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🐶 Can your landlord prevent you from keeping a pet?
Our casework article looks at the rules around keeping pets in rented properties, including proposed changes expected in the Renters’ Rights Bill that was announced in the 2024 King's speech:
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The Great British Energy Bill has its second reading today.
Stay up to date with our reliable and impartial energy research, explaining:
⚡️ What is demand-side response?
♻️ What is a just transition for environmental targets?
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Did you know that we'll publish briefings for at least the first seven PMBs drawn in today's ballot?
🧑💻Our impartial information on the bills will be available to everyone on our website.
In the meantime, why not learn more about ballot bills since 1997:
The Private Members' Bill ballot is now taking place.
The ballot, which takes place at the start of every parliamentary session, is a chance for Backbench MPs to introduce a new law.
Watch on Parliament live:
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The UK's exports of services have exceeded exports of goods since 2020, and last year services exports were worth almost £100 billion more.
The government has said it will publish a new trade strategy to aid economic growth.
Our economic update has more:
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The Great British Energy Bill would create a new, publicly owned company designed to develop ‘clean’ energy and work towards decarbonising the electricity grid.
Our impartial research provides an overview of the bill and its aims ahead of today's debate:
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🔎Did you know the Commons Library breaks down census data by constituency?
🌈We've just updated our census dashboard on LGBT+ people to reflect new constituency boundaries. Find out more about sexual orientation and gender identity in your constituency:
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The Budget Responsibility Bill would make the government request a forecast from the
@OBR_UK
before announcing significant changes to tax and spending.
💷 MPs will debate the remaining stages in the Chamber today. Find out more with our research:
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EXTRA EXTRA - read all about it! 📰
Our Thematic Research Lead scheme is featured in
@timeshighered
. Discover our innovative fellowship programme which places academics in the
@UKParliament
:
Funded by
@UKRI_News
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🔍 Why are there different predictions of climate change?
Evidence shows climate will continue to change and have worsening effects,
but details such as how fast certain changes will happen can be more uncertain.
The
@commonslibrary
explains why:
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Have you checked our impartial research for today's Westminster Hall debates? Including:
📚 Special Educational Needs: Support in England
🇺🇦 Conflict in Ukraine: A special tribunal on the crime of aggression
🗑️ Fly-tipping
Browse our research:
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Today, MPs debate the Passenger Railway Services Bill which, if passed, will bring most passenger train operations into public ownership.
🚆 Get the facts ahead of today's remaining stages with our research briefing:
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Did you know the
@commonslibrary
publishes impartial research to help MPs prepare for debates? Read up on this week's topics, including:
- Technology in public services
- The Budget Responsibility Bill
- Special educational needs
and more at:
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🍎 It's not just Parliament that's back in session!
As students return to the classroom, learn more about the school curriculum and how it differs between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland:
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It's back to business in the
@HouseofCommons
today, so it's time to get up to date with our impartial research.
🧑💻Prepare for today's general debate on technology in public services:
📚Or browse research for this week's business:
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“MPs might just come from one career background – but they have to legislate on 100% of the issues.”
Find out more about how Library specialists like Franci help MPs get the facts on the issues of the day, helping them in the Chamber and in their constituencies.
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🎓 Where do universities in England get their income from?
🪙 What financial challenges are they facing?
🏫 How else could the sector be funded?
Find out more with our new research:
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A record number of seats were won by Reform and the Greens in the 2024 general election, and more independent and minor party candidates stood than in 2019. Find out more:
🗳️Reform and the Greens:
🗳️Independents and minor parties:
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Meet Katharine – our head of Library Resources
During her eighth general election working in Parliament, we talk to Katharine about how her team helps Parliament get to know the newly elected MPs in our ‘Meet the Library’ blog series:
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