Trade: Key Economic Indicators
Latest statistics on UK's trade performance and balance of payments
Sanctions against Russia
In response to Russian military action in Ukraine, Western allies and other partners across the globe have imposed an unprecedented package of coordinated sanctions against Russia. This briefing paper should be taken as correct at the time of writing.
Ukraine crisis
This page features Commons Library publications relevant to the current crisis in Ukraine.
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Research Briefing
Progress on UK free trade agreement negotiations
This short briefing summarises the UK's progress in negotiating new free trade agreements.
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Research Briefing
Brexit and the UK’s Overseas Territories
What’s the significance of the UK’s departure from the EU for the UK’s 14 Overseas Territories, in relation to trade, funding, defence, and sovereignty?
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Research Briefing
Statistics on UK trade with the Commonwealth
This note gives some key statistics on UK-Commonwealth trade.
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Research Briefing
Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill 2022-23
This briefing provides background to the Trade (Australia and New Zealand) Bill.
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Research Briefing
Statistics on UK trade with Ireland
Ireland is one of the UK's largest trading partners. This note gives some key statistics on UK-Ireland trade.
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Research Briefing
UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement
This page provides information on the UK's trade agreement with Australia - the UK's first 'new' trade agreement since Brexit.
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Research Briefing
UK amends its criteria for arms exports
This paper discusses changes to the licencing criteria for strategic exports from the UK.
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Research Briefing
Waiving intellectual property rights for Covid-19 vaccines
To meet demand for Covid-19 vaccines, some countries have argued for a waiver on intellectual property rights for vaccines. This paper sets out the debate.
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Debate Pack
E-petition 597171, relating to the hunting of dolphins and whales in the Faroe Islands
A debate has been scheduled in Westminster Hall at 6.00pm on Monday 11 July 2022 on e-petition 597171, relating to the hunting of dolphins and whales in the Faroe Islands. The subject for the debate has been nominated by the Petitions Committee, and the debate will be opened by John Nicholson MP.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill 2022-2023
This briefing looks at the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. What it does, questions over whether it breaks international law, why the Government is introducing the Bill, and the reaction to it including from the EU and political parties in Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland Protocol: Implementation, grace periods and EU-UK discussions (2021-22)
This briefing paper explores the Northern Ireland Protocol, how it has been implemented, the temporary grace periods introduced to help ease trading problems, negotiations between the EU and UK in 2021 and 2022 on possible changes to the Protocol, including the May 2022 UK Government announcement it will introduce legislation to override the Protocol.
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Research Briefing
Countering Russian influence in the UK
Widespread sanctions have been imposed on Russia for its actions in Ukraine. But there have also been calls for the Government to go further and bring forward long-awaited proposals on countering foreign influence in the UK.
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