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Universal Credit roll-out: Autumn/Winter 2017

Wednesday, 15 November, 2017

Universal Credit aims to replace six working-age benefits. The Government is now rolling out the Full Service, under which everyone eligible can claim UC no matter their circumstances. Once the Full Service is launched in an area both the number and range of people claiming UC is likely to grow quickly. At the end of September 2017 there were 101 jobcentres running the Full Service. Between October 2017 and January 2018, 134 more jobcentres will launch the Full Service. That will add 150,000 more people to the UC caseload – a 25% increase, and an overall rise from 8% to 10% of the final 7 million people expected to be eligible.
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People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, October 2017

Wednesday, 15 November, 2017

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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Northern Ireland Budget Bill

Monday, 13 November, 2017

The House of Commons is scheduled to take all stages of the Northern Ireland Budget Bill 2017-19 on 13 November 2017. This Paper looks at the background surrounding the absence of an Executive in Northern Ireland, and at the Bill itself.
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Local Housing Allowance and the social rented sector

Monday, 13 November, 2017

This Commons Library briefing paper provides background on the 2015 Government's intention to apply Local Housing Allowance rates to tenants in receipt of Housing Benefit in the social rented sector. On 25 October 2017, the Prime Minister said that this change would not go ahead as previously planned.
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Retained EU law

Friday, 10 November, 2017

This briefing paper has been prepared for day 2, scheduled to take place on 15 November, of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) in the House of Commons.
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Implementation of the national funding formula for schools in England

Friday, 10 November, 2017

This briefing paper looks at the implementation of the Government's reforms to school funding from 2018, including the introduction of a new National Funding Formula (NFF) for schools. The plans were confirmed in September 2017, with some important modifications.
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- Schools
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The aerospace industry: statistics and policy

Wednesday, 08 November, 2017

This note analyses key statistics and presents details of how Government policy supports the industry.
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The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill: Supremacy and the Court of Justice

Wednesday, 08 November, 2017

This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for days 1 and 3 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill) in the House of Commons. It addresses clauses 5 and 6 of the Bill which together provide instructions to the courts on the status and interpretation of retained EU law (the new category of law which clauses 2, 3 and 4 of the EUW Bill would create).
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Tobacco control policy overview

Wednesday, 08 November, 2017

The Government’s new tobacco control plan was published in 2017, and seeks to reduce smoking overall and target this inequality in smoking rates. The ambitions in the plans include reducing smoking in adults, young people and pregnant women, ensuring a parity of esteem for those with mental health problems, and supporting evidence based use of innovative technologies to reduce smoking, such as e-cigarettes (now the most popular method for quitting smoking in England ).
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Economic Indicators, November 2017

Tuesday, 31 October, 2017

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Brexit: the October negotiations

Friday, 27 October, 2017

What happened in round five of the Brexit negotiations - the last scheduled round in phase one? Did the EU negotiator, Michel Barnier, and the other 27 EU Member State leaders think "sufficient progress" had been made in the priority areas to move on to a discussion of the UK's future relations with the EU? And what about a transition period or the possibility of a 'no deal' scenario? Has the Government planned for this? This note looks at what happened in the October round and other Brexit issues.
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Civil Service Compensation Scheme

Thursday, 26 October, 2017

This briefing provides an overview of reforms to the scheme providing compensation to civil servants for loss of office.
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Modern Slavery Act 2015: Recent Developments

Wednesday, 25 October, 2017

Modern slavery is organised crime encompassing sexual exploitation, forced labour and domestic servitude. All the countries of the UK have brought in legislation to deal with the problem of modern slavery. This briefing paper looks at the Modern Slavery Act 2015 which applies in England and Wales, and recent developments since it came into force.
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- Crime
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Bangladesh: October 2017 update

Wednesday, 25 October, 2017

Elections are due within a year or so in Bangladesh. The main political parties continue to be at loggerheads. Some detect a growing authoritarianism and there are concerns about the threat from terrorism. In recent months the country has also faced a massive refugee influx of Muslim Rohingya from Burma.
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The Iran nuclear deal and ‘decertification’

Wednesday, 25 October, 2017

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