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Impartial Commons Library briefings going back to 1993, covering parliamentary bills, Commons debates, topical issues and policy.

  • Research Briefing

    Sanctions against Russia: What has changed since January 2025?

    Monday, 03 August, 2026

    How have sanctions against Russia changed since January 2025? Is US policy diverging from that of its allies?

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Business
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • EU institutions
    • Europe
    • Finance
    • Industry
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • International organisations
    • International trade
    • The EU
  • Research Briefing

    UK forces in the Middle East region

    Monday, 03 August, 2026

    The UK armed forces use a range of bases and facilities in the Middle East.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Middle East
  • Research Briefing

    Changes to the law on abortion in England and Wales

    Monday, 03 August, 2026

    An overview of how the law on abortion in England and Wales has changed following the assent of the Crime and Policing Act 2026.

    • Research Briefing
    • Criminal law
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    The Budget and the annual Finance Bill

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    This briefing examines the way that Parliament scrutinises the Government's proposals for taxation, set out in the annual Budget statement.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Financial support for higher education students

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    Find out what support is available to higher education students across the UK to help with their fees and living costs.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Financial support for further education students

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    Find out what support is available to further education students across the UK to help with their fees and living costs.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Further education
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Childcare support for students

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    Find out what support for childcare costs parents can get while studying further and higher education courses.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Child care
    • Children and families
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Higher education
  • Research Briefing

    House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026: Passage of the legislation

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026 removed the right of hereditary peers to sit in the House of Lords.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Could Andy Burnham let mayors raise more taxes?

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    What taxes can regional mayors raise and could this change with a new Prime Minister?

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Local government
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    UK defence personnel statistics

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    How many people serve in the UK armed forces, how diverse are they, and how many people are joining and leaving?

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

    Economic update: The new Prime Minister, inflation and the cost of living

    Friday, 31 July, 2026

    Andy Burnham has announced several policies to help people with the cost of living, with average prices having risen 30% since 2021.

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

    Antifungal resistance

    Thursday, 30 July, 2026

    Antifungal resistance happens when fungal infections stop responding to antifungal medicines.

    • Research Briefing
    • Animals
    • Diseases
    • Farming and fishing
    • Health services
    • Medicine
    • Sciences
  • Research Briefing

    Medicines shortages

    Thursday, 30 July, 2026

    Find out about the causes and consequences of medicines shortages, and UK Government actions in response to supply disruption affecting human medicines.

    • Research Briefing
    • Health services
    • Medicine
  • Research Briefing

    Banking fraud

    Wednesday, 29 July, 2026

    This briefing covers the scale of banking fraud, how the police respond to fraud, and what the public and private sectors are doing to reduce the impact of banking fraud.

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Crime
    • Finance
    • Police
  • Research Briefing

    Consumer credit

    Wednesday, 29 July, 2026

    The government plans to change consumer credit law. This briefing looks at how this affects borrowers, buy-now-pay-later regulation and car finance misselling.

    • Research Briefing
    • Finance
    • Work and incomes

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