Research Briefing
Pension scheme charges
Looks at the impact of pension scheme charges on pension savings and steps being taken to cap charges and to improve transparency
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Research Briefing
Nuisance complaints
This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of options for dealing with nuisance together with Government guidance and relevant legislation on various types of nuisance.
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Research Briefing
Local Authorities (Removal of Council Tax Restrictions) Bill 2017-19
This Library briefing explains the background to and provisions of a Private Member's Bill to remove restrictions on local authority powers to set council tax levels.
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Research Briefing
Road tolls
This paper sets out the powers of government and the private sector to levy tolls on individual roads and explains the policies of successive governments in this regard. It also looks at the only toll road in England along the M6 corridor and at four tolled crossings – at Dartford, across the Humber, the Mersey and the Severn.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: the November negotiations
Was progress made in the sixth round of Brexit negotiations? This paper looks at what happened in the latest round of talks in each of the priority areas and at other developments linked to Brexit in the UK and the EU.
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Research Briefing
The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Devolution
Read about the parts of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill concerning devolution, ahead of the House of Commons consideration of them in committee.
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Research Briefing
Public engagement in the UK Parliament: overview and statistics
This Commons Library Briefing Paper gives an overview of public engagement activities undertaken by the UK Parliament and their reach.
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Research Briefing
Autumn Budget 2017: A summary
A summary of Autumn Budget 2017 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, Budget Update
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Retail Banking: overdraft and credit card charges
This note sets out the background and chronology to various challenges mounted by the public and the Office of Fair Trading against credit card companies and high street banks over their charging policies.
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Research Briefing
Autumn Budget 2017: Background briefing
The briefing sets out the background to Autumn Budget 2017 which will take place on Wednesday 22 November 2017. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
EU (Withdrawal) Bill: the Charter, general principles of EU law, and ‘Francovich’ damages
This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for day 3 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (the EUW Bill) in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
Resolutions on the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill
This note has been prepared for the Ways and Means resolutions relating to the Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Bill
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Research Briefing
Local government: commercial property investments
A briefing on local authorities' acquisition of multi-million pound commercial property portfolios, the advantages and risks, regulation, and commentary.
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Research Briefing
Reductions in sentence for a guilty plea
Offenders who plead guilty in court will usually receive a reduced sentence compared to that they would have received had they been convicted following a not guilty plea. The maximum discount is currently one third. This note describes the rationale for reduced sentences for those who plead guilty.
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