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This note provides an outline of what an individual can do to stop junk mail and to remove their name from direct marketing mailing lists. It also briefly considers how unsolicited emails (known as “spam”) can be stopped through the use of the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
Parliamentary constituency boundaries are reviewed periodically by independent Boundary Commissions. This House of Commons Library briefing summarises the current rules and procedures for boundary changes and how they have changed over time. It also gives an overview how the number of MPs has reached the current level of 650.
Constituencies are reviewed periodically by independent Boundary Commissions, one for each part of the UK. This briefing outlines how the public can get involved in the consultation stages.
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Business and Consumer Confidence: Information on business and consumer confidence surveys, which is generally released ahead of official statistical data and can indicate changes to the economic outlook as well as turning points in the economic cycle.
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Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.
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Inflation: Data on both the CPI and RPI inflation indices.
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This List notes Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPSs) to successive Prime Ministers since 1906.
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This list notes ministerial office holders since the 2015 General Election.
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Manufacturing: Data on manufacturing output, jobs and producer confidence.
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Retail sales: key indicators on the value of retail sales.
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Financial Indicators: Data from FTSE100, as well as oil prices and gold prices.
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After five years of litigation, in October 1981 the European Court of Human Rights ruled that Jeffrey Dudgeon’s right to a private life had been breached.
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Latest data on government net borrowing and net debt.
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Data on house prices, mortgage approvals and house-building.
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This briefing sets out the background to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, which will take place on 27 October 2021. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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