Research Briefing
VW and vehicle emissions testing
This short briefing provides an overview of the problems that have been uncovered at VW regarding emissions testing, what has happened since, and how world governments are planning to deal with it.
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Research Briefing
High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No. 4)
This is a one page guide to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No.4)
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Research Briefing
Overview of military drones used by the UK Armed Forces
Remotely Piloted or Unmanned Aircraft, more commonly known as drones, have been described as the most contentious conventional weapons system currently in use. This note provides an overview of their use by the UK armed forces.
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Research Briefing
Strategic Road Network (SRN)
This briefing paper provides information about the construction, enlargement, management and maintenance of the Strategic Road Network (SRN) in England. Trunk roads in Wales and Scotland are managed by the Welsh Government and Transport Scotland, respectively and are not covered herein.
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Research Briefing
Motor Insurers’ Bureau: untraced and uninsured drivers
Motor Insurers' Bureau: untraced and uninsured drivers. By Louise Butcher & Tim Edmonds. SN/BT/1997.
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Research Briefing
Airports Commission: Final Report
This is a one page guide to the final report of the Airports Commission, chaired by Sir Howard Davies.
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Research Briefing
High Speed Rail (London – West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No.3)
This is a one page guide to the High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill: Instruction (No.3)
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Research Briefing
Key Issues for the 2015 Parliament
This book examines the key issues facing the House of Commons over the course of the 2015 Parliament - from the public finances to the UK’s membership of the EU and from school places for children to climate change.
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Research Briefing
Transport 2015
This paper provides an overview of the transport commitments given by the main political parties in the run up to the 2015 General Election; a broad summary of transport trends over the course of the 2010 Parliament; and looks at some of the possible transport ‘hot spots’ post-2015, specifically devolution; local bus services; cycling provision; rail franchising; and airport expansion.
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Research Briefing
Smoking in public places
This note outlines the provisions of the smoking ban in England that came into effect on 1 July 2007 in a practical context. It also includes recent developments such as the introduction of new regulations in 2015 regarding smoking in private vehicles.
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Research Briefing
Driving: drugs
This note provides information on the offences for drug driving and their enforcement.
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Research Briefing
Infrastructure Bill [HL]
This is a ‘portmanteau’ bill, covering a number of separate but related areas.
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Research Briefing
Aviation: Mayor of London’s proposals for a Thames Estuary airport, 2008-
This note deals only with the proposals put forward by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson for a new hub airport located on an artificial island in the Thames estuary. For information on the historical background to the idea of building a new airport at or in the Thames estuary, as well as the current proposals for the Isle of Grain site, see SN4920.
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Research Briefing
Aviation: airport regulation
This note sets out the role of the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in regulating UK airports and plans for its reform.
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