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The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill passed its Parliamentary stages on Wednesday, 22 January. This insight sets out the steps required for the Withdrawal Agreement to be ratified by both the UK and EU.
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This paper provides links to a selection of debates that have referenced Brexit in the title or during a debate in 2019. This paper will be updated periodically.
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Many charities legitimately collect unwanted items of clothing to raise funds for their cause. However, constituents sometimes raise concerns about organisations which appear to be collecting clothing for a charitable cause but are not in fact doing so.
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The number of three-day emergency food parcels distributed by the Trussell Trust rose again in September 2019.
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This briefing paper explains how Universal Credit has increased the number of people claiming unemployment benefits, by requiring a broader group of claimants to look for work than was the case under Jobseeker’s Allowance. In January 2019, the Department for Work and Pensions published an ‘alternative’ claimant count for the first time. This models what the claimant count would have been if Universal Credit had been fully in place since 2013.
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This briefing sets out the Government response to the fire at Grenfell Tower which broke out on 14 June 2017, including details of the building safety programme, public inquiry and recovery taskforce.
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This briefing looks at estimates of public spending and revenues in UK countries and regions.
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Where are the ‘student seats’, what were the results there, and how did this compare to other ‘young seats’?
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This House of Commons Library briefing paper describes the theory and practice of constitutional conventions and citizens' assemblies.
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In the last decade there has been increased emphasis in England on regarding mental health with the same urgency as physical conditions and the term ‘parity of esteem’ has gained prominence.
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General election results are counted and declared at constituency level, while local and European Parliament election results are counted and declared at local council area level.
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The Railways (minimum service levels) Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019 No date is yet available for second reading.
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This note gives some background to the earlier debates there have been on the case for a general statutory prohibition of aggressive tax avoidance, in relation to the Coalition Government's introduction of a General Anti-Abuse Rule in 2013.
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Although recent years have seen an increase in recorded crime, the number of prosecutions has fallen. The Home Affairs Committee has noted this trend could risk “both a serious decrease in public safety and in confidence in the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.” In the year ending March 2019, 5.3 million crimes were recorded
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