A House of Commons Library Briefing Paper on plastic waste in the UK, including statistics on plastic waste and information on UK Government and devolved Government plans and ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste and examples of voluntary initiatives from the plastics industry, environmental groups and retailers.
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Local government: polls and referendums (285 KB, PDF)
This note provides information on the various types of referendum which may be (and in some circumstances must be) conducted by local authorities. These are:
- Advisory referendums called by principal local authorities;
- Parish polls;
- Statutory referendums under specific legislation:
- governance arrangements (including mayoral systems);
- council tax;
- neighbourhood planning.
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Local government: polls and referendums (285 KB, PDF)
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A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) (No.2) Bill 2019-21
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This Commons Library briefing paper examines the key funding pressures facing adult social care services in England and evidence of the impacts of these pressures on social care and health services. The paper explains the additional funding committed to adult social care between 2016/17 and 2020/21, and outlines concerns about a social care funding gap and future financial uncertainty.
