Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This briefing examines recent government policy towards the administration of business rates on public lavatories in England and Wales.
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Research Briefing
Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
The bill would provide for changes in the sentencing, release and monitoring of terrorism offenders. This briefing explains what the bill would do and what happened to it in the House of Commons.
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Research Briefing
Trade Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This government bill would introduce measures to support the UK in implementing an independent trade policy, having left the European Union.
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Research Briefing
Parliamentary Constituencies Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
This bill seeks to set the number of constituencies used in UK general elections. It would also amend how boundaries are drawn and changes are implemented.
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Research Briefing
Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
Amongst its provisions, the Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill would give effect to the Government’s policy of ending freedom of movement once the transition phase ends at the end of December 2020. It would also confirm the continued right of Irish citizens to come to and work in the UK after the ending of freedom of movement and it would provide a power to amend, via regulations, retained EU law governing social security coordination.
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Research Briefing
Finance Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
The Finance Bill is a government bill intended to give the tax measures announced in the spring budget 2020 lasting statutory effect.
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Research Briefing
Business and Planning Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
The Government’s Business and Planning Bill is intended to help the economy recovery from the effects the Covid-19 outbreak.
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Research Briefing
Medicines and Medical Devices Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
The bill would provide the Government with new delegated powers to update or amend the UK’s regulatory framework for medical devices and for human and veterinary medicines. Much of the current UK regulatory framework is based on EU regulations and directives. It would also allow a new information system to be introduced covering data on medical devices and would consolidate and expand enforcement provisions.
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Research Briefing
House of Lords: Membership in June 2020
There is no fixed number of seats in the House of Lords, and its make up can change week by week. This Library briefing provides a snapshot of its composition on 12 June 2020.
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Research Briefing
Sentencing Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This Law Commission bill seeks to consolidate existing sentencing legislation into a single sentencing statute. The Sentencing Bill is a consolidation bill that will introduce the sentencing code. The aim of the code is to provide a clear and comprehensive source of sentencing procedure legislation for the public, the judiciary and practitioners.
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Research Briefing
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill is a Government bill being fast-tracked through Parliament with the intention of reducing the burden on businesses and providing flexibility and breathing space to keep them operating during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Research Briefing
Covid-19: Fairer, Cleaner and More Sustainable Economy
A summary of proposals for policies to reshape the economy following the coronavirus pandemic. This includes recommendations for how the economy could be "fairer" and "cleaner".
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Research Briefing
Covid-19: Face Masks
On 11 May 2020, the Government advised the general public in England to use face coverings in enclosed public spaces where social distancing might not be possible, for example on public transport.
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Research Briefing
Hong Kong: National Security Legislation
There has been concern over what Beijing’s decision to implement a national security law in Hong Kong could mean for freedoms in the territory.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus and the Economy
Coronavirus (Covid-19) has had major implications for the UK economy. There have been debates about a number of possible changes to economic policy when the UK enters the recovery phase. These include: possible major reforms to fiscal policy; whether the Government should facilitate the reallocation of jobs and capital away from the hardest hit sectors of the economy; what measures could be taken if the virus exacerbates inequalities in the UK; and whether the recovery is an opportunity to bring about fundamental changes in the economy and society.
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