Research Briefing
May 2021 local elections
This briefing looks at the results of the local elections that took place in England on 6 May 2021.
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Research Briefing
Scottish Parliament Elections: 2021
The SNP won the most seats in the Scottish Parliament in the elections on 6 May 2021. This paper provides data on voting trends and electoral turnout for constituencies, electoral regions, and for Scotland as a whole.
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Research Briefing
Labour market statistics: UK regions and countries
This paper gives an overview of labour market statistics across the UK’s regions and countries. The spreadsheet published alongside this paper includes a ‘profile tool’ where you can select a region and see all data for that region presented in tables and charts.
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Research Briefing
EU structural funding: Will the UK Community Renewal Fund bridge the gap?
The Government has said £220 million will be made available in 2021/22 to begin to replace EU structural funding.
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Research Briefing
Recent fighting in Israel and Palestine
What are the causes of the fighting and the wider political context in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories?
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Research Briefing
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2021
This briefing has been written for the House of Commons Second Reading debate on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. The paper gives background to the Bill, sets out the Bill's provisions, and provides commentary and responses to the Bill.
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Research Briefing
May 2021 elections: Candidates and results by party
How did the parties do across all elections, and what was the gender breakdown?
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Research Briefing
Chad: prospects after the 2021 election
Chad held a presidential election on 11 April 2021. The winner died the day after the election result was announced and a Transitional Military Council has since seized power.
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Research Briefing
The new State Pension – transitional issues
Looks at how the State Pension introduced for future pensioners on 6 April 2016 affects individuals, focusing in particular on transitional arrangements
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Research Briefing
DUP leadership election and appointing a First Minister
Arlene Foster has announced her intention to resign as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and First Minister of Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Reform of adult social care funding: developments since July 2019 (England)
Reforming the funding of adult social care, including how people pay for care, has been an issue for successive governments. This briefing provides a summary of developments in this area since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019.
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Research Briefing
Mass asymptomatic Covid-19 testing: Strategy and accuracy
This briefing provides an overview of mass asymptomatic Covid-19 testing in England and links to other Commons Library and POST resources on the topic.
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Research Briefing
Domestic abuse and Covid-19: A year into the pandemic
How has the pandemic affected domestic abuse and what has the Government’s response been?
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Research Briefing
Public service pensions – facts and figures
Facts, figures and sources information on public service pensions
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Research Briefing
Queen’s Speech 2021
This Library briefing identifies issues and bills that may appear in the Queen's Speech on 11 May 2021 or require legislation in the forthcoming parliamentary session.
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