Local Government Finance Settlement 2023/24
This Settlement allocates £59.7 billion of spending power to local authorities in England. It will be debated in the House of Commons on 8 February 2023.

How can we estimate the impact of budget measures on women and men since 2010?
Estimating the gender impact of tax and benefits changes (466 KB , PDF)
Since 2010, successive Labour Shadow Ministers for Women and Equalities have publicised analysis of the impact of personal taxation and benefit changes on women. Commissioned from the House of Commons Library, this analysis is based on a methodology created by Yvette Cooper MP in 2010.
This briefing paper looks the basis for Labour’s claim that changes in taxes and benefits have had a disproportionate impact on women and outlines how the Government has responded to this claim.
It also compares the figures used by Labour to analyse the impact of Government policies by gender with alternative approaches adopted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, Institute for Fiscal Studies and Women’s Budget Group.
Estimating the gender impact of tax and benefits changes (466 KB , PDF)
This Settlement allocates £59.7 billion of spending power to local authorities in England. It will be debated in the House of Commons on 8 February 2023.
A general debate on LGBT+ History Month is scheduled for Thursday 2 February 2023 in the House of Commons Chamber.
This paper covers reforms to the Mental Health Act 1983, including the Independent Review, white paper, draft Mental Health Bill and pre-legislative scrutiny.