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    Street works in England

    Tuesday, 19 February, 2019

    This paper sets out the rights of utility companies and others to undertake street works and the powers available to street authorities to manage and mitigate those works.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
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    Local road maintenance in England

    Tuesday, 19 February, 2019

    This paper describes the governance and funding framework in which local authorities in England maintain and repair the local road network.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
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    European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 4) Bill 2017-19

    Tuesday, 19 February, 2019

    Yvette Cooper presented a Private Member's bill, the European Union (No. 4) Bill 2017-19, on Wednesday 13 February 2019. The Bill would create a legal mechanism whereby the House of Commons can instruct the Prime Minister to ask the European Council for an extension to Article 50 in the absence of an approval resolution for an exit deal from the EU.

    • Research Briefing
    • EU law and treaties
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
    • Brexit
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    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, January 2019

    Tuesday, 19 February, 2019

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

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    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
    • Social security
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    What legislation is required for a ‘no deal’ Brexit?

    Friday, 15 February, 2019

    A ‘no deal’ scenario requires legislation: which of the Bills are necessary and which might be considered optional?

    • Research Briefing
    • Economy
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    Zimbabwe: The Mnangagwa regime

    Friday, 15 February, 2019

    The ousting of long-time President Robert Mugabe in November 2017 drew cautiously optimistic talk of a ‘new dawn’ for the country.

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
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    Air passenger duty: the approach of the Labour Government (2007-2010)

    Thursday, 14 February, 2019

    Concerns about the impact of aviation on carbon emissions lead the Labour Government to review air passenger duty (APD) in 2008. A number of changes were made to the structure of the tax from November 2009. This historical note discusses this reform.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Tax
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    Air passenger duty: introduction

    Thursday, 14 February, 2019

    Air passenger duty (APD) is charged on all passenger flights from UK airports. It was introduced in the November 1993 Budget and came into effect on 1 November 1994. This note discusses the introduction of APD, and the first years of its operation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Tax
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    Prospects for the second US-North Korea summit

    Wednesday, 13 February, 2019

    US president Donald Trump has confirmed that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a second summit in Vietnam on 27-28 February.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
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    Civilian drones

    Monday, 11 February, 2019

    This paper outlines current regulations for the use of recreational and commercial drones in the UK. It also presents recent policy development in the UK and internationally, as well as emerging technological and regulatory issues related to drone integration into domestic airspace.

    • Research Briefing
    • Aviation
    • Sciences
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    Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill

    Monday, 11 February, 2019

    This Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill, and the debates and amendments in the Lords and during the Commons Committee stage, ahead of its Remaining stages in the Commons on 12 February 2019.

    • Research Briefing
    • Community care
    • Health
    • Health services
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    What if there’s no Brexit deal?

    Friday, 08 February, 2019

    What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.

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    • Animals
    • Armed forces
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    • Benefits policy
    • Business
    • Children and families
    • Civil law
    • Climate change
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
    • Defence equipment and spending
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    • Devolution
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
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    • Education
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    • Environment
    • EU institutions
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Family benefits
    • Family law
    • Farming and fishing
    • Finance
    • Government
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    • Higher education
    • Housing benefits
    • Immigration
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    • Institutions
    • International development
    • International law
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    • Justice
    • Medicine
    • Overseas territories
    • Parliament
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    • Public spending
    • Rail
    • Roads
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Sickness, disability and carers' benefits
    • Tax
    • Technology
    • The EU
    • Transport
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Brexit
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    Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme

    Wednesday, 06 February, 2019

    In the 2012 Budget the Government announced proposals to introduce a new scheme, to be introduced from April 2013, to allow charities to claim additional payments on small donations - equivalent to the way they may claim tax relief on donations made under Gift Aid. This note gives some background to the scheme and the changes that have been made to it since it was introduced.

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    • Communities
    • Tax
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    The Royal Navy, Brexit and UK fisheries

    Tuesday, 05 February, 2019

    The Defence Secretary announced three Offshore Patrol Vessels will be retained in service for at least two more years “to bolster the UK’s ability to protect our fishing fleet” as the UK exits the EU.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence equipment and spending
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    Unsafe memorials in cemeteries

    Tuesday, 05 February, 2019

    This Commons Library briefing paper considers the issue of memorial (headstone) safety and action to address the risk of accidents caused by unstable memorials in cemeteries

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities

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