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The Coronavirus Bill is a piece of emergency legislation. It includes a ‘sunset clause’. This Insight explains what a sunset clause is, and what it means in the context of the Coronavirus Bill.
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This Commons Library briefing paper provides information the provisions relating to statutory sick pay and National Insurance Contributions in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).
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The Backbench Business Committee has responsibility for scheduling non-ministerial business in the House of Commons. This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out how the membership of the Committee is determined, it approach to date, and notes some assessments of its impact.
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The Coronavirus Bill (Bill 122 of 2019-21) was introduced to the House of Commons on 19 March 2020. The Bill is part of the Government's response to the covid-19 pandemic. This paper provides a background to the Bill, and detail on the final provision of the Bill.
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Offers a short overview of the childcare and education provisions in the Coronavirus Bill.
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This Commons Library briefing paper provides information on the key health and social care measures in the Coronavirus Bill, which was introduced in the House of Commons on 19 March 2020 (Bill 122).
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The Government has announced up to 20,000 military personnel will be put on standby to support the public services as part of a new Covid Support Force. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at when the armed forces can be deployed in the UK and how this might apply during the Coronavirus pandemic.
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An overview of the spending envelope for the 2020 Comprehensive Spending Review, as announced in the March 2020 Budget.
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In a worst-case scenario, an estimated one-fifth of the workforce could be absent from work.
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The Government’s rough sleeping statistics received a lot of attention when they were published in February this year.
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The Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] 2019-21 (the “Pre-consolidation Bill”) was introduced in the House of Commons on 4 March 2020 and is due to be considered in Second Reading Committee on 17 March 2020.
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The Chancellor and the Bank of England have announced plans to support public services, businesses and workers.
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Spring Budget 2020 was presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to Parliament on 11 March. Once the Chancellor sat down the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published updated forecasts in its Economic and fiscal outlook.
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A Commons Library Briefing on carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS), providing information on the processes involved; key benefits and challenges; Government policy and Parliamentary scrutiny.
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This Commons briefing paper provides a summary of the background to the Airline Insolvency Review and its key recommendations.
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