Research Briefing
Autumn Budget 2024: A summary
A summary of the announcements in the 2024 Autumn Budget and an overview of the latest economic forecasts.
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Research Briefing
Veterans: Access to health services
This briefing paper details the healthcare support available to armed forces veterans in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Pre-appointment hearings
This Commons Library briefing paper outlines the role that select committees play in assessing the suitability of the Government’s favoured candidates for a number of public appointments. It sets out the guidance for their operation before summarising key hearings of interest, where a committee has raised doubts about the suitability of a candidate. It also includes information about the introduction of the present system of pre-appointment hearings and highlights research about their effectiveness.
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Research Briefing
Great British Energy Bill 2024-25
The Great British Energy Bill 2024-25 was introduced to the Commons on 25 July 2024. The second reading of the bill took place on 5 September 2024 and the committee stage of the bill took place between 8 and 15 October 2024. The report stage and third reading of the bill is scheduled for 29 October 2024. The bill would create a new, publicly owned company, Great British Energy, designed to invest in and develop clean energy.
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Research Briefing
Households off the gas-grid and prices for alternative fuels
How many households use fuels other than mains gas and how have prices of these fuels changed in recent years?
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Research Briefing
Autumn Budget 2024: Background briefing
Ahead of the 2024 Autumn Budget on 30 October, this briefing looks at the economic situation, economic forecasts and the public finances.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
What rights do grandparents have to see their grandchildren?
What grandparents in England and Wales can do to see their grandchildren if the child’s parents prevent it?
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Research Briefing
Treaty-making and parliamentary scrutiny: recent developments
Parliament has a role in scrutinising the UK Government's treaty-making. This paper explores recent calls for Parliament's role to be expanded.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in Wales: “A process, not an event”
A briefing paper on the devolution settlement in Wales, examining the events which led to the creation of the then National Assembly of Wales in 1999 and the subsequent expansion of the powers of what is now the Senedd (or Welsh Parliament) over the past quarter of a century.
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Research Briefing
Devolution in Scotland: “The settled will”?
A briefing paper on the devolution settlement in Scotland
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Research Briefing
Changes to the Furnished Holiday Lettings tax regime
The government has announced the Furnished Holiday Letting regime will be abolished from 1 April 2025. This briefing discusses the operation of the regime and proposals for change.
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Research Briefing
Nationality and immigration requirements for the UK’s armed forces
This briefing paper outlines the nationality requirements for non-British citizens wishing to join the UK's armed forces. It explores the immigration requirements for non-British personnel and family members of British armed forces personnel, as they apply during service and upon discharge, and related topical issues.
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Research Briefing
Sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection
IPP sentences were abolished in 2012 but continue to cause controversy. Changes to licence termination arrangements are being phased in from 1 November 2024.
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Research Briefing
Home CCTV systems and data protection law
Constituents sometimes complain to their MPs that a neighbour’s CCTV camera is “intrusive” and ask what the law states.
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