Insight
Royal Navy: A return to the Far East?
In an 'unprecedented' move, the UK is sending three warships to Asia-Pacific in 2018, the first time in five years that a Royal Navy warship has travelled to the Far East.
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Insight
Making sense of the impending US-North Korea summit
Will they or won't they? As the summit date approaches we examine what could be in store for USA and DPRK relations
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Research Briefing
Can Europe save the Iran nuclear deal?
European leaders say they will try to save the Iran nuclear deal. Is this realistic?
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Research Briefing
Prospects for combat air: What follows Typhoon and Lightning?
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the RAF's current and future combat aircraft fleet, the UK aerospace industry and prospects for international collaboration ahead of the publication of the Combat Air Strategy.
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Insight
Iran nuclear deal: what next?
Donald Trump announced on 8 May that the US was withdrawing from the nuclear deal agreed by China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the US in 2015. What happens now?
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces accommodation allowance exemption
In the Autumn Budget 2017 the Government announced that it would introduce an income tax and NICs exemption for certain allowances paid to Armed Forces personnel for renting or maintaining accommodation in the UK private market. Provision to this effect was included in the Finance Bill published after the Budget, and now forms section 8 of Finance Act 2018.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: new guidelines on the framework for future EU-UK relations
Brexit negotiations have resumed and this third phase will cover issues outstanding from the last phases - the Irish border in particular - and the framework for future EU-UK relations. This paper looks at how the EU and the UK envisage their relationship after Brexit.
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Research Briefing
Parliamentary approval for military action: Debate to 2018
Parliament has no legal role in approving military action, but since 2011 there has been a convention to inform and consult the Commons before deploying troops.
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Research Briefing
Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19: Committee Stage Report
Commons Library Committee Stage Report on the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19
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Research Briefing
Modernising the Army’s armoured vehicles
The UK Army's armoured fighting vehicles fleet is to be refreshed. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at Challenger and Warrior upgrades, Ajax and the MIV and MRV-P programmes
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Research Briefing
The Chemical Weapons Convention
This short briefing paper looks at the Chemical Weapons Convention in the context of the attack in Salisbury in March 2018.
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Research Briefing
National security and Russia
On 26 March 2018 the House of Commons debates national security and Russia.
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Debate Pack
Proposed takeover of GKN by Melrose
Westminster Hall Thursday 15 March 2018, 3.00pm Debate sponsored by Adrian Bailey MP
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Debate Pack
Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland
This Debate Pack has been produced ahead of the Opposition Day debate to be held in the Commons Chamber on Wednesday 7 March 2018, on the 'Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland'. The debate will be on a motion put forward by the Democratic Unionist Party.
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Research Briefing
Commons Library analysis of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19
This Briefing Paper has been prepared for the second reading of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19 on 5 March 2018.
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