Research Briefing Archives

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Candidates’ addresses on the ballot paper

Monday, 16 March, 2009

A new clause was added to the Political Parties and Elections Bill at report stage on 2 March 2009 which would allow candidates to withhold their home address from publication. There has been a provision to require a candidate to give his home address on the nomination form, from where it is transferred to the ballot paper, since the Ballot Act 1872. This Note looks at the background to this requirement and at earlier calls for the practice to be discontinued.
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Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage report

Friday, 13 March, 2009

This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Welfare Reform Bill. It complements Research Papers 09/08 and 09/09 prepared for Commons Second Reading.
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Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU & African, Caribbean & Pacific countries

Friday, 13 March, 2009

The European Union and African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries have been renegotiating their relationship. A series of interim Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) were signed with a number of ACP countries towards the end of 2007, as well as a more comprehensive EPA with the Caribbean ACPs. This note updates with recent developments, and outlines some of the criticisms there have been of EPAs and the negotiations.
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The Flexible New Deal

Friday, 13 March, 2009

This note describes proposals for a flexible new deal. This would involve changes to the existing new deal programmes and the involvement of private and third sector organisations to provide personalised assistance to job seekers.
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- Work and incomes
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Sexual and gender-based violence: global trends and perspectives

Friday, 13 March, 2009

This Note is intended as an introduction to some key trends and perspectives on sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) around the world.
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Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill

Thursday, 12 March, 2009

This Bill would amend section 8(5) of the Industrial Development Act 1982 and section 1(1) of the Export and Investment Guarantees Act 1991. The Bill proposes to increase the total level of financial support to industry allowed under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982. The Bill also proposes to widen support provided by the Export Credits Guarantee Department (ECGD) to include exports that have already taken place.
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Employment of Children

Thursday, 12 March, 2009

Employment of Children. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/653.
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- Work and incomes
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Fish farming

Thursday, 12 March, 2009

This note covers some issues - including environmental concern - relating mainly to salmon farming in Scotland but also cod and tuna farming
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- Farming and fishing
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Coroners and Justice Bill: clause 152

Wednesday, 11 March, 2009

There has been much publicity over the information sharing provisions, notably clause 152, in the Coroners and Justice Bill 2008-09, currently in Commons Committee Stage. This note outlines the clause together with relevant policy and debate.
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- Security
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Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill [Bill of 12 of 2008-09]

Tuesday, 10 March, 2009

The Bill provides for the annual uprating of statutory redundancy entitlements taking into account average weekly earnings. At present these entitlements are uprated in line with the retail prices index.
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- Work and incomes
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Sex Discrimination and Social Clubs

Monday, 09 March, 2009

Sex Discrimination and Social Clubs. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/1081.
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Defined Benefit pension schemes

Monday, 09 March, 2009

Looks at factors influencing trends in Defined Benefit pensions schemes and recent policy initiatives.
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- Pensions
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Working time directive:opt out from 48 hour limit on working week

Monday, 09 March, 2009

Working time directive:opt out from 48 hour limit on working week. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/2073.
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- Work and incomes
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Working Time Opt Out: Retained Firefighters

Monday, 09 March, 2009

This note looks at the recent developments at EU level which may see the abolition of the opt-out provisions in the Working Time rules in respect of the 48 hour working week.
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Succession rights and privately rented housing

Friday, 06 March, 2009

This note explains the rights of certain residents to succeed to a private tenancy on the death of the tenant.
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- Rented housing

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