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Research Briefing
Metrication
This note sets out the debate about the continued use of imperial measures and where they are still permitted in law.
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Research Briefing
Economic indicators, May 2010
A research paper series that summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries for selected indicators. [Article:'The General Election and the financial markets' and 'Greece's debt crises']
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Research Briefing
Aviation: European liberalisation, 1986-2002
This note traces the developments in the liberalisation of the air transport market within the European Union between 1986 and 2002.
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Research Briefing
Public conveniences
This note sets out the law relating to the provision of public conveniences and the powers of local authorities.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by constituency, May 2010
This paper presents labour market data for Parliamentary Constituencies. A summary of the latest national and regional labour market data is given, along with a selection of relevant constituency-level indicators including the latest Jobseeker’s Allowance (JSA) claimant count data, for April 2010.
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Research Briefing
Workplace temperature
This note sets out controls on workplace temperature relating to maximum and minimum temperatures.
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Research Briefing
Proposals for an e-petitions system for the House of Commons
In April 2008 the House of Commons Procedure Committee published a report on e-Petitions. This note looks at the benefits and risks that the Procedure Committee identified in their report, and sets out some information about e-petitions systems in Queensland, Australia, the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales. It also includes information about the No. 10 Downing Street e-petitions system, introduced in November 2006.
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Research Briefing
Regulation of tattooing and body piercing businesses
This note summarises the law under which tattooing and body piercing business are licensed and regulated
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Research Briefing
Cigarette packaging, labelling and health
This note summarises the legislation concerning health warnings on tobacco packaging.
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Research Briefing
House of Lords Reform: the 2008 White Paper and developments to April 2010
This note sets out a brief history of reform of the House of Lords before summarising the proposals made in the 2008 White Paper and the measures on Lords reform included in the Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 introduced in the Commons in July 2009.
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Research Briefing
House of Lords reform: proposals to end the by-elections for the hereditary peers
The Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill 2008-09 introduced in July 2009 included a clause which would end the process of by-elections to fill the vacancies for hereditary peers. This would allow the number of hereditary peers in the Lords to reduce over time to zero. This note sets out the Government's proposals and some background information on the House of Lords Act 1999.
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Research Briefing
Boiler scrappage scheme
The Government's boiler scrappage scheme closed to new applicants on 26 March 2010. Some energy companies operate a similar scheme beyond that date, but constituents are advised to obtain quotes from a range of sources, including local independent boiler fitters, to ascertain which provides the best value.
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Research Briefing
Aid effectiveness
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on aid effectiveness from 2009.
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