Research Briefing
Can Europe save the Iran nuclear deal?
European leaders say they will try to save the Iran nuclear deal. Is this realistic?
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Research Briefing
Taxation of non-domiciles: recent developments
A person's 'domicile' is their permanent home, and while this is a concept of general law, it has long been an important consideration in an individual's liability to pay tax in the UK. "Non-domiciles" who live in the UK have been entitled to be taxed under the "remittance basis", where any overseas income or gains is only subject to UK tax if remitted to this country. In the Summer 2015 Budget the Government announced a number of major changes to non-domicile taxation which are to take effect from April 2017. This paper discusses the background to these proposals and the current debate as to their impact.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, April 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. The UK employment rate climbed to a new record high of 75.6% in January-March 2018, the inactivity rate fell to a new record low of 21.0% and the unemployment rate was at its lowest level since 1975. Average weekly pay excluding bonuses grew slightly faster than prices for the first time in over a year, although there was slower growth in average pay including bonuses.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit: roll out
Universal Credit (UC) is the Government’s new working-age benefit. The Government is currently rolling out the UC full service, the service all areas will eventually use, across Great Britain. Our UC roll out tool shows when the UC full service launched, or is scheduled to launch, at jobcentres in and around your constituency.
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Research Briefing
Prospects for combat air: What follows Typhoon and Lightning?
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the RAF's current and future combat aircraft fleet, the UK aerospace industry and prospects for international collaboration ahead of the publication of the Combat Air Strategy.
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Research Briefing
Local Elections 2018
This briefing paper contains detailed results and analysis of the 2018 Local Elections, held on 3 May. It provides election results by party & local authority, as well as analysis of estimated national equivalent vote share, party affiliation of councillors, historic council control, and more.
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Research Briefing
Main Estimates: Government spending plans for 2018-19
This briefing discusses Parliament's approval of the Government's spending plans. It includes a summary of each government department's spending plans for 2018/19.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces accommodation allowance exemption
In the Autumn Budget 2017 the Government announced that it would introduce an income tax and NICs exemption for certain allowances paid to Armed Forces personnel for renting or maintaining accommodation in the UK private market. Provision to this effect was included in the Finance Bill published after the Budget, and now forms section 8 of Finance Act 2018.
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Research Briefing
Sources of Statistics: Constituency Statistics
This introductory guide provides sources of statistics on constituency level statistics.
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Research Briefing
Taxable benefits in kind: Budget 2016
Finance Bill 2016 includes provision - specifically clause 7 of the Bill - to ensure that if there is a specific statutory provision for calculating the tax charge on a benefit-in-kind this must be used. This note explains the purpose of this clause.
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Research Briefing
Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations SI 2018/120
The Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations SI 2018/120 were laid on 1 February, and came into force from 6 April 2018.
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Research Briefing
Debate on SI 2018/443 (on student support): 9 May 2018
On 9 May 2018 there will be a debate in the main chamber on a motion relating to The Education (Student Support) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2018 No. 443.
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Research Briefing
Check-off
This briefing explains check-off - a system for deducting trade union subscriptions through payroll - and the related policies of successive governments.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, May 2018
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Businesses that trade with non-EU countries, by constituency
Download this spreadsheet to see a list of businesses in your constituency that trade with non-EU countries, and the products they trade in.
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