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This Commons Library briefing paper examines the use of microplastics and microbeads and plans to ban their use in the UK. It also discusses their possible impacts on the environment and human health.
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This Commons Library briefing summarises the progress of the Commonwealth Development Corporation Bill 2016-17.
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The current BBC Charter expires at the end of 2016. A new Charter has now been agreed. What was the process, what is in the new Charter and what happened when it was last renewed?
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This briefing paper explains the 2016 changes to school performance data, or school 'league tables', in England. It also provides pointers on how to find and interpret school performance data for particular schools, local authorities and parliamentary constituencies.
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This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the housing aspects of devolution deals that have been agreed between the Government and local areas. The includes which housing and planning powers will be devolved under the deals, what progress has been made towards implementation, and which other powers local areas have asked for.
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This paper provides a digest of current statistics on the arms industry.
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This Briefing Paper provides information on the Technical and Further Education Bill's progress in Public Bill Committee. It summarises Government amendments to the Bill and discussion on the Opposition's attempts to amend the Bill.
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This Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on sewer flooding, including why it happens, responsibilities for addressing the problem and information on possible compensation. This note does not constitute legal advice. Information on longer term approaches to sewer flooding and sewer connections is also included.
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This reading list collates commentary on the implications of Brexit for policing and criminal justice cooperation and national security.
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This paper describes the rail freight policies of successive UK Governments, which have sought to drive modal shift of freight from roads to rail. It also briefly looks at the plans to drive rail freight growth with HS2 and the policy of the EU in this area. It also sets out how track access charges work for freight and the grants and funding streams that are available.
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This paper gives a brief overview of the issues of concern to the HE sector as a result of the decision to leave the EU and outlines parliamentary debate in this area. The higher education (HE) sector is a major UK industry – it contributes £73 billion to the UK economy, including £11 billion of export earnings. The sector benefits from EU membership in a number of ways such as through the free movement of staff and students and access to research funding - higher education institutions are concerned that they may lose these benefits post Brexit. The Government has put in place some guarantees around funding and students, but the final position of the sector will depend on the result of Brexit negotiations.
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This Briefing Paper discusses statutory instruments (SIs). In particular, it describes what they are and also the parliamentary procedures related to them.
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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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The Cultural Property (Armed Conflicts) Bill [HL] 2016-17 has been considered in Public Bill Committee. This Commons Library Briefing Paper gives an overview of the debate so far.
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After some of the fiercest fighting seen in the Syrian conflict, the battle for the city of Aleppo – which has been contested since 2012 – has reportedly ended after rebels withdrew from the remaining opposition-held districts of the city.
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