Research Briefing
Contingencies Fund (No.2) Bill
The Contingencies Fund (No.2) Bill was introduced on Tuesday 9 March 2021, and will have all of its Commons stages on Thursday 11 March 2021.
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Research Briefing
Funding for healthcare students in England
This House of Commons briefing paper outlines the current funding system for: healthcare students, medical and dentistry students and paramedics and discusses the impact of the 2017 reforms on entrants to healthcare degrees. It also outlines new funding arrangements for nursing, midwifery, healthcare students and paramedics from September 2020.
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Research Briefing
Housing First: tackling homelessness for those with complex needs
Housing First (HF) is a homelessness intervention strategy, aimed at people with multiple and complex needs, particularly rough sleepers. It provides access to permanent housing as a starting point to help tackle their non-housing needs as well. HF is often contrasted with “linear”, “stairway” and “treatment first” schemes, which proponents argue can result in high rates of attrition and a lack of appropriate service support due to the need for users to meet certain requirements before moving into stable independent housing.
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Research Briefing
Registers of Births and Deaths Bill 2019-21
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with the Registers of Births and Deaths Bill, a Private Member's Bill introduced by Andrew Mitchell. The intention of the Bill is to reform the way in which births and deaths are registered in England and Wales, moving from a paper-based system to registration in an electronic register. The Bill is listed for remaining stages in the House of Commons on 12 March 2021.
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Research Briefing
Mothers’ details on marriage certificates
This Commons Library briefing paper deals with proposed changes to marriage registration in England and Wales – moving from a paper-based system to registration in an electronic register. This would facilitate an update of the content of the marriage entry to include the details of both parents of each party to the marriage.
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Research Briefing
Superfast broadband in the UK
This briefing paper provides information about the roll-out of superfast broadband in the UK and the Government's superfast broadband funding programme.
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Research Briefing
Pre-pack administrations
This paper explains what pre-pack administrations are and how they work, describing recent reforms.
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Research Briefing
Revised Government spending plans for 2020/21
Votes to approve the Supplementary Estimates for 2020/21 have been scheduled for 10 March 2011. These will cover the Government's revised spending plans for this year.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2021: A summary
On 3 March, the Chancellor presented his Spring Budget 2021, and the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published its latest forecasts.
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Research Briefing
Replacing the UK’s nuclear deterrent: the long-awaited warhead decision
In February 2020 the Government confirmed the existence of a replacement warhead programme for its nuclear deterrent. A decision on replacement has been long-awaited, with work on possible options underway since 2006.
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Research Briefing
Passenger purchases of alcohol and tobacco
This note sets out the rules regarding the tax treatment of alcohol and tobacco purchases made by passengers, which have been amended as a consequence of the UK's exit from the EU Single Market from 1 January 2021.
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Research Briefing
New nuclear power
This Commons Library briefing paper summarises current progress on nuclear power, including conventional reactors, advanced designs, waste disposal, and nuclear research.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2021: Background briefing
Spring Budget 2021 which will take place on 3 March 2021. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Members’ pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2020/21
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper sets out the current (2020/21) rates of Members' pay and ministerial salaries. It provides background to recent changes. It also notes changes in the rules relating to and budget limits for Members' expenses since 2010.
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Research Briefing
Covid-19 and the arts and culture sectors
A short briefing paper on Covid-19 and the arts and culture sectors. Includes data on the contribution of arts, entertainment and culture industries to the UK economy.
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