Debate Pack
Securing Britain’s industrial future
There will be an Opposition Day debate on ‘Securing Britain’s Industrial Future’ on 15 November 2022. This page provides background information ahead of the debate.
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Insight
Food bank demand and the rising cost of living
What effect is the rising cost of living having on food banks and the people who use them?
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Research Briefing
Q&A: Storm overflows discharge reduction plan
On 26 August 2022, the Government published its storm overflows discharge reduction plan as a legal commitment under the Environment Act 2021. This briefing paper provides background information and statistics on storm overflows, outlines the main elements in the plan and provides answers to some frequently asked questions on the subject.
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Research Briefing
Financial services: contribution to the UK economy
Financial services: key statistics on output, jobs, trade and tax in the UK.
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Research Briefing
New-build housing: construction defects – issues and solutions (England)
This paper considers homeowners’ means of redress when faced with defects in newly built housing. It summarises the Government and industry response.
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Insight
Plans to let agency staff cover for striking workers
Proposed legal changes will allow agencies to supply temporary workers to cover workers taking industrial action. What is the context of these plans?
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Debate Pack
Strategic priorities for Ofwat
There will be a general debate on the Government's strategic priorities for Ofwat in the House of Commons chamber on Thursday 9 June 2022.
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Research Briefing
Hospitality industry and Covid-19
This paper provides information on the hospitality industry in the UK, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic and sources of support for the sector.
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Research Briefing
VAT on tourism
This briefing gives a short introduction to the way VAT works, and the significance that EU VAT law has had for setting VAT rates, before discussing the campaign for a lower VAT rate on tourist services, and the introduction of a temporary reduced VAT rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions which applied from July 2020 to March 2022.
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Debate Pack
Royal Mail services and the covid-19 pandemic
A debate on Royal Mail services and the covid-19 pandemic is scheduled to take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 19 April 2022 at 4.30pm. Helen Hayes MP will open the debate.
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Research Briefing
Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Act 2022
The Act introduces a binding arbitration process for when business landlords and tenants in England and Wales can’t agree how to deal with outstanding rent built up during periods of coronavirus restrictions
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: International Travel FAQs for England
This paper answers common questions about how international travel from and to England is currently affected by restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Research Briefing
Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill 2021-22: Lords amendments and ‘ping-pong’ stages
This briefing looks at how the Advanced Research and Invention Agency bill was amended by the House of Lords and during the 'ping-pong' stages. The Bill has received Royal Assent and is now the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022.
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Research Briefing
Dormant Assets Act 2022
An Act to expand the scope of an existing scheme that enables dormant assets to be spent on good causes. Royal Assent was obtained on 24 February 2022.
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Research Briefing
Tackling the under-supply of housing in England
The Government aims to deliver 300,000 new homes per year. This briefing covers trends in supply and considers barriers and potential solutions to delivering more homes.
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