Opposition Day Debate: Bonuses for water company executives
An Opposition Day debate has been scheduled for 5th December on bonuses for water company executives.
Debate on public sector food procurement and nutrition standards
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 4.30pm on 29 November on public sector food procurement and nutrition standards. The debate will be opened by Anthony Mangnall MP.
UK-EU Relations: Fisheries
This briefing provides background on fisheries provisions in the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) and how these have been implemented since the UK left the EU.
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Research Briefing
The ban on XL Bully dogs
The government has announced a ban on American XL Bully dogs in England and Wales that will come into force on 31 December 2023.
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Research Briefing
The UK’s plans and progress to reach net zero by 2050
The UK is committed to reaching net zero by 2050. This briefing provides an overview of the background context for net zero, the plans in place to reach this goal, and current progress.
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Research Briefing
COP28: The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
The 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) is to be held from 30 November to 1 December 2023 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). This briefing covers the main themes of COP28.
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Research Briefing
Planning for solar farms
This briefing covers planning policy for solar farms in England and the devolved administrations and commentary on the use of agricultural land for solar farms.
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Research Briefing
Food Banks in the UK
The Trussell Trust, an anti-poverty charity that operates a network of food banks across the UK, reported a 37% increase in the number of three-day emergency food parcels it distributed between 31 March 2022 and 1 April 2023, compared to the year before.
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Research Briefing
Nutrient neutrality and housing development
The government announced plans to change Habitats Regulations which underpin nutrient neutrality. The amendments were rejected by the House of Lords.
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Debate Pack
Debate on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and sustainable development
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 17th October on Water, Sanitation and Hygiene and sustainable development. The debate will be opened by Dr Matthew Offord, MP and the subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee.
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Research Briefing
Air quality: policies, proposals and concerns
A briefing on evolving air quality policies and legislation across the UK, targets, statistics and health and inequality concerns.
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Research Briefing
Energy Bill [HL] 2022-23 Committee stage report
The remaining stages of the Energy Bill [HL] 2022-23 in the House of Commons will take place on 5 September 2023. This paper is a summary of what happened at committee stage and how the Bill has changed as a result.
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Research Briefing
English farm statistics: challenges, farm types and regions
Farmers in England need to respond to inflationary pressures and changing agricultural funding schemes. This paper introduces these challenges and presents data on farms in England by type and by region.
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Research Briefing
Climate change “Loss and Damage” fund
In 2022 countries created a committee on loss and damage for climate change. What is loss and damage, how might it be funded, and what has the UK response been?
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Research Briefing
Food poverty: Households, food banks and free school meals
This paper provides statistics on household food insecurity, food bank usage and free school meals in the UK, and tracks the impact of rising living costs.
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