Research Briefing
Postal services
This note gives an overview of postal services in the UK. It discusses current regulation, market trends and consumer problems.
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Research Briefing
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund
This briefing explains how the UK Shared Prosperity Fund will work in practice, and compares it to the EU structural funding that it is intended to replace.
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Research Briefing
Building Safety Bill: Lords amendments
This briefing paper covers amendments to the Building Safety Bill made in Grand Committee, on report and at third reading in the House of Lords.
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Research Briefing
Unexplained Wealth Orders
Unexplained Wealth Orders allow for the confiscation of property without proving criminality, by reversing the burden of proof. How do they work and have they been a success?
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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
Analysis of the Online Safety Bill
The Online Safety Bill is scheduled to have its second reading on 19 April 2022.
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Research Briefing
Economic crime in the UK: A multi-billion pound problem
Economic crime costs the UK billions per year. This briefing discusses UK Government efforts to tackle it, including its 2019-2022 Economic Crime Plan.
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Research Briefing
Beneficial ownership registers in the UK
What are registers of beneficial ownership and how are they developing in the UK?
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Research Briefing
New business support measures: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduced permanent measures to update the UK insolvency regime, and temporary measures to help businesses during the pandemic.
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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
UK Shared Prosperity Fund: design and development
This briefing looks at the history of the development of the UK Shared Prosperity Fund, covering the issues around its design and the response it has received.
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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
Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022
An explanation of the Act's three main measures on: (1) a beneficial ownership register of Overseas Entities owning UK property; (2) Unexplained Wealth Orders; and (3) Sanctions.
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Debate Pack
People affected by the Midas Financial Solutions collapse
A Westminster Hall debate on 'People affected by the Midas Financial Solutions collapse' has been scheduled for Tuesday 22 March 2022 from 9.30 to 11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Alistair Carmichael MP.
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Research Briefing
Organising humanitarian aid and help for Ukraine
Russia's actions in Ukraine threaten a humanitarian crisis. The Government advises those in the UK seeking to help to make cash donations to registered charities.
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