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Research Briefing

  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Immigration appeal rights

    Wednesday, 22 July, 2026

    An overview of the system for appealing against Home Office immigration and asylum decisions in all parts of the UK.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Asylum
    • Immigration
  • Research Briefing

    Appointment of the IPSA Board

    Wednesday, 22 July, 2026

    Appointments to the Board of the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority are made by His Majesty following an humble Address, from the House of Commons.

    • Research Briefing
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    The United Kingdom constitution – a mapping exercise

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    A briefing paper which "maps" (or summarises) the main elements of the United Kingdom's uncodified constitution.

    • Research Briefing
    • Armed forces
    • Devolution
    • Elections
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Institutions
    • International law
    • Local government
    • Monarchy
    • Overseas territories
    • Parliament
    • UK elections
    • Voters
  • Research Briefing

    The office and functions of the Prime Minister

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    A briefing paper on the office and functions of the Prime Minister

    • Research Briefing
    • Government
    • House of Commons
    • Monarchy
    • Parliament
  • Research Briefing

    VAT on tourism and hospitality services

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    This briefing gives a short introduction to the way VAT works, and the significance that EU VAT law has had for setting VAT rates, before discussing the campaign for a lower VAT rate on tourist services, and the introduction of a temporary reduced VAT rate for hospitality, holiday accommodation and attractions which applied from July 2020 to March 2022.

    • Research Briefing
    • Industry
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) for the UK and by parliamentary constituency.

    • Research Briefing
    • Economic situation
    • Work and incomes
    • Local data
    • Social security
    • Work and incomes data
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Dealing with immigration casework

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    General guidance on handling routine immigration casework. Applies acros England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Immigration
  • Research Briefing

    Youth unemployment statistics

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    This briefing presents the latest statistics on youth unemployment in the UK as well as comparisons with other OECD countries.

    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
    • Social security
  • Constituency casework,Research Briefing

    Finding funding for music, dance, and drama courses

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    Find out what funding is available for performing arts courses in the UK.

    • Constituency casework
    • Research Briefing
    • Culture, media and sport
    • Education
    • Further education
    • Higher education
  • Data dashboards,Research Briefing

    Constituency data: People claiming unemployment benefits

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    Explore constituency-level data on people claiming unemployment benefits using the interactive dashboard.

    • Data dashboards
    • Research Briefing
    • Work and incomes
    • Working age benefits
    • Local data
  • Research Briefing

    Average earnings: Economic indicators

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    Earnings data gives us information on the labour market and household finances. Find the latest data on earnings for men and women in the UK.

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

    UK labour market statistics

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    This paper provides the latest statistics and analysis of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and earnings in the UK.

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

    High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS)

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    In the 2025 Budget the government announced it would introduce a a new charge on owners of residential property in England worth £2 million or more - the High Value Council Tax Supplement (HVCTS) - from April 2028.

    • Research Briefing
    • Tax
  • Research Briefing

    Manufacturing industries: Economic indicators

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    Manufacturing is one of the production industries. Find the latest data on the activity of the UK manufacturing sector.

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

    Prime Ministers

    Tuesday, 21 July, 2026

    This briefing lists the Prime Ministers who have served in the United Kingdom since 1721. It also provides information on changes of Prime Minister between general elections since 1900.

    • Research Briefing
    • Elections
    • Government
    • Monarchy
    • Parliament
    • Government data
    • Parliamentary data

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