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This briefing paper provides information about Alternative Provision (AP) education in England. In particular information about AP providers in England, the pupils that attend them, funding statistics, and the current issues affecting the sector.
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This Library Paper gives a very brief overview of when an organisation needs a licence to play music in public.
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This note provides an outline of the treatment of pensions on bankruptcy.
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This House of Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview and background to the Private Member's Bill: Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) [HL], Bill 294 of 2017-19. The Bill has completed its parliamentary stages in the House of Lords and is now passing through the House of Commons.
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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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