Skip to main content
Visit the UK Parliament website
House of Commons Library
  • Briefings
  • Data
  • Casework
  • Resources
  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Search
  1. UK Parliament
  2. House of Commons Library
  3. Economy and business
  4. Business
  5. Page 3

Business

  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    How to complain about a financial service

    Thursday, 06 August, 2026

    Find out how customers can complain about financial services, and use the impartial, free ombudsman service, without going to the courts.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Consumers
    • Finance
    • Pensions
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    UK-EU agreement in respect of Gibraltar

    Wednesday, 05 August, 2026

    An agreement between the UK and EU setting out Gibraltar's relationship with the EU came into force provisionally on 15 July 2026

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence policy
    • EU law and treaties
    • Europe
    • Immigration
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    Future water resources

    Wednesday, 05 August, 2026

    This briefing sets out the challenges for future water resources in England. It covers future water resource forecasts, policy and legislation, and planned actions to address the water supply deficit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Industry
  • 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

    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
  • Research Briefing

    What is the UK–US pharmaceuticals deal?

    Thursday, 23 July, 2026

    The UK and US Governments announced a pharmaceuticals trade deal in December 2025.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Health
    • Health services
    • Industry
    • International trade
    • Medicine
    • Public spending
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    An introduction to UK taxes

    Wednesday, 22 July, 2026

    Find out about the UK tax system, the role of the Budget and the annual Finance Bill, key statistics on UK taxes, and sources of advice for taxpayers.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    VAT on tourism and hospitality services

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Industry
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Key Employment Rights

    Monday, 20 July, 2026

    This briefing provides an overview of a range of key statutory employment rights in Great Britain, including unfair dismissal, deduction from wages and working time.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Disability
    • Equality
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Trade unions and industrial relations

    Monday, 20 July, 2026

    This briefing covers the rules governing trade unions, the rights of union members, collective bargaining, strikes and other industrial action

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Work and incomes
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Customs rules for trade with the EU

    Monday, 20 July, 2026

    An overview of trade rules between the UK and EU, including sources of advice regarding customs, imports and exports.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    Progress on UK free trade agreement negotiations

    Thursday, 16 July, 2026

    This short briefing summarises the UK's progress in negotiating new free trade agreements.

    • Research Briefing
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    Household debt: statistics and impact on economy

    Wednesday, 15 July, 2026

    This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Finance
    • Work and incomes
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Fireworks: Purchase, possession and use

    Friday, 10 July, 2026

    An overview of the rules that regulate the purchase, possession and use of fireworks in the UK.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers

Total results (page 3 of 90)

  • Page 1 of 90 1
  • Page 2 of 90 2
  • Page 3 of 90 3
  • Page 4 of 90 4
  • Page 5 of 90 5
  • Page 6 of 90 6
  • Page … of 90 …
  • Page 89 of 90 89
  • Page 90 of 90 90

Quick links

  • About
  • Work with us
  • Editorial policy and AI statement
  • Feedback and complaints

Research

  • Briefings
  • Data
  • Casework
  • All briefings

Resources

  • Online resources and databases
  • Training and events
  • The good information toolkit
  • Make the most of the Library

Mailing List

Subscribe to receive email alerts every time we publish new research about the topics you’re interested in.

Subscribe

Follow us

  • Whatsapp

© House of Commons 2026. Re-use our content freely and flexibly with only a few conditions under the Open Parliament Licence.

Privacy notice | Cookie policy | Cookie settings | Accessibility statement