Research Briefing
The National Disability Strategy: Content, reaction and progress
What is the National Disability Strategy (NDS), how was it received, what were the legal issues and what progress has been made?
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Research Briefing
Regulation of estate agents
This briefing provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents. It also looks at past market studies and consultations and considers in detail proposals to tighten regulation.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill
The bill would make changes to health and disability benefits.
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Research Briefing
Future water resources
This briefing sets out the challenges for future water resources in England. It covers future water resource forecasts, policy and legislation, and planned actions to address the water supply deficit.
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Research Briefing
Deprivation of Citizenship Orders (Effect during Appeal) Bill 2024-25
A short bill proposing that a successful appeal against removal of British citizenship would no longer restore the person's citizenship immediately.
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Research Briefing
The Overseas Territories and Russia sanctions
The UK applies sanctions against Russia. How do they apply in the Overseas Territories?
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Research Briefing
NHS integrated care board (ICB) funding in England
NHS England funding allocations distributed to Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) from 2025/26 to 2028/29.
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Research Briefing
Pensions: defined benefit superfunds
This briefing paper covers the development of defined benefit superfunds, their regulation, and policy debate.
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Research Briefing
Local Elections 2025: results and analysis
This briefing analyses the results of the Local Elections which took place in England on 1 May 2025.
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Research Briefing
Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill
The Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) Bill 2024-2025 had its second reading on Friday 7 March 2025. It was considered by a Public Bill Committee on 25 June 2025 and report stage is scheduled for 11 July 2025. This is a private members' bill.
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Research Briefing
Advertising of HFSS food and drink to children
To tackle obesity levels, the government said it would legislate to restrict advertising of HFSS foods to children. This briefing summarises current regulation.
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Research Briefing
Advertising to children
The impact of advertising on children has focused on ads for vapes, HFSS foods and use of sexualised imagery. This briefing provides an overview of the issues.
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Research Briefing
Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25
The Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25 is a government bill introduced on 5 June 2025. This briefing sets out the background, effect and commentary on the Pension Schemes Bill 2024-25, listed for second reading on Monday 7 July 2025.
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Research Briefing
Poland: The Tusk government and the 2025 presidential election
An opposition candidate won Poland's presidential election on 1 June 2025, increasing the likelihood of continued deadlock between the government and presidency
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Research Briefing
Canada: 2025 federal election
On 9 March, following Justin Trudeau's resignation, Mark Carney was elected leader of the Liberal Party and prime minister of Canada. He soon called a snap federal election for 28 April.
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