Economy

Unexplained Wealth Orders allow for the confiscation of property without proving criminality, by reversing the burden of proof. This briefing discusses their introduction, how they work, and their use so far.

This paper provides a timeline of the major events leading up to the EU referendum and subsequent dates of note, including Brexit Day itself.

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.

Parliament has been recalled to adopt the legislation required to implement the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement. This briefing provides an overview of the Agreement and the Bill to implement it

This note defines FDI and looks at recent trends in UK and world FDI

The Eat Out to Help Out Scheme was one of the Government's policy measures to support businesses reopening following the first COVID-19 lockdown. The Scheme aimed to help protect jobs in the hospitality sector by encouraging consumers to eat out. This briefing summarises reactions to the Scheme and figures on the Scheme's take-up and impact.

This briefing paper gives figures on the level of public spending in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also gives figures for the English regions.

Any economic boost from Covid-19 vaccines is likely to arrive only in 2021.

What are the implications for the UK economy of the end of the Brexit transition period? This briefing summarises the potential short-term and long-term impacts.

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

This Commons Library briefing paper provides answers to a number of frequently asked questions on the Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. It covers the rules that apply from 1 November 2020. It also contains a discussion of excluded workers and furlough fraud.

This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.

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

Data on unemployment in the UK.

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