Research Briefing
Commons Library analysis of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19
This Briefing Paper has been prepared for the second reading of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19 on 5 March 2018.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: who has said what about transition?
Phase two of the Brexit negotiations has started. The EU and UK negotiators have expressed their views on the scope of and conditions for a transition or implementation period, in which the UK will not be a Member State but will continue to apply EU law.
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Research Briefing
Social care: Announcements delaying the introduction of funding reforms (including the cap) (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Government’s announcements that postponed the introduction of funding reforms regarding how individuals pay for social care, including a more generous means-test and a cap on lifetime social care costs. A link to the full report in pdf format can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, January 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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Research Briefing
Tuition fee statistics
This note gives a brief summary of statistics on aggregate tuition fee liability/payment under the current and previous systems; the impact on student numbers, payment by student characteristics and the contribution of tuition fees to higher education funding. Some statistics cover England and Wales, although more recent data on variable fees and the post 2012 system is for England only.
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Research Briefing
Transport Spending by Region
Tables-based paper, outlining levels of public spending on transport by region and nation of the UK
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Research Briefing
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill 2017-19
On 20 February the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill will be debated in the House of Commons for the first time. The Bill has proved more contentious than expected.
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Research Briefing
Money laundering law
This note charts successive phases of UK money laundering regulations and considers their benefits and burdens..
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Research Briefing
The care home market (England) – withdrawn
Please note that this briefing paper has been withdrawn, and replaced by CBP8003, Social care: care home market – structure, issues, and cross-subsidisation (England).
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Research Briefing
Social care: care home market – structure, issues, and cross-subsidisation (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper considers the current structure of the care home market in England, as well as issues facing the sector and how private clients (“self-funders”) tend to pay more than local authority funded residents (known as “cross-subsidisation”). A link to the full report in pdf format can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Research Briefing
Revised Government spending plans for 2017-18
This briefing discusses the procedure for revising Government spending plans in-year. It summarises the changes the Government proposes to Departmental budgets in 2017-18.
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Research Briefing
Energy prices
The price of domestic gas and electricity has been relatively stable over the past seven years after increasing steadily through 2000-2008. The price of gas has fallen somewhat in recent years, but electricity prices have risen. The cost of heating oil has fallen over the last three years with particularly large falls to 2016 before a partial rebound in the most recent year.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, February 2018
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Civil Service Recruitment: Heads of Departments
This briefing sets out the current rules for recruitment to the heads of department roles in the Civil Service.
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Research Briefing
Fuel Poverty Statistics in England – Lookup tool
An Excel tool allowing Fuel Poverty Statistics for Constituencies, Local Authorities and Regions in England to be automatically retrieved, and presented.
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