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    Coronavirus: Is it possible to extend the Brexit transition period?

    Monday, 20 April, 2020

    The coronavirus has had an impact on negotiations between the UK Government and the EU. This Insight examines the legal and procedural hurdles to any extension of the post-Brexit transition period.

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    • Diseases
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    General election results from 1918 to 2019

    Friday, 17 April, 2020

    This dataset presents UK general election results by constituency from 1918 onwards. It draws on several sources, described below, which may contain errors. For each constituency, the dataset includes the number of votes and vote share for different political parties, as well as the electorate and turnout. Turnout was calculated as valid votes divided by the electorate.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
    • Elections data
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    Coronavirus implications for the further and higher education sectors in England

    Friday, 17 April, 2020

    This House of Commons library briefing paper gives a brief overview of the possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the further and higher education sectors on England. It outlines the implications for funding and recruitment of students and sets out issues of concern to students.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Higher education
    • Covid-19
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    Coronavirus: Impact on special educational needs in England

    Wednesday, 15 April, 2020

    There are over 270,000 pupils in English schools with Education, Health and Care Plans or special educational needs statements, but far from all will be attending school.

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    • Diseases
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    Coronavirus: How are parliaments worldwide working during the pandemic?

    Wednesday, 15 April, 2020

    Parliaments across the world are adapting to the new realities resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.

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    • Diseases
    • Parliament
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    Coronavirus: Conflict zones and refugees in the Middle East

    Thursday, 09 April, 2020

    This is a fast-moving issue and should be read as correct at the date of publication (09.04.20). Experts warn there could be a coronavirus catastrophe in the Middle East. This is especially true in conflict zones and among refugees. The movement of fighters and refugees threatens to spread the virus around the region quickly. People in conflict zones, especially refugees, have precious little health infrastructure. The past two years have seen a

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    • Diseases
    • Middle East
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    Coronavirus: Fears for the Rohingya

    Thursday, 09 April, 2020

    Refugees camps are especially vulnerable to serious outbreaks of Covid-19. Here we look at the conditions in the world’s largest refugee settlement, Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • Diseases
    • Institutions
    • International development
    • Covid-19
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    Support for low carbon power

    Wednesday, 08 April, 2020

    This briefing covers background to the contract for difference mechanism for supporting low carbon power.

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    • Energy
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    What is happening in the UK-EU future relationship negotiations?

    Tuesday, 07 April, 2020

    The UK-EU future relationship negotiations are stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This Insight examines the timeline for those negotiations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • EU institutions
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    Coronavirus: Government debt, an explainer

    Tuesday, 07 April, 2020

    Government debt will increase as it responds to coronavirus. In this insight we look at the basics of what government debt is, how it is funded and who it is owed to.

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    • Diseases
    • Public spending

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