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Research Briefing

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    The forthcoming strategic defence review 2025: FAQ

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    The government will publish a strategic defence review in 2025, considering threats to the UK and how to meet them. What do we know about it so far?

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
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    UK defence in 2025: Tanks, armoured vehicles and artillery

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    How the army is organised, modernisation plans and a summary of the army's current and future fleets of armoured vehicles

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
  • Research Briefing

    Economic indicators: Key statistics for the UK economy

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    Overseas voters

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    This briefing describes the eligibility to vote in UK Parliament elections for British citizens living overseas.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • UK elections
    • Voters
  • Research Briefing

    Support for small businesses

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    This briefing outlines sources of financial and non-financial support for small businesses.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
  • Research Briefing

    NHS key statistics: England

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    Summary of NHS demand, performance, backlogs, and capacity of services in England. It covers A&E waiting times, hospital waiting lists, cancer waiting times, ambulance response times, staffing levels including doctors and nurses, vacancies, and more.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Health services
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    2025 treaty on the British Indian Ocean Territory/Chagos Archipelago

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    Under the agreement, the UK will cede sovereignty of the Chagos Archipelago to Mauritius but will pay for the right to operate the Diego Garcia military base

    • Research Briefing
    • Africa
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence policy
    • International law
    • Overseas territories
  • Research Briefing

    Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 2024-2025: Lords amendments

    Friday, 30 May, 2025

    The Armed Forces Commissioner Bill 2024-25 would establish an independent Armed Forces Commissioner. The paper has been updated to reflect Lords amendments.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence policy
  • Research Briefing

    House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill

    Thursday, 29 May, 2025

    The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill removes the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords. The bill completed committee stage in the House of Lords on 1 April 2025.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
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    Inheritance Tax : a basic guide

    Thursday, 29 May, 2025

    This Commons Library research briefing provides a summary description of the structure of inheritance tax (IHT) and the main reliefs which are available.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
    • Tax
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    Changes to agricultural and business property reliefs for inheritance tax

    Thursday, 29 May, 2025

    At the Autumn 2024 Budget, the government announced that, from April 2026, it would restrict the inheritance tax relief available for agricultural and business property. There has been significant debate over how many farms and other businesses this measure would affect.

    • Research Briefing
    • Farming and fishing
    • Tax
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    Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL]: progress of the bill

    Thursday, 29 May, 2025

    The Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] is scheduled to have its report stage in the House of Commons on 4 June 2025.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Economic policy
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    Migration statistics

    Wednesday, 28 May, 2025

    This Commons Library briefing paper is a guide to understanding UK migration statistics. It explains the concepts and methods used in measuring migration and sets out a range of data on migration in the UK and in European Union countries.

    • Research Briefing
    • Demography
    • Immigration
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    UK defence spending

    Wednesday, 28 May, 2025

    This paper summarises UK defence expenditure. It also looks at international comparisons of the defence spending of NATO allies and UK spending in some key areas, including equipment and military operations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • International organisations
  • Research Briefing

    Asylum statistics

    Wednesday, 28 May, 2025

    This briefing summarises statistics on asylum seekers in the UK and refugees who arrive through resettlement programmes.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Demography
    • Immigration
    • Local data
    • People and places data

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