Insight
Regulating utilities: What will change in 2020?
What changes might be considered in the coming years for the way utility companies are managed and regulated?
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Research Briefing
Brexit Glossary
This Commons Library research briefing contains a list of commonly-used terms and acronyms that have needed clarification since the United Kingdom voted in the June 2016 EU referendum.
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Research Briefing
Motor industry: statistics and policy
Automotive manufacturing, trade, employment and policy.
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Research Briefing
The construction industry: statistics and policy
Construction industry - employment, new orders, output. Construction 2025, the Farmer Review and the Construction Sector Deal.
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Research Briefing
Law of Property Act receivers
This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of Law of Property Act receivers. In particular, it looks at how LPA receivers are appointed; their powers; and their role.
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Research Briefing
Can an undischarged bankrupt open a bank account?
This briefing paper considers how a bankruptcy order will affect an existing bank account and the basis on which an undischarged bankrupt may be able to open and operate a new current account.
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Research Briefing
Phoenix trading and liability of directors
This Library briefing paper looks in detail at the legality of phoenix trading and the personal liability of directors to the creditors of an insolvent company.
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Research Briefing
Corporate insolvency framework: proposed major reforms
The purpose of this Commons’ briefing paper is to consider in detail three BEIS consultations on insolvency and corporate governance.
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Research Briefing
Insolvency Practitioners’ Fees
New rules requiring Insolvency Practitioners to provide upfront estimates of what they will charge for their work came into force on 1 October 2015. This briefing paper provides information on the background to, and the main provisions of, the Insolvency (amendment) Rules 2015.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Nuisance calls
This page provides information on preventing and reporting nuisance calls: unsolicited and unwanted marketing messages; silent or abandoned calls; and spam texts.
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Research Briefing
UK progress in rolling over EU trade agreements
This short note provides a list of EU trade agreements in force.
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Constituency casework
Nuisance calls
This page provides information on preventing and reporting nuisance calls: unsolicited and unwanted marketing messages; silent or abandoned calls; and spam texts.
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Constituency casework
Faulty goods, digital content, services
A consumer's legal rights and remedies when they purchase faulty goods, digital content and services. How to resolve a consumer dispute and where to go for help?
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Constituency casework
Water Meters
Water meters are devices that measure how much water is used at a property and allow customers to be charged for water based on their consumption (metered charging).
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Research Briefing
Home sweet home: How popular is domestic tourism in Great Britain?
Domestic tourism outweighed foreign trips in 2018, but the total number of trips to home destinations dropped compared to 2017.
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