Research Briefing
Business Improvement Districts (BIDs)
A briefing paper on Business Improvement Districts, which sets out the legal basis of BIDs and key statistics on their operations.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper on Business Improvement Districts, which sets out the legal basis of BIDs and key statistics on their operations.
Research Briefing
A research briefing on the Finances of the Monarchy, including the Sovereign Grant, Duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall and tax arrangements for members of the Royal Family.
Research Briefing
The UK’s public sector will spend £1,226 billion in 2024/25. This briefing gives statistics and commentary on the various categories of recent public spending.
Research Briefing
One of the ways in which the Government achieves its goals is to buy goods and services. This is called procurement, and covers a wide range of things, from the purchase of printer paper to commissioning social care. This is a short guide to the main sources of procurement statistics for the UK, with headline figures.
Debate Pack
A debate on technology in public services is scheduled to take place in the House of Commons Chamber on Monday 2 September 2024.
Insight
Reform UK won five seats in 2024 and the Green Party won four seats, which were records for their parties. But both won a larger share of votes than seats.
Research Briefing
How does the UK Parliament interact with the UK's Overseas Territories?
Research Briefing
Government Chief Whips and Deputy Chief Whips in the Commons and Lords since 1945
Research Briefing
This Briefing Paper provides a general introduction to council tax, a tax levied on domestic properties in England, Scotland and Wales. It explains what council tax is, who has to pay it, how council tax is calculated and set, and whether any exemptions or discounts may be available.
Research Briefing
A brief guide to the system of non-domestic rating, better known as ‘business rates’.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper explaining local government finance reform in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
Research Briefing
This briefing paper summarises the role and powers of the Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper on the State Opening of Parliament, its history and ceremonial
The power to make laws in certain policy areas has been transferred from Parliament to legislatures in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland through devolution.
Research Briefing
A briefing paper on the constitutional status of the Crown Dependencies, which are the Bailiwick of Jersey, the Bailiwick of Guernsey (including Alderney and Sark) and the Isle of Man.
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