Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, Spring Statement 2018
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators, ahead of the Spring Statement on Tuesday 13 March
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Research Briefing
Spring Statement 2018: Background briefing
The briefing sets out the background to Spring Statement 2018 which will take place on Tuesday 13 March 2018. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Women in the Cabinet: 1979 to 2017
This year International Women’s Day coincides with celebrations for the centenary of votes for women in the United Kingdom. 2017 also saw the appointment of Sarah Clarke as Black Rod in the House of Lords, the first woman to fill the post in Parliament’s 650 year history, and the election of the largest ever number
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Research Briefing
Vehicle scrappage schemes
This paper gives a brief overview of the debates about vehicle scrappage schemes in recent years – from the 2009 scrappage scheme introduced by the Labour Government to calls from 2015 onwards for a new diesel scrappage scheme to help improve air quality.
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Research Briefing
Language testing for healthcare professionals
This House of Commons Library briefing sets out the English language controls for EEA and non-EEA healthcare professionals in the UK, including doctors, nurses, midwives, dental professionals and pharmaceutical professionals.
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Research Briefing
International Womens Day 2018 – Women in Parliament and Politics
International Women's Day on 8 March is being marked with debates in both the House of Commons and House of Lords. Key statistics on women in Parliament and politics are summarised here and in the linked documents.
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Research Briefing
Prime Minister’s announcement on changes to student funding
This House of Commons briefing paper discusses the announcement of changes to the student finance system by the Prime Minister's on 1 October 2017. It gives an overview of past changes to the student finance system, outlines current debate and analyses the potential impact of the proposed changes.
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Research Briefing
Special Advisers
This briefing sets out details of roles and responsibilities of special advisers and information about the number of special advisers.
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Research Briefing
Motor insurance: car or driver?
A petition is scheduled for debate on Monday 5 March 2018 on the subject: insurance should be on the car itself instead or the individuals who drive it
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Research Briefing
Commons Library analysis of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19
This Briefing Paper has been prepared for the second reading of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19 on 5 March 2018.
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Research Briefing
Hospital Car Parking: Who charges?
NHS car parking charges have recently been debated in the House of Commons, and the Hospital Car Parking Charges (Abolition) Bill will soon be considered for its second reading. What do we know about how many hospitals charge for parking in England, and how much they charge? What kind of hospitals charge for parking? In
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Research Briefing
Brexit: who has said what about transition?
Phase two of the Brexit negotiations has started. The EU and UK negotiators have expressed their views on the scope of and conditions for a transition or implementation period, in which the UK will not be a Member State but will continue to apply EU law.
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Research Briefing
Social care: Announcements delaying the introduction of funding reforms (including the cap) (England)
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Government’s announcements that postponed the introduction of funding reforms regarding how individuals pay for social care, including a more generous means-test and a cap on lifetime social care costs. A link to the full report in pdf format can be found at the bottom of this page.
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Research Briefing
Minimum wage: cracks in the floor
The minimum wage is one of the fundamental employment rights in the UK. It was introduced in 1999 and was named the ‘most successful government policy of the past 30 years’ in a poll of 159 members of the Political Studies Association in 2010. The level of the minimum wage has risen rapidly in the
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, January 2018
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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