Research Briefing
Members’ pay and expenses – current rates and a review of developments since 2009
This Research Paper reviews changes in Members' pay and allowances/expenses since 2009.
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Queen’s Speech 2012
This Standard Note gathers together speculation on the issues that might be included in the forthcoming Queen’s Speech.
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Research Briefing
Election of the chair and members of the Backbench Business Committee (BBCom)
On 12 March 2012, the House agreed changes to the rules for the election of the chair and members of the Backbench Business Committee. The previous rules, changes made and background to the changes are reviewed in this note.
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Ministers’ pay since April 2007
This note summarises the pay freezes and reductions that have been applied to Government ministers since April 2007. Under the Labour Government ministerial pay was frozen. The Coalition Administration reduced ministerial salaries in order to achieve a five per cent reduction in ministerial remuneration (ministerial and Members' salaries combined).
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Research Briefing
Review of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009 by the Committee on Members’ Expenses
This note provides links to background information relevant to the Committee on Members' Expenses review of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009.
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Research Briefing
Nominations to Select Committees
This note outlines the background to various proposals that have been made for changes to the way in which the members of select committees are nominated. It includes details of the proposals made by the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, which was established in July 2009 to advise on reforms to, inter alia, make select committee processes more democratic; and details of the recommendations adopted by the House. It also includes details of the initial operation of the new system of elected select committee chairs, and nominations, from June 2010 onwards.
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Research Briefing
Income tax and Members’ expenses
This note sets out the background to and extent of the provisions that applied to Members’ allowances administered by the House. It gives details of the changes proposed in the Budget, and enacted in the Finance (No 2) Act 2010.
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Research Briefing
Wash-up 2010
The wash-up period at the end of a Parliament allows a Government to get onto the statute book essential or non-controversial legislation that would not otherwise complete its passage through Parliament because of Dissolution. This paper describes the wash-up process; reviews the proceedings on wash-up in 2010; and provides details of Bills that received Royal Assent in each of the last six wash-up periods.
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Research Briefing
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority: operating the Members’ Expenses Scheme
This note provides a brief review of the establishment of IPSA and of its role in setting and paying Members' expenses. It also outlines the limited responsibilities of the Government and the House in relation to a body that was expressly established to be independent of both.
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Parliamentary reform – a brief overview
This note briefly reviews committees that have (or have had) a role in developing reform proposals, then it briefly reviews recent reform proposals that have been implemented or are underway but not fully implemented. Finally it notes legislation before Parliament this Session that is likely to affect how the House of Commons operates.
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Recess questions and September sittings
This note reviews the background to the House sitting in September 2003, September 2004 and September 2010; and the introduction of the tabling of questions for answer during the summer recess.
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Rectification procedure
This note reviews the origins and evolution of the rectification procedure. It notes how many times it has been used. It sets out John Lyon's proposals to change it. It reports the BBC's coverage of Sir George Young's letter to the Committee on Standards and Privileges. Finally, it outlines the Committee on Standards and Privileges' recommendations, and the House's decisions.
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Members’ pay and allowances from April 2010
This note sets out the rate of allowances under the House of Commons schemes and the budgets for expenses under the IPSA scheme.
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