Research Briefing
This briefing sets out the background to Spring Statement 2019 which will take place on Wednesday 13 March. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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South Sudan was born in 2011. Since the moment of its birth, its people have been embroiled in turmoil, conflict and suffering. Although the civil war which has raged since 2013 has complex roots, observers attribute much of the blame to its leaders, President Salva Kiir Mayardit and former First Vice-President Riek Machar, who head up opposing political and armed factions of the ruling party. Over the last year or so, there have been renewed peace efforts. Could this mean peace at last?
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This Commons Library briefing covers the use and treatment of Opposition Day motions including humble Addresses and motions of censure, used in the 2017-19 Parliamentary Session.
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This Library Briefing Paper has been prepared for the remaining stages of the Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill 2017-19.
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This Briefing Paper was prepared for the second reading of the Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill 2017-19 on Monday 11 February 2019. It was updated after Committee Stage on 26 February 2019.
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2019/20 is the final year of the four-year freeze, which keeps most working-age benefits and tax credits at their 2015/16 cash values. Non-frozen benefits, mainly those aimed at disabled people and carers, rise in line with CPI inflation (+2.4%). The triple lock delivers a 2.6% increase to the new State Pension (£168.60 in 2019/20) and the Basic State Pension (£129.20).
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Northern Ireland (Regional Rates and Energy) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19
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The Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No. 2) Bill 2017-19
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In January 2019 the US and the Taliban reached a basic agreement after direct talks, but was it really a breakthrough?
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This paper outlines the commemorations planned to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day, which falls on 6 June 2019.
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Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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This House of Commons briefing paper discusses the post-18 education and student finance review and gives an outline of the post- 18 funding system in England. It suggests possible options for reform that the Review may propose, such as the lowering of higher education tuition fees and analyses the impact of these proposals.
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This note has been prepared for the debate in the House of Commons on Thursday 21 February 2019.
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This briefing looks at the most recent set of the Government's spending plans, the Supplementary Estimates 2018/19, and provides both a summary of their contents and context to help understand them.
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This paper sets out the rights of utility companies and others to undertake street works and the powers available to street authorities to manage and mitigate those works.
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