Research Briefing
Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 – Consideration of Lords amendments
Lords amendments to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 are scheduled to be debated in the Commons on 13 November 2025.
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Research Briefing
Shop opening hours and Sunday trading
This briefing paper sets out the current legal position in respect of shop opening hours in England and Wales. It also outlines the rights of Sunday shop workers contained in the Enterprise Act 2016.
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Research Briefing
The Warm Home Discount (WHD)
The Warm Home Discount (WHD) scheme for Winter 2025-26 opened at the end of October 2025. This briefing outlines the new eligibility rules and how they are different for Winter 2025-26.
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Research Briefing
Parkinsons Disease: Diagnosis, treatment, and research
A debate E-petition 713714 relating to funding and care for people with Parkinson's is scheduled to take place in Westminster Hall on Monday 17 November 2025.
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Research Briefing
Deprivation in English constituencies, 2025
This paper looks at relative levels of deprivation across constituencies in England, including which constituencies have become more deprived or less deprived relative to other areas.
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Research Briefing
Asylum policy in Denmark
Politicians in the UK have expressed interest in Denmark's approach to granting asylum and the integration of refugees.
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Research Briefing
Autism policy and services: Employment
Disabled people with autism people face one of the widest pay gaps of all disability groups. This briefing paper outlines statistics on employment, government policy, and employment support programmes.
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Research Briefing
British International Investment: Aid and investment
In 2022, the UK Government relaunched its development finance institution. This paper describes its work and effects on poverty reduction and climate change.
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Research Briefing
What is the Budget?
On 26 November 2025 the Chancellor will present plans for the economy, including taxation and spending, in the Budget. What happens during and after the Budget?
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Research Briefing
Pensions: Collective Defined Contribution (CDC) schemes
Collective defined contribution (CDC) schemes are a new type of pension scheme in the UK. Sometimes also referred to as Collective Money Purchase Schemes, CDCs were introduced by the Pension Schemes Act 2021.
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Research Briefing
NHS charges
The briefing provides information on NHS charges and looks at proposed changes to the charging regime.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Complaints about schools in England
How parents may raise concerns about both state and independent schools in England.
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Research Briefing
Supermajorities in UK government
Certain decisions in combined authorities, and in the devolved parliaments, require supermajorities (a higher threshold than a simple majority.)
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26
The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill 2024-26 was introduced in the House of Commons on 14 October 2025. The second reading for the bill took place on 18 November 2025.
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Research Briefing
UK-EU Relations: Energy and Climate
A briefing on energy and climate relations between the UK and the EU, prepared for a breakout session of the sixth UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (PPA) meeting.
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