Research Briefing
Household debt: statistics and impact on economy
This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.
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Research Briefing
Child Trust Funds & Junior ISA transferability
Child Trust Funds and Junior Isa transferability
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Research Briefing
Debt relief for low-income countries
How much debt do low income countries owe, and what is the impact of debt on development? The briefing also discusses UK and global initiatives on debt relief.
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Research Briefing
Company audits: issues and proposed reforms
This briefing explains how audit works, the problems the industry faces and the Government's planned reforms.
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Research Briefing
Mortgage arrears and repossessions in England
An overview of current and past approaches to helping homeowners with mortgage debt, including information on trends in arrears and repossessions.
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Research Briefing
Statistics on access to cash, bank branches and ATMs
This briefing gives statistics on cash use, access to cash, bank and building society branches, post office and ATM statistics.
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Debate Pack
Business Banking Resolution Service
A Westminster Hall debate on the Business Banking Resolution Service is scheduled for Tuesday 11 July 2023 at 2.30pm. The Member leading the debate is William Wragg.
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Research Briefing
Flood Re and household flood insurance
Concerns about household flood insurance and how Flood Re helps to provide affordable flood insurance for most consumers
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Research Briefing
Mortgage prisoners
An overview of how many mortgage-holders became trapped in expensive deals, and of efforts made to help resolve the situation.
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Insight
Economic update: Inflation not falling as fast as expected
The overall inflation rate is slowly falling due to changes in energy prices, but underlying inflation is rising.
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Research Briefing
Russian sanctions prior to the invasion of Ukraine
Current sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine have reached an unprecedent scale. However, there has been a sanctions regime in place against Russia since 2014.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Business loans schemes
An overview of the development and rollout of the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loans Scheme, the Coronavirus Larger Business Interruption Loans Scheme and the Bounce Back Loans Scheme, including refinements and challenges, as well as the subsequent Recovery Loan Scheme.
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Debate Pack
E-petitions relating to the acceptance of cash
Debate on e-petitions 605030 and 622284 relating to the acceptance of cash
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Research Briefing
Central bank digital currencies: The digital pound
An overview of what central bank digital currencies are, what they might offer, and progress on developing a digital pound.
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Research Briefing
Cryptocurrencies
What cryptocurrencies are, how they work, the benefits and challenges they offer, and how regulators have reacted to them.
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