Research Briefing
Digital Economy Bill: Lords Amendments
Lords amendments to the Digital Economy Bill will be considered by the House of Commons on 26 April 2017. There are 289 amendments, and this paper outlines the key changes put forward.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill 2016-17
The Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointments and Regional Rates) Bill 2016-17 allows a longer period, lasting until 29 June 2017, for an Executive to be formed, and sets a regional rate to allow rates bills to be issued.
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Research Briefing
NHS Winter Pressures: 2016/17 summary
Summary of NHS winter pressures facing acute hospital trusts in England in 2016/17. Includes data on pressure levels, bed occupancy, accident and emergency diverts, NHS 111, and bed days lost to Norovirus closures.
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Research Briefing
Acts and Statutory Instruments: the volume of UK legislation 1850 to 2019
This paper looks at the volume of primary and secondary legislation in the UK from 1850 to 2019
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Research Briefing
General election timetable 2017
This briefing paper outlines the statutory timetable for the June 2017 parliamentary general election.
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Research Briefing
The School System in England
A brief introduction to the different types of state school in England.
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Research Briefing
International aid: changes below the surface
UK foreign aid spending is in the headlines today as Bill Gates has urged the government to keep spending 0.7% of national income on aid. This long-standing international target was put into legislation in 2015, when the International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Act was passed, making it a legal requirement for the UK government
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Research Briefing
Holidays during school term time (England)
This short briefing provides an overview of the position relating to parents taking their children on holiday during school term time in England, in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling.
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Research Briefing
General Election 2017: a short guide
The Government intends to seek an early election. Here is our short guide to what it all means for Parliament. How are early elections called? There will be a motion in the House of Commons tomorrow to trigger an early election using the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011. The Act set the date of the last
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Research Briefing
Is Birmingham really Britain’s ‘benefits capital’?
Various headlines last Thursday proclaimed Birmingham as Britain’s “benefits capital” – accompanied by a map (looks familiar?) – which made this Library researcher drop his hot cross bun in surprise. It’s inaccurate to say 10% of people in Birmingham Ladywood constituency are claiming “welfare”, but why? Unemployment benefits The figures in the press reports are
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Research Briefing
The European Arrest Warrant
This note considers the European Arrest Warrant, including an overview of the benefits it brings and the criticisms it gives rise to. Parliament has made a number of recent changes to the regime aimed at addressing criticism, and subsequently voted in favour of the UK remaining within the European Arrest Warrant framework.
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Research Briefing
Two tier or not two tier: that is the question?
Local government restructuring. Three words to strike fear into the hearts of chief executives and councillors in English councils up and down the land. But changes to the complex jigsaw of local government are once again on the horizon in England. The main drivers are claims of cost savings and more joined up delivery of
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Research Briefing
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy
This briefing provides an overview of the proposed Soft Drinks Industry Levy, and a background on sugar and health.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, March 2017
This paper was formerly called "Unemployment by Constituency". It contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Research Briefing
Millennials: the unlucky generation?
Today we’ve published a comprehensive briefing paper which details key statistics for a generation much talked about and arguably misunderstood… millennials. Millennials have been called the unlucky generation, the ‘me me me’ generation and even, on occasion, the lazy generation. But who are they? And what are the defining issues for this generation? Who are
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