Political Developments in Northern Ireland January 2012- November 2012

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This Note details political developments in Northern Ireland in 2012.

This note is no longer being updated. For further information please see the Library briefing paper Devolution in Northern Ireland, 1998-2018.

Reading list of UK and devolved Parliament and Assembly publications on the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union and UK-EU future relations

This is a reading list of publications on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and future UK-EU relations from library, research services and committees of the UK and devolved parliaments and assemblies.
Social security powers in the UK

This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides a high-level overview of recent changes to social security provision in Northern Ireland and Scotland, including the devolution of significant welfare powers, and analyses how this has affected the structure of the UK social security system as a whole.
- Benefits
- Devolution
UK subsidy policy: first steps

Having left the EU, the government is setting up for an independent UK state aid or ‘subsidy control’ regime, based on WTO rules. This briefing sets out the background of the new approach and the negotiations on state aid with the EU.