Debate Pack
Preventable baby deaths
There will be a debate on preventable baby deaths at 9:30am on Wednesday 4 September 2024. This debate will take place in Westminster Hall and will be led by Lee Anderson MP.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Housing: Key resources for constituency casework in England
A guide to some reliable sources of information to help answer the most common constituents' housing questions.
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Debate Pack
Healthcare provision in the East of England
A debate on healthcare provision in the East of England will take place in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 3 September 2024. This debate pack provides background and related press and parliamentary material.
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Research Briefing
Suicide prevention: Transport
Network Rail, train operators and British Transport Police all have a significant role in responding to and reducing suicides on the rail network. Local and national highway authorities have a similar role on the road network.
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Research Briefing
Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)
This briefing looks at the requirements on schools, colleges, and universities in England to provide careers guidance, the quality of the advice provided, and also the organisations working to provide careers advice.
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Research Briefing
The Advanced British Standard
This briefing explains the 2022 Sunak government's plans to introduce the Advanced British Standard in England, a new qualification that was due to replace A Levels and T Levels, but which will now not be going ahead.
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Research Briefing
Hormone pregnancy tests
Pregnancy tests that involved taking tablets containing hormones were used from the late 1950s until the 1970s in the UK. The use of these medicines has been linked to birth abnormalities but the evidence is disputed.
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Research Briefing
The immigration health surcharge
Temporary migrants in the UK usually pay a surcharge based on the length of their visa, which raises money for healthcare spending.
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Research Briefing
Gypsies and Travellers: Accommodation in England
This briefing looks at Gypsies’ and Travellers’ accommodation in England.
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Research Briefing
The Gender Pensions Gap
The gender pensions gap can mean the differences in retirement income or retirement wealth for men and women. It is influenced by the gender pay gap, as well as other factors. This paper outlines progress to address the gender pensions gap, and proposals for reform.
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Research Briefing
Introducing a cap on care costs
Overview of proposals to reform how people pay for adult social care in England, which have now been cancelled.
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Research Briefing
Statutory homelessness (England): The legal framework and performance
An overview of the legal framework for statutory homelessness support in England and how local authorities are delivering these duties. The briefing also summarises official homelessness statistics.
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Research Briefing
Statutory homelessness (England): Causes and government policy
Outlines the main drivers of homelessness and summarises the UK Government’s approach to tackling homelessness in England, including stakeholder views and comment.
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Research Briefing
Personal, social, health and economic education in schools (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the rules relating to the provision of personal, social, health and economic education (PSHE) in England, as well as statutory health education from 2020
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Research Briefing
Comparing the school curriculum across the UK
Outlines what schools in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are required to teach. Education is a devolved matter, so this policy varies across the UK
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