Research Briefing
Permitted Work Rules
This Commons Library briefing paper gives an overview of the Permitted Work Rules, which allow people in receipt of Employment and Support Allowance to do some paid work without it affecting their benefit.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, June 2017
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Housing
Accommodation is a major issue for armed forces personnel. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at current issues with Service accommodation including reports of poor maintenance, increased rents and uncertainty over future accommodation plans.
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Research Briefing
Constituency Casework: Honours
This Commons Library briefing is no longer being updated, in this format. Please see Constituency Casework articles for the information.
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Research Briefing
Railway rolling stock (trains)
This paper gives a brief overview of the GB train fleet, explains who owns the trains and how they are leased to the companies that provide train services. It also looks at four big rolling stock procurements: InterCity Express, Thameslink, Crossrail and HS2 and sets out the policies of successive governments.
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Research Briefing
The UK response to the Syrian refugee crisis
This updated Commons Library briefing looks at the Government's work to resettle up to 20,000 Syrian refugees in the UK by 2020, under its Syrian Vulnerable Person Resettlement Programme. It has also committed itself to resettling up to 3,000 vulnerable children currently in the Middle East and North Africa, and 480 unaccompanied children already in Europe (including Syrian nationals).
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Research Briefing
NHS whistleblowing procedures in England
This briefing sets out the rights and procedures for NHS staff to raise concerns about safety, malpractice or wrongdoing at work (“whistleblowing”) up to 2017.
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Research Briefing
Planning for Housing
A number of reforms to the system of planning for housing were put forward in the previous Conservative Government's Housing White Paper, which the new Government will need to respond to and decide how to take forward. This briefing paper sets out how local authorities are directed to plan for housing, concern about unplanned developments, and the proposals for reform in this area.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, May 2017
This paper contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
Community Land Trusts
This Commons Library briefing paper provides an introduction to Community Land Trusts and previous Government policy in this area.
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Research Briefing
Retaliatory eviction in the private rented sector
This Commons Library briefing paper explains the law in relation to retaliatory eviction of private tenants and evidence around the extent to which it occurs, before going on to explain reforms to the law. The paper covers the position in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
School funding in England. Current system and proposals for ‘fairer school funding’
This research briefing provides historical information about the introduction of a national funding formula for schools in England, and the current school funding system.
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Research Briefing
Wilson Doctrine
The Wilson Doctrine is a convention that MPs' communications should not be intercepted by the intelligence services. The Investigatory Powers Tribunal gave judgement on 14 October 2015 clarifying the Doctrine's status and effect. The Investigatory Powers Act 2016 placed arrangements on a statutory footing and extended them to members of the devolved administrations and MEPs. This Briefing Paper sets out the background.
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Research Briefing
Time limit for sexual abuse claims
This Commons Library briefing paper considers the time limits for bringing sexual abuse claims in the civil courts in England and Wales and in Scotland.
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Research Briefing
Airport slots
This paper explains the slot allocation rules in the UK, across the EU and more widely around the world. It examines the effectiveness of the current regime in place in the UK, set within EU rules, and looks at longer term options for reform post-Brexit.
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