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The Political Declaration on the Framework for Future EU-UK Relations

Friday, 30 November, 2018

This paper looks at the Political Declaration on the Framework for the Future Relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom, which was agreed by EU leaders on 25 November.
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North Africa regional overview 2018

Thursday, 29 November, 2018

Opportunities for North Africa's young and educated population have not opened up since the uprisings of 2011
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- Africa
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Bangladesh: November 2018 update

Thursday, 29 November, 2018

Always high, the political temperature in Bangladesh rose further during 2018 as elections - due to be held by the end of the year - approached. This briefing surveys recent developments and election prospects. It also looks at Bangladesh's response to the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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100-year anniversary of the Royal Air Force

Friday, 23 November, 2018

There will be a general debate on the '100-year anniversary of the Royal Air Force' in the House of Commons Chamber on Monday 26 November 2018.
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Economic Indicators, November 2018

Thursday, 22 November, 2018

Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators
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Domestic violence in England and Wales

Wednesday, 21 November, 2018

The Queen's Speech 2017 promises a draft Domestic Violence and Abuse Bill, and measures in the Courts Bill to deal with suspects cross examining victims. This Briefing Paper looks at the background.
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- Crime
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Stalking: Developments in the law

Wednesday, 21 November, 2018

A Private Members' Bill with Government support aims to introduce new civil Stalking Protection Orders. The Protection from Harassment Act 1997 was introduced to deal with stalking, but critics argued that it was not effective enough. Scotland introduced a specific offence of stalking in 2010, and England and Wales created two new specific offences in 2012. Northern Ireland still relies on the more general offence of harassment.
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- Criminal law
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Draft Withdrawal Agreement: 7 documents you should bookmark

Thursday, 15 November, 2018

The Government has now published 3 key documents on the Brexit deal: a draft Withdrawal Agreement, an outline of the political declaration, and an explainer on the Northern Ireland Protocol. The same documents can also be found on the EU's Taskforce 50 website. The links to these documents can be found below.
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Income tax : increases in the personal allowance since 2010

Thursday, 15 November, 2018

This note discusses the Coalition Government's policy over 2010-15 to increase the basic personal allowance each year, with the aim that the allowance should reach £10,000 by 2015, before looking at the current Government's approach to increasing both the personal allowance and the higher rate threshold - the point at which individuals start to pay the 40% top rate of tax.
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- Tax
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People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, October 2018

Tuesday, 13 November, 2018

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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Taxi and private hire vehicle licensing in England

Monday, 12 November, 2018

This paper sets out the licensing arrangements for taxis and private hire vehicles (PHVs), drivers and operators in England and the enforcement of those licences. It also looks at some of the most significant reports into the future of the taxi and PHV industries in recent years and issues currently of concern to the industry and licensing authorities such as capping licence numbers, cross-border working, accessibility and disruptive technology.
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- Roads
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Economic Indicators: Latest Statistics

Friday, 09 November, 2018

The Economic Indicators series is updated whenever new data becomes available and it reflects current statistical data. The content presents up-to-date information on 21 key indicators. A snapshot of the indicators is produced monthly as a formal research briefing.
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Brexit and transport

Thursday, 08 November, 2018

This paper discusses some of the pertinent issues in the four main transport policy areas: aviation, railways, roads and road-based transport, and ports and maritime. It explains what preparations are being made for exit in the form of secondary legislation and what the Government has said about the implications of a possible ‘no deal’ in the technical notices it began to publish in August 2018.
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- Aviation
- EU law and treaties
- Rail
- Roads
- The EU
- Transport
- Brexit
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Public service pension age – the Labour Government’s reforms

Wednesday, 07 November, 2018

This note looks at proposals to increase the normal pension age in public service pension schemes
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- Pensions
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The South and East China Sea disputes: recent developments

Wednesday, 07 November, 2018

For some time the Library has been tracking the territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea, publishing several background briefings about them. This note provides a short overview of the main developments in these disputes since 2016.

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