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Leaseholders in social housing: paying for major works (England)

Friday, 05 July, 2019

An explanation of the assistance available to assist long leaseholders of social landlords in paying for major works. In August 2014 the Coalition Government introduced a cap on the amount that can be recovered from these long leaseholders where the work has been carried out with funding from central Government. The cap has been referred to as "Florrie's law." The Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee has recommended the introduction of a Code of Practice for social landlords.
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Hong Kong: the Joint Declaration

Friday, 05 July, 2019

The UK Government’s response to the recent protests in Hong Kong has drawn attention to the 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration. This briefing paper explores what the Declaration is and concerns about its status.
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- Asia Pacific
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Sustainable Development Goals: How is the UK performing?

Thursday, 04 July, 2019

The UK’s Voluntary National Review will be presented to the UN in July.
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Public service pensions – GMP-related overpayments

Thursday, 04 July, 2019

Looks at overpayments to members of public service pensions due to incorrect calculation of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions (GMPs) in 2008 and again in 2018
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- Pensions
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Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2017-19

Thursday, 04 July, 2019

A Bill briefing on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2017-19
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New Enterprise Allowance

Thursday, 04 July, 2019

The New Enterprise Allowance is a government scheme designed to help unemployed people who want to start their own business.
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Last orders? The decline of pubs around the UK

Tuesday, 02 July, 2019

Estimates suggest the number of UK pubs fell by 37.5 per week from 2016-2017. Where and why is demand drying up?
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- Economic situation
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Taxation of termination payments

Tuesday, 02 July, 2019

In the 2017 Budget the Government confirmed that it would introduce legislation to amend the tax treatment of termination payments. Provision to this effect is made by s5 of the Finance (No.2) Act 2017. This note discusses the background to this reform.
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How are the EU’s top jobs chosen?

Friday, 28 June, 2019

On Sunday the European Council will meet again to try and agree who to nominate for the EU’s top jobs.
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- EU institutions
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Economic Indicators, June 2019

Friday, 28 June, 2019

Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Economic update: Growth and the March 29 effect

Thursday, 27 June, 2019

Preparations for the originally expected Brexit date of 29 March affected the economy. Some firms built up stocks in the run-up to the end of March – of these, some are being run down and some maintained.
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- Economic situation
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Water meters: the rights of customers and water companies

Thursday, 27 June, 2019

This Commons Library Briefing Paper explains the powers that customers and water companies have in opting for charging with water meters. It also provides an overview of the relevant Government policy and legislation.
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Constituency casework: schools in Scotland

Thursday, 27 June, 2019

This House of Commons Library briefing provides an introduction and reference guide to the key schools-related topics often raised with Members by constituents in Scotland.
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High Speed 2: the business case, costs and spending

Thursday, 27 June, 2019

This paper shows that while HS2 will deliver significant capacity and connectivity improvements, there are alternatives available that could deal with the capacity constraints on the West Coast Main Line at a lower cost. This paper also shows that there is still uncertainty around the costs of HS2. The estimates at the time of the 2015 Spending Review put the cost at around £65 billion (in 2015 prices). The ambitions of HS2 Ltd are to reduce the costs of the infrastructure for Phase 2b by around 40% from the 2015 Spending Review estimate.
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- Rail
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Political Group formation in the European Parliament

Wednesday, 26 June, 2019

The newly-elected European Parliament (EP) sits for the first time on 2 July. This Insight examines the shifting make-up of the Political Groups in the new Parliament.

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