Research Briefing
Defence Investment Plan: Key decisions
On 30 June 2026, the government published its long-awaited Defence Investment Plan. What are the key decisions for MOD spending over the next four years?
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Research Briefing
Estimates Day debate: Spending of the Cabinet Office on security and resilience
On Monday 29 June 2026, the House of Commons will consider estimates of spending and priorities of the Cabinet Office, in so far as it relates to security and resilience. The debate will be opened by Matt Western MP.
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Research Briefing
Seizing the shadow fleet
The UK has started to intercept sanctioned ships. This briefing explains the domestic and international rules that apply to enforcing sanctions at sea.
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Research Briefing
Iranian state threat activities in the UK
What is the assessment of state threats from Iran, and what has been the UK response?
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Pension Scheme
An overview of the Armed Forces Pension Scheme, including government changes to pensions and the remedy to the discrimination caused by these changes.
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Research Briefing
Terrorism in Great Britain: the statistics
The start of the millennium saw an increased political focus on the threat from international terrorism. This briefing examines the statistics from 2001 on.
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Research Briefing
UK arms exports: Statistics
An overview of recent trends in UK arms export statistics including the estimated value of UK arms exports, export destinations and the type of arms exported.
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Research Briefing
UK–EU Agreement on Gibraltar: Draft text and next steps
The UK and EU have agreed the text of a treaty on Gibraltar's relationship with the EU, linking Gibraltar to the EU Schengen area and EU customs union
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Research Briefing
Overview: Where are all the world’s nuclear weapons?
Who are the nuclear weapon states?
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Research Briefing
Nuclear weapons in Europe
The debate over nuclear weapons in Europe is gaining traction following France's proposals for greater nuclear cooperation among European allies.
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Research Briefing
Looking ahead to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty Review Conference 2026
The five-yearly Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) begins on 27 April 2026.
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Research Briefing
Proscribed Terrorist Organisations
The Home Secretary can proscribe organisations believed to be involved in terrorism under the Terrorism Act 2000
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Research Briefing
Support for Gurkha veterans
On Thursday 26 March 2026 there will be a Backbench Business Committee debate on support for Gurkha veterans.
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Research Briefing
Nuclear weapons profile: France
In March 2026, President Macron announced significant changes to France's nuclear posture.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: UK armed forces veterans (Census 2021, 2022)
Find out how many UK armed forces veterans live in constituencies in Great Britain, based on census data.
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