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  • Economic updates,Research Briefing

    Economic update: Long-term vulnerabilities in the public finances

    Monday, 28 July, 2025

    UK inflation remains higher than expected, economic growth remains slow and public finances are assessed as “relatively vulnerable” in the long term.

    • Economic updates
    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Who is responsible for public services in my constituency?

    Monday, 28 July, 2025

    Explore which local authorities and other bodies are responsible for delivering services in your constituency.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
  • Research Briefing

    Patient health records: Access, sharing and confidentiality

    Monday, 28 July, 2025

    This briefing describes the laws around accessing and sharing patient health records and plans to improve data sharing in the NHS in England.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Diseases
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Sciences
    • Security
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    Timeshares: common problems faced by UK owners

    Friday, 25 July, 2025

    This briefing paper provides an overview of EU and UK regulation of timeshares and other long-term holiday products.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    NHS productivity

    Wednesday, 23 July, 2025

    This briefing focuses on productivity in the NHS in England, which has become an issue of increasing importance for policy makers and NHS leaders. It details the methods used to measure NHS productivity, recent trends, and proposed strategies to increase productivity.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
  • Research Briefing

    Syria after Assad: Consequences and interim authorities 2025

    Wednesday, 23 July, 2025

    What has happened in Syria after the fall of Assad, who are the main actors, and how has the UK and others responded?

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Alcohol licensing: the late night levy

    Tuesday, 22 July, 2025

    Local authorities can introduce a late night levy to help with the costs of policing the late-night economy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Communities
  • Research Briefing

    Business Appointment Rules

    Tuesday, 22 July, 2025

    Ministers and civil servants leaving office are subject to rules regarding appointment in other sectors. The Advisory Committee on Business Appointments (ACoBA) administers the rules.

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
  • Research Briefing

    Iran: Impacts of June 2025 Israel and US strikes

    Tuesday, 22 July, 2025

    Describes the effects of the strikes, the domestic situation in Iran, and outlook for the region and Iran's nuclear programme

    • Research Briefing
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Absent voting

    Monday, 21 July, 2025

    This briefing provides information on the arrangements for absent voting. It also outlines the changes to absent voting resulting from the Elections Act 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
  • Research Briefing

    Petitions in the UK

    Monday, 21 July, 2025

    This briefing paper sets out trends in petitioning to the UK Parliament and devolved institutions. It provides a range of statistics on the number of petitions, the geography of participation in petitioning, and provides information on the largest petitions submitted to the UK Parliament and other bodies.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    15 years of the Backbench Business Committee

    Friday, 18 July, 2025

    The Backbench Business Committee was created in 2010 to schedule business in the House of Commons proposed by backbench MPs.

    • Research Briefing
    • House of Commons
  • Research Briefing

    The next elections bill?

    Thursday, 17 July, 2025

    The government proposes reducing the voting age to 16, reviewing voter ID, improving voter registration and strengthening political donation rules.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    What are synthetic drugs?

    Thursday, 17 July, 2025

    New, synthetic versions of harmful drugs, including synthetic opioids and synthetic cannabinoids, are increasingly found in UK’s illegal drug markets.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    VE Day and VJ Day: Commemorations for the 80th anniversaries

    Thursday, 17 July, 2025

    2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two, with a series of commemorative events planned.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence

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