Research Briefing
Coronavirus: How are parliaments worldwide working during the pandemic?
Parliaments across the world are adapting to the new realities resulting from the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Conflict zones and refugees in the Middle East
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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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Fears for the Rohingya
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.
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Research Briefing
Support for low carbon power
This briefing covers background to the contract for difference mechanism for supporting low carbon power.
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Research Briefing
What is happening in the UK-EU future relationship negotiations?
The UK-EU future relationship negotiations are stalled due to the coronavirus pandemic. This Insight examines the timeline for those negotiations.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Government debt, an explainer
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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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: The challenge for waste and recycling services
This is a fast-moving issue and should be read as correct at the date of publication (06.04.20). Waste collection is a core public service. There will be continuing demands on household waste and clinical waste management in the coming weeks. The coronavirus pandemic presents a significant logistical challenge. This Insight looks at waste-related questions and Government and industry responses.
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Research Briefing
Direct taxes: rates and allowances 2020/21
This paper sets out direct tax rates and principal tax allowances for the 2020/21 tax year, as announced in the 2020 Budget on 11 March 2020. The paper outlines the conditions necessary for eligibility for these tax allowances, and provides a summary of the general tax position in straightforward cases.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus Act: Food supply
The Coronavirus Act provides powers to require information about food supply chains. The Government has said that it is collaborating with the food sector to manage the risk of disruption to supply chains, but that the Act provides powers in case requests for voluntary provision of information were not to be complied with in the future.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Domestic abuse
In an address to the nation on 23 March 2020 the Prime Minister gave the British people what he described as “a very simple instruction”: to stay at home. This instruction has now been backed up by legal regulations. But what if home is not a safe place? This Insight looks at what the new regulations say about staying at home, and how they, alongside coronavirus more generally, could
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Research Briefing
By-elections in the 2017 Parliament
This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held in the 2017 Parliament. There were five by-elections in the two year Parliament, details can be found in the report. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Coronavirus brings recession
It is clear the economy has entered recession.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, March 2020
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Claiming welfare benefits (2020)
Coronavirus may create significant new demands on the benefits system.
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Research Briefing
Petitioning Parliament and Government
Petitions to Parliament and Government and the work of the Petitions Committee.
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