Housing options for serving and ex-military personnel
This Briefing Paper outlines the housing options open to serving and ex-military personnel, it does not cover service accommodation provided…
Recall Elections
Recall is used to describe a process where the electorate in an area can trigger a special election to remove…
AEA Technology Pensions
Looks at “advice given to members of the UK Atomic Energy Agency (AEA) Pension Scheme” on privatisation. Originally prepared for…
Brexit timeline: events leading to the UK’s exit from the European Union
This paper provides a timeline of the major events leading up to the EU referendum and subsequent dates of note,…
Government borrowing, debt and debt interest: statistics
This is a purely statistical note on public sector borrowing (the budget deficit), public sector debt and government debt interest…
Powers of attorney and other decision-making powers
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with powers of attorney and other ways of authorising someone to make a decision…
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19
The Parliamentary Constituencies (Amendment) Bill 2017-19 is a Private Member’s Bill that seeks to change the Rules for Redistribution of…
Public Finances: Key Economic Indicators
Latest data on government net borrowing and net debt.…
Local government and social care funding
Background material for the Opposition Day debate on local government and social care funding on Wednesday 24 April 2019.…
Rail fares, ticketing & prospects for reform
Rail fares have been a sore point for passengers for some time. This is exacerbated at the turn of the…
Brexit: a reading list of post-EU Referendum publications by Parliament and the Devolved Assemblies
This reading list brings together briefings on Brexit by the Parliamentary libraries and the Devolved Assembly research services with reports…
Careers guidance in schools, colleges and universities (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the requirements on schools, colleges and universities in England to provide…
T Levels: Reforms to Technical Education
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides an overview of proposals to reform the system of technical education in…
Home education in England
This briefing provides information on home education in England and outlines current and past proposals for reform. It also notes…
Lifetime survivors pensions from public service schemes
Looks at why some survivors of public service pension scheme members lose their survivors pensions if they remarry or cohabit…