Research Briefing
The 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review
This Commons Library briefing paper examines how the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review will affect the armed forces.
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Research Briefing
Political party funding: sources and regulations
This Commons Library Briefing paper introduces the main sources of funding for political parties and the rules applying to their use.
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Research Briefing
Support for higher education students with discretionary leave to remain
This briefing gives and overview of student support arrangements for students with limited and discretionary leave to remain in the UK and discusses recent policy developments since the Supreme Court judgement in the Tigere case in July 2015. The paper flags up the Department for Business and Skills consultation containing proposals to create a new category of student support eligibility which will apply to students with long term residency in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Cold Weather Payments for winter 2015/16
Cold Weather Payments are made from the Social Fund to certain recipients of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit or Pension Credit during periods of very cold weather. To “trigger” the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days. The scheme runs from 1 November to 31 March each year.
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Research Briefing
Market access to port services and financial transparency of ports
This short overview summarises the proposed EU Regulation and the UK response to it.
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Research Briefing
The UK National Security Council
The Commons Library has published a briefing paper on the UK National Security Council (NSC). Using a Q&A format, the briefing provides basic information about its origins, mandate and operation.
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Research Briefing
International Humanitarian Law: a primer
This Commons Library briefing paper is an introductory guide to International Humanitarian Law (IHL).
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Research Briefing
Mortgage Credit Directive
This note brings together resources on the Mortgage Credit Directive to be introduced in the UK in 2016
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Research Briefing
Effect of airport expansion on the Anglian Region
This note provides some background to a Westminster Hall Debate on the 'Effect of airport expansion on the Anglian region'.
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Research Briefing
Fatal shootings by the police in England and Wales
Some notorious cases have highlighted concerns about whether police in England and Wales “shoot to kill” and whether the systems that might hold the police to account are effective.
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Research Briefing
Conventions on the relationship between the House of Commons and House of Lords
This House of Commons Library briefing paper sets out the conventions on the relationship between the two Houses of Parliament and their origins. On 17 December 2015 Lord Strathclyde published his review of secondary legislation and the primacy of the House of Commons. This briefing paper sets out the background to the review and Lord Strathclyde's recommendations.
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Research Briefing
Credit Ratings Agencies Regulation
This note sets out the development of regulation covering credit ratings agencies since the financial crash of 2008.
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Research Briefing
Criminal Cases Review Commission
The CCRC was created to prevent a repeat of the notorious miscarriages of justice of the 1970s and 1980s.This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the commission's approach to applications, its history and of the debate as to whether it is fit for purpose.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, January 2016
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
The register of consultant lobbyists
This House of Commons Library research briefing explains how the system for registration of consultant lobbyists works in practice. The first Register of Consultant Lobbyists was published in March 2015.
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