Yemen: UK Government’s aid reduction
The UK's pledge for 2021/22 represents around 54 percent of the £160 million announced for 2020/21.

The UK's pledge for 2021/22 represents around 54 percent of the £160 million announced for 2020/21.
A debate on Commonwealth Day 2021 has been scheduled for Thursday 11 March in the main House of Commons Chamber. The debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee and will be led by Ian Liddell-Grainger MP and Julie Elliott MP.
The Government's Loneliness Strategy was published in October 2018. It set out a wide variety of cross-departmental measures that the Government would take to provide 'national leadership' to tackle loneliness in England. As well as explaining the Strategy and the steps taken so far by the Government, this briefing also looks at research into the causes and impact of loneliness and possible interventions. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on loneliness is also considered, alongside the measures introduced by the Government in response. Finally, this paper briefly outlines the situation in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Research Briefing
This paper provides brief information in response to some key questions regarding the impact of the Coronavirus outbreak on separated families, maintenance arrangements and access to children.
Research Briefing
This briefing describes the laying of the Statutory Instrument, its content, reaction from the sector, and the consultation on extending some its regulations.
Research Briefing
This Library Briefing sets out policies on NHS hospital parking charges in the UK, how much is raised, and UK Government commitments to abolish charges for certain groups.
Research Briefing
This reading list provides links to various publications considering the causes and impact of loneliness, as well as possible interventions to deal with the issue in society.
Research Briefing
This briefing outlines support for victims of domestic violence and abuse. It considers social services, housing, social security benefits, health services and preventative actions in education settings.
Research Briefing
This Library briefing describes the UK Government’s policy to write-off arrears arising from the 1993 and 2003 child maintenance schemes. These schemes are now closed to new applicants and ongoing maintenance cases have been transferred to the 2012 scheme.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing provides an overview of the UK Government’s policies to support care leavers in key areas.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper sets out how the child maintenance system operates where a Person with Care, Non-Resident Parent or a Qualifying Child, lives overseas.
Research Briefing
This paper describes what steps the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) may take when a Non-Resident Parent (also known as a “Paying Parent”) fails to pay child maintenance on time or in full. It also provides information on the application, collection and enforcement fees charged by the CMS, and briefly summarises analysis on the effectiveness of the CMS’s enforcement and collection system. This paper relates primary to Great Britain: Section 6 describes Northern Ireland’s system.
Research Briefing
This House of Commons Library briefing sets out how the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) calculates the amount of child maintenance payable under the 2012 statutory child maintenance scheme.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Breast Cancer Screening’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 16 December 2020 from 2:30-4:00pm. The debate has been initiated by Robert Largan MP.
Debate Pack
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Provision of healthcare support services in the period between conception and age two’ has been scheduled for Tuesday 15 December 2020 from 9.30-11.00am. The debate has been initiated by Andrea Leadsom MP.
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