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Research Briefing

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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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Public spending
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    The Service complaints system

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

    The Ministry of Defence is reforming the service complaints system. This Commons Library paper explains the evolution of the system, the role of the Ombudsman, criticism and proposed reforms of the system.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence
    • Defence policy
  • Research Briefing

    Registration and management of sex offenders

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

    This note provides an overview of the various measures in Part 2 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 aimed at enabling the police in England and Wales to monitor and manage sex offenders living in the local area. It considers the requirement for certain sex offenders to notify the police of personal information such as their name and address, and to update the police whenever this information changes. The police record of these notifications is commonly referred to as the "sex offenders' register". It also considers the civil orders that can be used to manage the behaviour of sex offenders.

    • Research Briefing
    • Crime
    • Criminal law
  • Research Briefing

    International Inflation: Key Economic Indicators

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

    International Inflation: Harmonised Index of Comsumer Prices data on international inflation rates.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic policy
    • Economic situation
    • Economy
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    Part-time undergraduate students in England

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

    This House of Commons briefing note gives and overview of the current position of part-time undergraduate education in England. It gives an overview of the numbers of part-time students, the decline in part-time students and discusses the reasons for the decline and the impact on the higher education sector.

    • Research Briefing
    • Education
    • Higher education
  • Research Briefing

    Service industries: Key Economic Indicators

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

    Service industries: Data for the sector that incorporates the retail sector, the financial sector, the public sector, business administration and cultural activities.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Industry
    • Economic indicators
  • Research Briefing

    End of Brexit transition: chemicals regulation (REACH)

    Wednesday, 03 March, 2021

    A House of Commons Library briefing paper discussing the EU REACH regulation for chemicals, the impact of Brexit on the chemicals industry and UK Government plans for a separate UK REACH regime after the end of the transition period.

    • Research Briefing
    • Environment
    • EU law and treaties
    • Industry
    • Brexit
  • Research Briefing

    Women and the economy

    Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

    This paper provides statistics and analysis on women’s participation in the labour market and in business. It provides an overview of the financial effect of the coronavirus on women and tracks trends of women in employment, the gender pay gap, and women leading businesses.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus: GCSEs, A Levels and equivalents in 2021

    Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

    The cancellation of exams including GCSEs and A Levels in summer 2020 led to a highly controversial process for issuing grades to students. This paper looks at plans for awarding qualifications in summer 2021. Updated following confirmation of the awarding arrangements for 2021.

    • Research Briefing
    • Diseases
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Schools
    • Covid-19
  • Research Briefing

    The cost of the UK’s strategic nuclear deterrent

    Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

    Since the acquisition of the UK's first strategic nuclear deterrent in the 1950s, the cost of procuring and maintaining it, and which Government department should finance it, has always been a matter of much debate.

    • Research Briefing
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Americas
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Replacing the UK’s Nuclear Deterrent: Progress of the Dreadnought Class

    Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

    In a vote in July 2016 the House of Commons approved the decision to maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent beyond the early 2030s. After almost a decade of work on the project, that vote subsequently enabled the programme to move forward into its manufacturing phase, which will see the construction of four new Dreadnought class ballistic missile submarines over the next 15-20 years.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Defence equipment and spending
    • Defence policy
    • Institutions
  • Research Briefing

    Women in Politics and Public Life

    Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

    This briefing includes latest figures on the proportion of women in Parliament and elected bodies across the UK and throughout the world, as well as information on women in UK public life.

    • Research Briefing
    • Civil law
    • Elections
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    Coronavirus business support schemes: statistics

    Tuesday, 02 March, 2021

    This paper collates data on the number of applications and total support provided under the UK Government coronavirus business support schemes. The attached excel spreadsheet allows users to view data by Parliamentary constituency and local authority.

    • Research Briefing
    • Business
    • Diseases
    • Economic policy
    • Business and industry data
    • Covid-19
    • Local data
  • Research Briefing

    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.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax

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