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Economy and business

  • Research Briefing

    Progress on UK free trade agreement negotiations

    Thursday, 16 June, 2022

    This short briefing summarises the UK's progress in negotiating new free trade agreements.

    • Research Briefing
    • International trade
  • Research Briefing

    UK Labour Market Statistics

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    The UK’s contribution to the EU budget

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    This note considers how much the UK contributes to the EU budget and how much it receives back. Potential payments to the EU on or after Brexit - such as the exit bill - are also discussed.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • EU institutions
    • Farming and fishing
    • Public spending
    • The EU
    • Brexit
    • Public finances data
  • Data Dashboard

    Constituency dashboard

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    Use the interactive dashboard to explore data for parliamentary constituencies, covering topics including unemployment, house prices and election results

    • Data Dashboard
    • Business
    • Demography
    • Housing and planning
    • UK elections
    • Work and incomes
    • Local data
    • People and places data
  • Research Briefing

    Employment – National: Key Economic Indicators

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    A summary of the latest data on employment in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    Unemployment – National: Key Economic Indicators

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    Data on unemployment in the UK.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    Average Earnings: Key Economic Indicators

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    Average Earnings: Regularly updated data on average weekly earnings, including breakdowns by public and private sectors.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    Youth unemployment statistics

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    This paper presents the latest statistics on youth unemployment in the UK as well as comparisons with other EU countries.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
    • Social security
  • Research Briefing

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency

    Tuesday, 14 June, 2022

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) for the UK and by parliamentary constituency.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Research Briefing

    Roads and Vehicle regulation FAQs

    Monday, 13 June, 2022

    This briefing paper answers Frequently Asked Questions about roads and vehicle regulation.

    • Research Briefing
    • Roads
  • Research Briefing

    National Minimum Wage Statistics

    Monday, 13 June, 2022

    This briefing looks at trends in the value of the UK National Minimum Wage, the number of jobs paid at the National Minimum Wage and how the National Minimum Wage compares internationally.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Components of GDP: Key Economic Indicators

    Monday, 13 June, 2022

    Components of GDP: data on the components that make up GDP, including household consumption, government spending, investment, trade and output by sector.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Economic indicators
  • Debate Pack

    Potential merits of introducing new wealth taxes

    Friday, 10 June, 2022

    A Westminster Hall debate on the 'Potential merits of introducing new wealth taxes' has been scheduled for 14 June 2022 2.30-4pm. The debate has been initiated by Richard Burgon MP.

    • Debate Pack
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Fire and rehire practices

    Friday, 10 June, 2022

    This briefing explores the use, legal context and proposals for reform of 'fire and rehire' tactics by employers.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Defence procurement reform

    Friday, 10 June, 2022

    The MOD's system for acquiring military equipment is "broken", the Public Accounts Committee concluded in 2021. This paper discuses the challenges of defence procurement, previous reforms and the new policy approach published in 2021. Regulatory changes will be enacted in the Procurement Bill 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Public spending

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