• Debate Pack

    Contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the UK economy

    This Debate Pack has been compiled ahead of the debate on the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the UK economy to be held on Wednesday 9 March at 2:30pm in Westminster Hall. The Member in charge of the debate is Brendan O'Hara MP. Debate Packs are produced quickly after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.

  • Debate Pack

    Debate pack: Welfare of young dogs bred for sale

    This Debate Pack has been produced ahead of the debate on the welfare of young dogs bred for sale in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 7th March 2016. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee. It is intended to provide useful information for Members, including press and parliamentary material, on issues relating to dog breeding and the sale of dogs. More detailed briefings can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.

  • Debate Pack

    Future of High Streets

    This Debate Pack has been compiled ahead of the debate on the future of high streets to be held at 9:30am in Westminster Hall. The Member in charge of the debate is Mark Menzies MP. Debate Packs are produced quickly after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.

  • Research Briefing

    Financial Conduct Authority

    A debate on the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to be held on 1 February 2016. This note provides some background to potential issues which may be raised. Further information can be found in another Library Note (CBP-07234)

  • Debate Pack

    Gender pricing

    Gender based pricing is the practice of charging a different price for the same consumer goods or services on the basis of gender. Recently, the issue has come to the fore with the publication of research undertaken by the Times, which found price disparities across a wide range of gender-targeted items, with those marketed at women 37 per cent more expensive on average.

  • Research Briefing

    Competition in energy markets in Great Britain

    This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the history of political and regulatory intervention designed to increase the competiveness of domestic energy markets in Great Britain. The Paper sets out the timetable for the Energy Market Investigation and summarises the provisional findings that the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published. The paper also summarises the main actions that Ofgem has undertaken in the past to tackle the level and complexity of tariffs.

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