Matthew Ward

Commons Research Briefing Economic policy Economic situation 

Economic Indicators, June 2020

Published Thursday, July 02, 2020July 3, 2020 Daniel Harari, Matthew Ward, Philip Brien

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators…

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Commons Research Briefing Economic situation 

Financial Indicators: Key Economic Indicators

Published Thursday, July 02, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

Financial Indicators: Data from FTSE100, as well as oil prices and gold prices.…

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Commons Debate Pack Economic policy Economic situation Local Government 

Local Government estimates debate

Published Thursday, July 02, 2020July 3, 2020 Mark Sandford, Matthew Keep, Matthew Ward, Philip Brien, Ria Gill-Williams

On Thursday 9 July 2020, there will be a debate in the House of Commons on the Spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. The subject for this debate was selected by the Backbench Business Committee following the publication of the Central Government Supply Estimates 2020-21 on 4 May 2020.…

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Commons Debate Pack Business Industry 

Debate On e-Petition Relating To The Support For UK Industries In Response To Covid-19

Published Wednesday, June 24, 2020July 3, 2020 Georgina Hutton, Matthew Ward

On Thursday 25 June 2020, there will be a debate in the House of Commons on a number of e-petitions relating to support for UK industries in response to Covid-19. The subject for the debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. Theresa Villiers MP, will open the debate. …

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Commons Research Briefing Economic situation 

Regional and National Economic Indicators

Published Friday, June 19, 2020July 3, 2020 Chris Rhodes, Daniel Harari, Matthew Ward

Data summarising the economic situation in the regions and countries of the UK…

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Commons Research Briefing Economy International trade 

Statistics on UK trade with the Commonwealth

Published Friday, June 19, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

This note gives some key statistics on UK-Commonwealth trade.…

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Commons Research Briefing International trade 

Statistics on UK-EU trade

Published Wednesday, June 17, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

This note provides some basic statistics on the UK’s trade with the EU.…

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Commons Research Briefing Sciences 

Research and development spending

Published Wednesday, June 17, 2020July 3, 2020 Chris Rhodes, Georgina Hutton, Matthew Ward

R&D spending in the UK. Including analysis of R&D by region and industry, and international comparisons of R&D.…

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Commons Research Briefing Economic policy Economic situation Economy 

Exchange rates: Key Economic Indicators

Published Friday, June 05, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

Exchange rates: Data on the value of the pound relative to other major international currencies.…

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The UK-EU future relationship negotiations: summary of positions

Published Wednesday, June 03, 2020July 3, 2020 Antony Seely, Claire Mills, Daniel Ferguson, Djuna Thurley, Dominic Webb, Elena Ares, Georgina Hutton, Ilze Jozepa, Joanna Dawson, Jonathan Finlay, Library Specialists, Louise Butcher, Louise Smith, Matthew Ward, Melanie Gower, Sarah Coe, Stefano Fella, Steven Browning, Steven Kennedy, Suzanna Hinson, Sylvia de Mars, Tom Powell

The tables in this paper provide a summary of the UK and EU positions in the future relationship negotiations, based on their proposed draft treaty texts and other publicly available statements…

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Commons Research Briefing Environment Farming and fishing 

Agriculture Bill 2019-21

Published Monday, May 11, 2020July 3, 2020 Jonathan Finlay, Lukas Audickas, Matthew Ward, Sarah Coe

The Agriculture Bill 2019-21 was given its First Reading on 16 January and Second Reading on 3 February 2020. It completed Committee Stage on 5 March 2020 and remaining Commons stages are scheduled for 13 May 2020.…

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Commons Research Briefing Economic policy Economic situation 

Economic Indicators, April 2020

Published Monday, April 27, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward, Philip Brien

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators…

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Commons Debate Pack Economic situation Industry 

Role of the food and drink sector in the UK economy

Published Tuesday, March 17, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward, Philip Brien

A debate in Westminster Hall was scheduled for Wednesday 25 March at 9:30am on the role of the food and drink sector in the UK economy. This debate would have been led by John Stevenson MP.…

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Commons Research Briefing Economic policy Planning 

City Deals

Published Wednesday, March 11, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

This note provides an overview of City Deals, with details on the 31 that have been successfully negotiated since July 2012.…

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Commons Research Briefing Economic policy Economic situation Planning 

Local Growth Deals

Published Wednesday, March 11, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

This note looks at the creation of the Single Local Growth Fund and the process of allocating Growth Deal funding to Local Enterprise Partnerships.…

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Commons Debate Pack International trade 

Trade deals and fair trade

Published Tuesday, March 10, 2020July 3, 2020 Matthew Ward

A Westminster Hall debate on ‘Trade deals and fair trade’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 9:30 am. The debate has been initiated by Geraint Davies MP.…

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