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Housing First: tackling homelessness for those with complex needs

Monday, 08 March, 2021

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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Registers of Births and Deaths Bill 2019-21

Friday, 05 March, 2021

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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- Civil law
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Mothers’ details on marriage certificates

Friday, 05 March, 2021

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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Superfast broadband in the UK

Thursday, 04 March, 2021

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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- Technology
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Pre-pack administrations

Thursday, 04 March, 2021

This paper explains what pre-pack administrations are and how they work, describing recent reforms.
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- Business
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Revised Government spending plans for 2020/21

Thursday, 04 March, 2021

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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Spring Budget 2021: A summary

Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

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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Replacing the UK’s nuclear deterrent: the long-awaited warhead decision

Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

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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Passenger purchases of alcohol and tobacco

Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

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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- Tax
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New nuclear power

Friday, 26 February, 2021

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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Spring Budget 2021: Background briefing

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

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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Members’ pay and expenses and ministerial salaries 2020/21

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

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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Covid-19 and the arts and culture sectors

Thursday, 25 February, 2021

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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Mature students in England

Wednesday, 24 February, 2021

This House of Commons briefing paper provides information and statistics on mature students and discusses the decline in mature student numbers and highlights policy issues affecting these students.
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An online e-petition session, prompted by e-petition 300118, “Revoke the TV licence using legislation”

Tuesday, 23 February, 2021

An online e-petition session, prompted by e-petition 300118, “Revoke the TV licence using legislation”, is scheduled for Monday 1 March at 4.30 pm. The session will be led by Jonathan Gullis MP.
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- Press and media

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