Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, April 2016
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Members’ pay and expenses 2015/16
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper reviews changes in Members' salaries and the Members' expenses scheme since the responsibility for determining pay and expenses was transferred to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.
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Research Briefing
EU external agreements: EU and UK procedures
The EU concludes many international agreements with third States or international organisations. This Commons Library briefing looks at how the EU negotiates these agreements and how the UK scrutinises and ratifies them.
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Research Briefing
EEA migrants: access to social housing (England)
Part 1 of this House of Commons Library briefing paper gives a broad overview of the law governing the rights of European Economic Area (EEA) migrants to access social housing in England. Part 2 considers whether there is any evidence to suggest that EEA migrants are able to “jump the queue” to access social housing more quickly than other applicants.
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Research Briefing
Economic impacts of the National Living Wage: in brief
The Government announced a new National Living Wage at the 2015 Summer Budget, to be introduced in April 2016. This note gives a brief overview of the possible impact, including numbers of employees affected.
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Research Briefing
Political party funding: controversies and reform since 1997
This House of Commons Library Briefing Paper gives background to the main controversies around, and attempts to reform, political party funding since 1997.
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Research Briefing
Court and tribunal closures
This briefing paper analyses court and tribunal closures in England and Wales.
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Research Briefing
Feed-in Tariffs
Feed-in Tariffs are available as an incentive for small-scale renewables. The Government has completed a Review of the Scheme in December 2015.
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Research Briefing
UK relations with Russia 2016
The findings of the Litvinenko Inquiry put the spotlight on UK-Russian relations.
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Research Briefing
Budget 2016: a summary
A summary of Budget 2016 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
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Research Briefing
London Olympics 2012: a sporting legacy?
This House of Commons Library briefing paper looks at attempts to use the 2012 Olympics to increase grassroots participation in sport. It also looks at the new cross-government sporting strategy, published in December 2015.
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Research Briefing
Access to journalists’ sources
Under what circumstances should the police be able to access journalists' confidential sources? This paper looks at the existing law, how it has been applied and proposals to reform it.
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Research Briefing
Network Rail
This note describes what Network Rail is, how it works, how it is funded, what it does and how it is regulated. It also sets out various proposals to reform Network Rail, including those put forward by the Hendy and Bowe reviews in 2015 and the Shaw Report, published alongside Budget 2016.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by Constituency, March 2016
This paper 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
NHS Scotland Statistics
How does the NHS perform in Scotland? Key statistics and trends on A&E waiting times, ambulance performance, waiting times (including for diagnostic tests, cancer and mental health), workforce, bed occupancy, delayed discharges, healthcare associated infections and health expenditure
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