Research Briefing
Capital gains tax : recent developments
This briefing discusses the reforms made to capital gains tax since 2008, including the most recent changes announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget.
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Research Briefing
Military assistance to Ukraine (February 2022 to January 2025)
An overview of the military assistance provided to Ukraine between February 2022 and January 2025
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Research Briefing
The Fair Funding Review 2.0: How will council funding change?
The government proposes to change the way total funding for local authorities is distributed, aiming to make it fairer and simpler.
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Research Briefing
Petition on repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act
In 2024, the government announced it would repeal and replace the Northern Ireland (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023. Petition 725716 calls on the government to protect veterans from prosecution and not make changes to the legislation has received over 165,000 signatures and will be the subject of a debate in Westminster Hall on 14 July 2025.
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Research Briefing
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL]
The bill aims to modernise UK property law by formally recognising a third category of personal property, which might be applied to digital assets – like cryptocurrencies and others. The bill has its second reading in the Commons on 16 July 2025.
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Research Briefing
Explaining the Fair Funding Review 2.0
A briefing paper on the June 2025 government consultation on reforming local government funding, "The Fair Funding Review 2.0"
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Domestic abuse and housing support
People in England considering fleeing their home because of domestic abuse can apply to a local authority for housing support.
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Research Briefing
Rights of Way
This note covers rights of way issues in England and Wales, including how they are recorded and how their records can be modified. It explains how they can be used and responsibilities for maintaining them.
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Research Briefing
Financing for development: Global aid landscape 2025
States have pledged reforms to scale up funding to meet the sustainable development goals. But aid from major donors fell in 2024 and more falls are expected.
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Research Briefing
Consumer Rights Act 2015
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force on 1 October 2015. This briefing sets out the background to the Act and the main provisions of Part 1 (sale of goods, digital content and services) and Part 2 (unfair contract terms).
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Research Briefing
House of Commons Library guide to designing effective charts
This guide and sets a series of principles to follow to help produce good statistical charts. As used by the statistics sections of the House of Commons Library
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Research Briefing
Rare Cancers Bill 2024-2025
The Rare Cancers Bill 2024-2025 had its second reading on Friday 14 March 2025. It was considered in Public Bill Committee on 2 July 2025 and report stage is scheduled for 11 July 2025. This is a private members' bill.
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Research Briefing
Developments in dementia treatments
This briefing focuses on two disease-modifying dementia drugs that are currently being appraised by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): lecanemab and donanemab
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Research Briefing
The UK and Global Freedom of Religion or Belief
The briefing sets out international commitments on freedom of religion or belief, reports of discrimination, and UK international work on the issue.
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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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