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The last quarter of 2016/17 has seen a large fall in the number of people starting apprenticeships. Numbers were down by two thirds from the average of the previous three quarters. This fall occurred following two events: the introduction of the apprenticeship levy, and an overhaul of how apprenticeships were funded. This blog post provides
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This paper provides a comparison of the arrangements for oversight of the intelligence agencies in the 'Five Eyes' nations: the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA
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The civil war may have ended but peace in Sudan remains elusive. This Commons Library briefing paper looks at recent developments in Sudan including peace efforts, UK relations and the recent easing of sanctions by the US.
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This briefing provides statistics about participation in sport by intensity, type, and socio-economic characteristics in England.
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At the end of October, Parliament welcomed 50 researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds, and from all over the UK, to talk about Brexit. These researchers are part-way through projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), through the UK in a Changing Europe Initiative. They came to the event in Westminster, cohosted by
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Despite falling UK emissions of air pollutants, concerns remain about pollutants in urban areas in particular; their impacts on lifelong health; and the UK Government’s failure to meet legally binding EU air quality targets
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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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This Commons Library briefing paper has been prepared for day 7 of the Committee Stage of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill in the House of Commons, scheduled for Wednesday 13 December 2017.
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A massive purge of the Saudi elite raises the question of what comes next in Saudi Arabia
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This House of Commons briefing paper gives an outline of: recent studies on the mental health of students, Government mental health policy for students, support in further and higher education providers, the legal duties of providers and discusses issues raised.
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In November 2016 the Government launched a new ‘Controlling Migration Fund’ (CMF) for local authorities in England. A total of £140 million will be available over the four financial years from 2016-17 to 2019-20. £33 million has been distributed through the Fund so far.
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This briefing paper reviews proposals to scrutinise delegated legislation made under the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill. It considers the Government's approach set out in the Bill and alternative proposals from the Procedure Committee and others.
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This briefing paper covers clause 7 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (EUW Bill), described by David Davis MP, the Secretary State for Exiting the European Union, as the “so-called correcting power”. The paper has been prepared for day 6, scheduled to take place on 12 December, of the Committee Stage of the EUW Bill in the House of Commons.
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This paper provides background statistics on prisons in England and Wales ahead of the Backbench Business debate on a motion on prison reform and safety (Robert Niell MP) on 7 December 2017.
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