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Economy

  • Research Briefing

    Average Earnings: Key Economic Indicators

    Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

    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

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency

    Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

    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

    The budget deficit: a short guide

    Tuesday, 17 January, 2023

    This briefing answers some FAQs related to the government's budget deficit.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    The Privy Council: history, functions and membership

    Monday, 16 January, 2023

    A briefing paper on the history, functions and membership of the Privy Council

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Armed forces
    • Communities
    • Courts
    • Devolution
    • Economy
    • Elections
    • EU law and treaties
    • Government
    • Higher education
    • House of Commons
    • Immigration
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Justice
    • Local government
    • Monarchy
    • Nationality
    • Overseas territories
    • Parliament
    • Press and media
    • Schools
    • UK elections
  • Research Briefing

    Northern Ireland Budget Bill 2022-23

    Monday, 16 January, 2023

    This Bill will update the budget for Northern Ireland for 2022/23, and approve funding for the first few months of 2023/24.

    • Research Briefing
    • Devolution
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Local Growth Deals

    Friday, 13 January, 2023

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

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Planning
  • Research Briefing

    Components of GDP: Key Economic Indicators

    Friday, 13 January, 2023

    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
  • Research Briefing

    Statistics on UK trade with the Commonwealth

    Thursday, 12 January, 2023

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

    • Research Briefing
    • Economy
    • International trade
    • Trade data
  • Research Briefing

    City Deals

    Wednesday, 11 January, 2023

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

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Planning
  • Debate Pack

    Skills and labour shortages

    Tuesday, 10 January, 2023

    A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 12 January 2023 at 3.00pm on skills and labour shortages. The debate will be opened by Patricia Gibson MP.

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

    Procurement Bill 2022-23

    Thursday, 05 January, 2023

    The Procurement Bill would reform the way public authorities purchase goods, services and public works by simplifying and modernising procurement rules and procedures. This briefing has been prepared ahead of the Bill’s second reading in the House of Commons, scheduled for 9 January 2023.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Government
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: Self-Employment Income Support Scheme

    Thursday, 05 January, 2023

    To support the self-employed through the coronavirus outbreak the Government introduced the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS).

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Diseases
    • Economic policy
    • Tax
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    Exchange rates: Key Economic Indicators

    Wednesday, 04 January, 2023

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

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    Defence procurement reform: The Single Source Contract Regulations

    Tuesday, 03 January, 2023

    This paper discusses the single source contract regulations that apply to defence procurement and the Government's proposed reforms to the regulatory framework.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Public spending
  • Research Briefing

    Defence procurement reform: The Defence and Security Public Contract Regulations

    Wednesday, 21 December, 2022

    The Government intends to repeal the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011 (DSPCR) as part of a wider overhaul of Government procurement regulations.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Public spending

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