Research Briefing
Fuel poverty in the UK
Record energy prices in 2022 and 2023 led to concern that more families would be drawn deeper into fuel poverty. How has fuel poverty changed and how do levels and policies vary across the UK?
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Research Briefing
UK steel industry: statistics and policy
The UK steel industry: a statistical summary of the UK and international industry; analysis of current prospects and challenges; summary of government policy.
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Research Briefing
Weight loss medicines in England
A briefing on the licensing, regulation and supply of new weight loss medications in England.
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Research Briefing
The conventions banning mines and cluster munitions
Five European countries plan to withdraw from the international convention banning the use of anti-personnel mines. Lithuania has also withdrawn from the convention banning the use of cluster munitions.
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Research Briefing
Myanmar’s civil war
Myanmar’s civil war is ongoing. This Commons Library research briefing sets out the conflict’s origins, current state of the conflict, and the UK and international response. It also covers the effects of the 2025 earthquake.
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Research Briefing
Opposition parties in the House of Commons
In the House of Commons, specific rights, privileges and sources of funding are available to the Official Opposition and other opposition parties.
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Research Briefing
Direct taxes: Rates and allowances for 2025/26
The new tax year started on 6 April 2025. Direct taxes’ rates and allowances were confirmed in the 2024 Autumn Budget. These are taxes paid directly by the taxpayer to the government.
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Research Briefing
Why do benefits sometimes increase by less than inflation?
Benefits increase yearly but due to time lags with the way they are calculated (based on inflation), claimants can end up with less money in real terms.
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Research Briefing
Freedom of information requests
This Library Briefing gives an overview of freedom of information (FOI) requests.
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Research Briefing
UK defence in 2025: aircraft fleets
What aircraft do the armed forces fly now? What aircraft will they operate in the future?
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Research Briefing
Stalking protection orders
The government intends to strengthen the use of stalking protection orders as part of its plan to halve violence against women and girls in a decade.
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Research Briefing
Potholes and local road maintenance funding
This briefing brings together various sources of local pothole and road maintenance funding. It can be used to find local funding allocation datasets.
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Research Briefing
Student support for undergraduates across the UK
This page includes archive versions of the briefing Student support for undergraduates across the UK
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Research Briefing
AI in UK government departments
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used by UK government departments in various ways. This briefing paper gives some examples.
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Research Briefing
Student support for undergraduates across the UK in 2025/26
How much student finance is available to undergraduate higher education students in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in 2025/26?
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