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Economy and business

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    Debate on transitional support for North Sea oil and gas workers

    Tuesday, 22 April, 2025

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 23 April on transitional support for North Sea oil and gas workers. The debate will be opened by Kirsty Blackman MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Climate change
    • Energy
    • Industry
    • Work and incomes
  • Debate Pack

    Impact of AI on intellectual property

    Tuesday, 22 April, 2025

    There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on intellectual property at 2:30pm on 23 April 2025. The debate will be opened by James Frith MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Business
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Press and media
    • Technology
  • Research Briefing

    Local audit in England

    Tuesday, 22 April, 2025

    This paper explains how local government audit operates in England, local audit procedures and delays in the early 2020s, and the 2024 Labour government's plans for reform to the local audit system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Local government
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the bill

    Wednesday, 16 April, 2025

    An overview of the progress of the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill through the House of Commons prior to report stage.

    • Research Briefing
    • Benefits policy
    • Civil law
    • Crime
    • Justice
    • Public spending
    • Working age benefits
  • Debate Pack

    Government support for retail investment

    Wednesday, 16 April, 2025

    A debate on Government support for retail investment will take place in Westminster Hall on 22 April 2025 from 4.30-6pm. This debate pack provides background and parliamentary material.

    • Debate Pack
    • Finance
  • Research Briefing

    High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill 2024-25

    Wednesday, 16 April, 2025

    The government has reintroduced the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill and intends to repurpose this for Northern Powerhouse Rail.

    • Research Briefing
    • Rail
  • Research Briefing

    Fuel poverty in the UK

    Monday, 14 April, 2025

    Record energy prices in 2022 and 2023 led to concern that more families would be drawn deeper into fuel poverty. How has fuel poverty changed and how do levels and policies vary across the UK?

    • Research Briefing
    • Consumers
    • Energy
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    UK steel industry: statistics and policy

    Friday, 11 April, 2025

    The UK steel industry: a statistical summary of the UK and international industry; analysis of current prospects and challenges; summary of government policy.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Industry
  • Research Briefing

    Direct taxes: Rates and allowances for 2025/26

    Tuesday, 08 April, 2025

    The new tax year started on 6 April 2025. Direct taxes’ rates and allowances were confirmed in the 2024 Autumn Budget. These are taxes paid directly by the taxpayer to the government.

    • Research Briefing
    • National Insurance
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Potholes and local road maintenance funding

    Friday, 04 April, 2025

    This briefing brings together various sources of local pothole and road maintenance funding. It can be used to find local funding allocation datasets.

    • Research Briefing
    • Planning
    • Public spending
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    Student support for undergraduates across the UK

    Friday, 04 April, 2025

    This page includes archive versions of the briefing Student support for undergraduates across the UK

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Student support for undergraduates across the UK in 2025/26

    Friday, 04 April, 2025

    How much student finance is available to undergraduate higher education students in England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland in 2025/26?

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    The UK’s tilt to the Indo-Pacific and what’s next for its policy to the region?

    Friday, 28 March, 2025

    This briefing looks at UK's 'tilt to the Indo-Pacific', as first set out in the 2021 Integrated Review under the Conservative government. The goals the tilt achieved in deepening the UK's defence, foreign policy and trade relationships in the region, and what the Labour government has said about the tilt.

    • Research Briefing
    • Asia Pacific
    • Defence policy
    • International trade
  • Debate Pack

    Debate on government support for Thames Water

    Friday, 28 March, 2025

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 3pm on 3 April on government support for Thames Water. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee, and the debate will be opened by Luke Taylor MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Environment
    • Industry
  • Research Briefing

    Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] 2024-25

    Thursday, 27 March, 2025

    MPs will debate the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] at second reading on Tuesday 1 April 2025. The bill contains measures concerning the UK’s product safety, regulation and metrology framework.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Consumers
    • Economic policy

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