Individual ministerial responsibility-issues and examples

Documents to download

Individual ministerial responsibility – issues and examples. House of Commons Library Research Paper 04/31.

State Opening of Parliament – history and ceremonial

A briefing paper on the State Opening of Parliament, its history and ceremonial
Scottish independence referendum: legal issues

A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum
Procurement statistics: a short guide

One of the ways in which the Government achieves its goals is to buy goods and services. This is called procurement, and covers a wide range of things, from the purchase of printer paper to commissioning social care. This is a short guide to the main sources of procurement statistics for the UK, with headline figures.
- Government
- Public spending