Research Briefing
Brexit: implications for policing and criminal justice cooperation
This Commons Library research briefing looks at the implications of Brexit in the field of policing and criminal justice cooperation
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Research Briefing
By-election results since the 2015 General Election
This Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out results of the by-elections held since the 2015 election. Currently there have been 10 by-elections, the latest two were held on 23 February 2017. Full details are presented in the associated PDF but an overview of the recent by-election results are shown below.
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Research Briefing
Nuisance from helicopters and light aircraft
This short paper summarises the law in respect of helicopter and light aircraft noise; safety when flying low over built up areas; permitted development for landing sites and routes of complaint if an aircraft breaches those rules.
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Research Briefing
UK policy on ratifying the Istanbul Convention on preventing violence against women
This Commons Library Briefing Paper gives background to Dr Eilidh Whiteford's Private Members' Bill requiring the UK Government to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (the "Istanbul Convention").
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Research Briefing
Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill: Committee Stage Report
The Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill, which was presented on 29 June 2016, is sponsored by Gareth Johnson MP. The Bill passed Second Reading in the Commons on 25 November 2016. Several amendments which narrow the scope of the Bill were adopted in Committee on 1 February 2017. Report Stage and Third Reading is now scheduled for 24 February 2017. The Bill has the full support of the Government and is therefore considered likely to progress.
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Research Briefing
Business rates and local growth: Where’s the link?
Since 2013, the business rates retention scheme has let local authorities retain 50% of the tax they collect on commercial properties like shops, offices and factories. In 2015, the Government went further and announced plans to pass 100% of business rate revenue to local authorities within this Parliament. The Government hopes that ‘the rates retention
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Research Briefing
Accident and Emergency Statistics: Demand, Performance and Pressure
England's A&E attendances in 2016 were 5.2% higher than in 2015. In 2016 16.2% of patients spent over 4 hours in major A&E departments, compared with 4.8% five years ago. This briefing gives stats on A&E demand, performance and pressure for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Parliament’s role in ratifying treaties
Parliament now has a statutory role in ratifying treaties. As this Commons Library briefing paper explains, the Government must lay most treaties before Parliament for 21 sitting days before it can ratify them, and the Commons can block ratification indefinitely. However, there is no statutory requirement for a debate or vote, and parliament cannot amend treaties.
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Research Briefing
Criminal Finances Bill: Committee Stage Report
This Paper provides a guide to the Second Reading and Committee stage of the Criminal Finance Bill currently before the Commons. The Bill has broad cross party support and very few changes were made to it during Committee.
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Research Briefing
A tale of two unemployment statistics
1.6 million people were unemployed in the UK in October-December 2016, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). At 4.8% the unemployment rate is currently around the same level as in 2005. But while today’s headlines will focus on the unemployment figure, there is another number lurking in the ONS
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, January 2017
This paper was formerly called "Unemployment by Constituency". It 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
Aviation noise
This paper briefly looks at the impacts of aviation noise on those who live underneath flight paths and close to airports and explains the various measures put forward to tackle noise pollution, including flight restrictions and charges; better airspace design, and quieter aircraft.
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Research Briefing
Planning reform in the housing white paper
The Government's housing white paper, published on 7 February 2017, contains proposals for a number of planning reforms. This page summarises some of the key planning proposals from it and contains links to initial reactions to it. It also brings together some of the other documents published at the same time as the white paper.
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Brexit, growth and prices
January 2017 provided more evidence of the UK’s steady economic growth in 2016 (seemingly unaffected by the EU referendum result), the continued weakness of the pound and rising prices. Is there anything missing? Oh yes, Brexit………a speech, a court case, a Bill, a vote in parliament, and a White Paper. Brexit gets going Just in
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Research Briefing
Japan: February 2017 update
Politically dominant at home despite the continuing sluggishness of the Japanese economy, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe faces serious challenges in charting a positive way forward on relations with the US under the new Trump Administration and with China, where their territorial dispute over the East China Sea continues to cast a deep shadow. This briefing surveys the outlook for Japan during 2017 both at home and abroad.
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