Research Briefing
The House of Commons has voted on various options for the future UK-EU relationship in the hope that an agreed UK position may help to break the impasse following the Commons' rejection of the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement. The Government says it may hold a further Commons vote on future relationship options. What options have been proposed?
Debate Pack
This landing page gives background to the debate on a motion of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, which will take place on 26 March 2019.
Research Briefing
A summary of Spring Statement 2019 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
Research Briefing
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
Research Briefing
Ahead of the Spring Statement on Wednesday (13 March) we examine how the economy and public finances are performing. What’s the current economic situation? GDP growth of 1.4% in 2018 was the slowest since 2012, with growth easing towards the end of the year. Two key factors behind this slowdown were a weaker global economy
Research Briefing
This briefing sets out the background to Spring Statement 2019 which will take place on Wednesday 13 March. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
Research Briefing
What could happen if the EU and UK negotiators don't agree a withdrawal agreement in time and the UK has to leave the EU on 29 March 2019 without one - and with no framework for future relations either? This paper looks at how such a situation might come about, the constitutional implications for the UK and in some cases for the devolved administrations, and what the impact might be in a range of policy areas.
Research Briefing
A briefing on the provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2019-20 for England.
Debate Pack
On 23 January, there will be a Westminster Hall debate a balanced budget rule, sponsored by Lee Rowley MP. The debate is due to start at 2:30pm.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper outlines the institutional structure of the EEA, its pros and cons and the debate over withdrawal from the EEA.
Research Briefing
Last week we took a look at student loans and the Government’s deficit. Now the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has announced that it will change how these loans are recorded. The accounting change, which aims to ensure that the treatment of the loans better reflects how they work in practice, could increase the Government’s deficit
Research Briefing
When student loans are issued they don’t immediately effect the Government’s deficit. Here we look at why this is of concern to some and what the ONS is doing about it.
Insight
When student loans are issued they don't immediately effect the Government's deficit. Here we look at why this is of concern to some and what the ONS is doing about it.
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