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High Speed 2: the business case, costs and spending

Thursday, 27 June, 2019

This paper shows that while HS2 will deliver significant capacity and connectivity improvements, there are alternatives available that could deal with the capacity constraints on the West Coast Main Line at a lower cost. This paper also shows that there is still uncertainty around the costs of HS2. The estimates at the time of the 2015 Spending Review put the cost at around £65 billion (in 2015 prices). The ambitions of HS2 Ltd are to reduce the costs of the infrastructure for Phase 2b by around 40% from the 2015 Spending Review estimate.
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- Rail
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European Parliament elections 2019: results and analysis

Wednesday, 26 June, 2019

This briefing paper analyses the results of the 2019 European Parliament elections, focussing on both the UK and EU-wide results. It also analyses the repercussions for the EU, in terms of the balance of forces within the new Parliament and its impact on the forthcoming appointment process for the top jobs in the EU, including the European Commission Presidency.
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The Children’s Future Food Report

Wednesday, 26 June, 2019

MPs will debate the Children’s Future Food Report on Thursday 27 June 2019. This House of Commons Library briefing provides information on the report and also parliamentary and press coverage.
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Agriculture: Historical Statistics

Tuesday, 25 June, 2019

This note sets out important indicators of UK agriculture that have been published annually over this time. Together they give an indication of some of the ways that agriculture has changed in response to events over the last 100 years or more including the two world wars, the depression of the 1930s, the post-war boom and entry into the European Community. These long runs of data also give some historical context to more recent changes in agriculture including the dramatic fall in prices and farm incomes in the late 1990s, BSE and the outbreak of foot and mouth disease.
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- Farming and fishing
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Dementia: policy, services and statistics overview

Friday, 21 June, 2019

This briefing examines policies in England to improve dementia diagnosis, care, support and research. Health is a devolved matter, and the note also briefly outlines dementia strategies in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It also provides statistics on rates of dementia.
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Devolution of the Adult Education Budget

Wednesday, 19 June, 2019

This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper provides information on the forthcoming devolution of the Adult Education Budget from the 2019-20 academic year.
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FAQs: Academies and free schools

Tuesday, 18 June, 2019

This briefing paper answers FAQs about academies and free schools in England. Topics covered include: academy conversion; school places; special educational needs provision; academy land disposal and sale; funding; and accountability.
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- Schools
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Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill 2017-19

Friday, 14 June, 2019

A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill 2017-19
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Higher education finance statistics

Wednesday, 12 June, 2019

How has the balance and make-up of university income and expenditure changed over time, particularly since 2012?
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Company Voluntary Arrangements (CVAs)

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019

This Commons briefing paper provides a detailed overview of the Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) procedure.
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- Business
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Prorogation of Parliament

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019

This briefing paper explains what it means to "prorogue" Parliament, under what authority it is done, and what its consequences are. It also provides historical and international context for prorogation, and explains its relevance to the Brexit process.
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People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, May 2019

Tuesday, 11 June, 2019

This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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What next for planning in England? The National Planning Policy Framework

Monday, 10 June, 2019

The National Planning Policy Framework sets the direction for planning in England. Following a consultation, it has been revised, to reflect more than 80 reforms previously announced by the Government in the Housing White Paper and in its consultation on planning for the right homes in the right places.
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World Trade in 2019: the US and the WTO

Tuesday, 04 June, 2019

What is happening in the World Trade Organization, and how does this relate to the current US administration's trade policy? This briefing paper explores these two issues, and considers what consequences they might have for a post-Brexit UK.
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The Post-18 Education Review (the Augar Review) recommendations

Friday, 31 May, 2019

The Augar review of post-18 education was finally published on 30 May 2019. This paper looks at its recommendations and some of the initial responses to it.

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