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Six areas of England elected ‘metro-mayors’ in May 2017 to deliver the ‘devolution deals’ inspired and negotiated by the former Chancellor, George Osborne. These will be joined by the Sheffield City Region (to be elected in May 2018) and ‘North Tyne’ (2019). What powers do Metro Mayors have? The ‘metro-mayors’ have taken on a range
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The past 300 years have seen major changes in the way Britain handles its public finances. This briefing paper looks at trends in public income, spending and debts during this time, and comments on how the money was raised, spent and scrutinised by Parliament.
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A briefing on the Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill 2017-19
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Overview of political developments in Northern Ireland since the Assembly election of May 2016, providing a background to the collapse of talks on re-forming a Northern Ireland Executive in February 2018.
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This short paper explains what local road charging schemes are, how they can be implanted and what the attitudes of successive governments have been to their introduction.
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The Unpaid Trial Work Periods (Prohibition) Bill 2017-19 is due to have its second reading debate on 16 March 2018.
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Carillion entered compulsory liquidation on 15 January 2018. This briefing looks at the causes and consequences of Carillion's collapse.
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The inaugural spring statement came and went in much the way that the Chancellor promised it would. There were no new spending or taxation announcements and no single official document for the event. A raft of consultations and consultation responses were published and the Chancellor spoke for less than half an hour. The Chancellor promised
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A summary of Spring Statement 2018 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
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Since the 1979 General Election, there have been 2,128 people elected to the House of Commons. Of these, 403 have been women and 1,725 have been men. This publication lists all Members of the House of Commons starting from the 1979 General Election which took place on the 3 May. It is a new edition of our 2010 publication.
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In 2016/17, the UK received over £5 billion in funding from EU programmes. Much of this went into research, infrastructure and agricultural projects. The UK’s preparations for leaving the EU have raised some questions about what will happen to this funding. When will the EU funding stop? The UK should continue to receive EU funding
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the battle against ISIS in Syria has been largely won, yet the violence may even be getting worse.
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The Spring Statement is next Tuesday. What is the spring statement? How are the economy and public finances performing? What is the spring statement? In the main, the spring statement gives the Chancellor the opportunity to respond to the Office for Budget Responsibility’s latest forecasts for the economy and public finances. It is unlikely that
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On 1 November 2017 the House of Commons resolved that the so-called "Brexit Impact Assessments" should be provided to the Committee on Exiting the EU. This short briefing paper sets out the background to the debate and the Government's response to the resolution.
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This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the January 2018 negotiating directives drawn up by the Council of Ministers, in light of the guidelines established by the European Council in December 2017. Their content sheds light on any ‘red lines’ the EU might have in place for Phase 2 of the negotiations with the UK regarding withdrawal from the European Union.
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