Research Briefing
The 2011 Autumn Statement
This note summarises the main points of the 2011 Autumn Statement.
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Background to the 2011 Autumn Statement
This note sets out the background to the 2011 Autumn Statement which will take place on 29 November.
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IMF quotas and proposed increases
Quotas paid by member states are the main financial resource of the IMF. This note explains how they work with particular reference to the UK, and describes the proposed changes that will see quotas double.
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Parliamentary Material on Royal Mail and the Post Office from May 2010
This note provides information and links to Parliamentary information on the Post Office and Royal Mail from May 2010.
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The economic crisis: policy responses
This note brings together the various elements of Government action to deal with the economic crisis
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The European Financial Stabilisation Mechanism (EFSM)
The EFSM is a €60bn facility to provide loans to EU Member States in financial difficulty. It is financed through borrowing secured against the EU Budget. Thus far, Ireland and Portugal have received support through the EFSM.
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Research Briefing
The 2011 Budget
This note summarises the main points of the 2011 Budget and the reaction to it.
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Background to the 2011 Budget
This note sets out the background to the 2011 Budget which will take place on Wednesday, 23 March.
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Welfare to work programmes: an overview
This note provides an overview of the main back-to-work schemes that offer support to unemployed individuals in their job search. The system is currently in a state of transition between the New Deal programmes of the previous Government and the Coalition Government's policy of replacing them with a new scheme called the Work Programme by summer 2011.
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Research Briefing
The 2010 Autumn Statement
This note provides background on the 2010 Autumn Statement which will be presented to the House by the Chancellor on monday 29 November.
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Cost of a bank holiday
The latest Government estimate is that an additional bank holiday would cost the economy £2.9 billion.
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Postal Services Bill [Bill 78 of 2010-11]
This Paper has been prepared for the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons of the Postal Services Bill. The Bill has four main parts. Part 1 provides for changes to the ownership structure of Royal Mail Holdings plc and its subsidiaries (including Post Office Ltd). Part 2 provides for Royal Mail’s historic pension deficit to be transferred to government. Part 3 provides for changes in the regulatory arrangements for postal services and Part 4 provides for a “special administration regime” should there be a risk to the universal postal service from the possibility of the provider becoming insolvent.
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Background to the 2010 Spending Review
This note sets out the background to the Spending Review which will take place on 20 October.
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The outcome of the 2010 Spending Review
This note summarises the main measures of the 2010 Spending Review.
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G20 & the November 2010 Seoul summit
The G20 has met at leaders' level since November 2008. The second summit in 2010 takes place in Seoul in November. This note provides background to the G20, outcomes of summits so far, the agenda for Seoul, and the G8/G20 relationship.
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