Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, January 2020
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Brexit reading list: Global Britain
‘Global Britain’ has become a rallying cry for those who want to see the UK stride confidently into a post-Brexit future. Opponents of Brexit have argued that this perspective ignores the damage being done to the UK’s national interests by leaving the European Union.
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Research Briefing
General Election 2019: full results and analysis
This briefing shows data for the 2019 General Election, with maps, charts and tables showing votes, vote shares and turnout by party, region and constituency.
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Research Briefing
Support for small scale renewables
On 1 January 2020, a new Smart Export Guarantee to support small scale renewable generation came into force. This briefing covers why support is offered, details of previous support under feed-in tariffs, the new policy, and commentary on the change.
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Research Briefing
Release from prison in England and Wales
This briefing describes the statutory framework governing the release of prisoners in England and Wales and Government proposals to change them.
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Research Briefing
Brexit debates 2019
This paper provides links to a selection of debates that have referenced Brexit in the title or during a debate in 2019. This paper will be updated periodically.
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Research Briefing
Bogus charity clothing collections
Many charities legitimately collect unwanted items of clothing to raise funds for their cause. However, constituents sometimes raise concerns about organisations which appear to be collecting clothing for a charitable cause but are not in fact doing so.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit and the claimant count
This briefing paper explains how Universal Credit has increased the number of people claiming unemployment benefits, by requiring a broader group of claimants to look for work than was the case under Jobseeker’s Allowance. In January 2019, the Department for Work and Pensions published an ‘alternative’ claimant count for the first time. This models what the claimant count would have been if Universal Credit had been fully in place since 2013.
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Research Briefing
Grenfell Tower Fire: Background
This briefing sets out the Government response to the fire at Grenfell Tower which broke out on 14 June 2017, including details of the building safety programme, public inquiry and recovery taskforce.
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Research Briefing
Country and regional public sector finances
This briefing looks at estimates of public spending and revenues in UK countries and regions.
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Research Briefing
Constitutional Conventions and Citizens’ Assemblies: power to the people?
This House of Commons Library briefing paper describes the theory and practice of constitutional conventions and citizens' assemblies.
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Research Briefing
Railways (minimum service levels) Bill 2019-20
The Railways (minimum service levels) Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019 No date is yet available for second reading.
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Research Briefing
Tax avoidance: a General Anti-Avoidance Rule – background history (1997-2010)
This note gives some background to the earlier debates there have been on the case for a general statutory prohibition of aggressive tax avoidance, in relation to the Coalition Government's introduction of a General Anti-Abuse Rule in 2013.
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Research Briefing
What now for the Iran nuclear deal?
At the beginning of January 2020 Iran announced that it would no longer abide by any of its commitments set down in the nuclear deal (the JCPOA) agreed in 2015. In light of that decision, the UK, Germany and France (the E3), who are signatories to the deal, announced on 14 January that Iran's non-compliance would be referred to the Joint Commission under the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of the JCPOA. What happens next?
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