Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2017-19
A Bill briefing on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill 2017-19
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Research Briefing
New Enterprise Allowance
The New Enterprise Allowance is a government scheme designed to help unemployed people who want to start their own business.
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Research Briefing
Last orders? The decline of pubs around the UK
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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Research Briefing
Taxation of termination payments
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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Research Briefing
How are the EU’s top jobs chosen?
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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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, June 2019
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Economic updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Growth and the March 29 effect
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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Research Briefing
Water meters: the rights of customers and water companies
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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Research Briefing
Constituency casework: schools in Scotland
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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Research Briefing
High Speed 2: the business case, costs and spending
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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Research Briefing
Political Group formation in the European Parliament
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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Research Briefing
Taking control of the Order Paper during Brexit
What does “taking control of the Order paper” mean? Why is it difficult? This Insight provides a guide to the Parliamentary procedures and numbers.
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Research Briefing
European Parliament elections 2019: results and analysis
This briefing paper analyses the results of the 2019 European Parliament elections, focussing on both the UK and EU-wide results. It also analyses the repercussions for the EU, in terms of the balance of forces within the new Parliament and its impact on the forthcoming appointment process for the top jobs in the EU, including the European Commission Presidency.
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Research Briefing
The Children’s Future Food Report
MPs will debate the Children’s Future Food Report on Thursday 27 June 2019. This House of Commons Library briefing provides information on the report and also parliamentary and press coverage.
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Research Briefing
Armed Forces Day 2019
Armed Forces Day has been marked annually since 2009 to raise awareness of and celebrate the armed forces. Here, we look at some of these issues affecting service personnel, including support for veterans and their families, personnel numbers, housing, morale and pay. Why an Armed Forces Day? The previous Labour Government introduced the first Armed
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