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Research Briefing
Fuel Poverty Bill (Bill 11 of 2008-09)
This Bill would bring in three measures: an energy efficiency programme to bring existing homes up to current energy efficiency levels; social tariffs to limit vulnerable households' exposure to high energy bills; and reinforcement of the legal duty on the Government to act to end fuel poverty.
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Research Briefing
Candidates’ addresses on the ballot paper
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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Research Briefing
Welfare Reform Bill: Committee Stage report
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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Research Briefing
Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the EU & African, Caribbean & Pacific countries
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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Research Briefing
The Flexible New Deal
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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Research Briefing
Sexual and gender-based violence: global trends and perspectives
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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Research Briefing
Industry and Exports (Financial Support) Bill
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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Research Briefing
Fish farming
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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Research Briefing
Coroners and Justice Bill: clause 152
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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Research Briefing
Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill [Bill of 12 of 2008-09]
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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Research Briefing
Sex Discrimination and Social Clubs
Sex Discrimination and Social Clubs. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/1081.
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Research Briefing
Defined Benefit pension schemes
Looks at factors influencing trends in Defined Benefit pensions schemes and recent policy initiatives.
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Research Briefing
Working time directive:opt out from 48 hour limit on working week
Working time directive:opt out from 48 hour limit on working week. By Vincent Keter. SN/BT/2073.
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