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Antonio Guterres is set to be the next UN Secretary General, the UN Security Council announced on 5 October 2016. This Library note explains about the process, the role and the criteria for selection, as well as describing the 2016 candidates.
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The UK economy continues to give positive signs, but much like last month there remains little in the way of hard economic data on the impact of the EU-referendum. The economy continues to give positive signs post-referendum Confidence indicators look encouraging at the start of October. The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, an important indicator of
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Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators.
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We as consumers spend over £1 trillion every year on goods and services, accounting for over 60% of the UK economy. What is this money spent on and how have patterns of consumption changed in recent decades? The Office for National Statistics Consumer Trends release provides this information, showing how much has been spent on
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This list provides information on the number of MPs, Lords and staff in Parliament.
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On 18 August, the Equality and Human Rights Commission published a report showing that ethnic minorities in the UK continue to be disadvantaged in numerous ways. Shortly after, the Prime Minister Theresa May launched an audit of how different groups in society interact with public services. But is it enough for the state to treat
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This Commons Library Briefing Paper examines diversity in the UK's democratic institutions: the legislature, the executive and the judiciary. It shows there are differences between these institutions and also within each institution.
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The Neighbourhood Planning Bill 2016-17 (Bill 61) makes reform to the neighbourhood planning system, the use of pre-commencement planning conditions and the compulsory purchase process. The aim is to speed up the delivery of new homes. The Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Commons is scheduled for 10 October 2016. This paper sets out the background and comment on the Bill.
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This Commons Library Briefing Paper examines the initial proposals for new Westminster constituency boundaries in Wales, published as part of the 2018 Review. It looks at how these proposals affect existing constituencies, and the electorate and area of the proposed constituencies.
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Georgia has signed its Association Agreement with the EU and Georgian leaders have described this as a historic chance to return to Georgia’s natural European environment
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This month the Boundary Commissions for England, Wales, and Northern Ireland announced their initial proposals for new Parliamentary constituencies under the 2018 Boundary Review. (The Boundary Commission for Scotland is expected to publish their initial proposals on the 20th of October.) We’ve created an online tool to analyse boundary changes To help understand the impact
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The Paris Climate Conference in December 2015 reached agreement, to be implemented in 2020, to keep global increases in temperature well below 2 °C. The UK has signed the Agreement, and momentum is increasing for ratification in 2016.
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This Commons Library briefing provides background information on the introduction of a new contract for doctors in training (junior doctors) in England, including a summary of the proposed changes, and background on negotiations between NHS Employers and the BMA.
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More than a year has passed since the Summer Budget 2015 and the then Chancellor’s commitment to save £12 billion from the welfare budget. Over the next Parliament, total UK welfare spending is forecast to fall by around £7 billion (3.2%) between 2015-16 and 2019-20. But what makes up welfare spending? This blog uses the
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This briefing paper looks at the development of commissioning arrangements in the NHS in England up to April 2013 and provides background to the Coalition Government’s policies for reform.
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