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Housing mobility schemes

Monday, 17 November, 2014

Housing mobility schemes enable local authority and housing association tenants to relocate from their current area to other parts of the country. This is an overview of the history of mobility schemes and Government policy. It covers the Housing and Mobility Exchange Service (HOMES), the LAWN and Seaside and Country Homes schemes, Scout Solutions Projects Ltd. and MoveUK, the Hosing Mobility Tasklforce, the Housing Corporation review, HomeSwap Direct, Right to Move, the Localism Act and mutual exchange.
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Land Value Taxation

Monday, 17 November, 2014

This note discusses recent debates over the case for taxing land values and proposals for a 'mansions tax' - an annual levy on the most valuable residential properties.
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Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill: Committee stage report

Monday, 17 November, 2014

This is a report on the House of Commons Committee stage of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill.
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Cold Weather Payments for winter 2014/2015

Thursday, 13 November, 2014

Cold Weather Payments are made from the Social Fund to certain recipients of Income Support, income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Universal Credit or Pension Credit during periods of very cold weather. The amount is £25 a week for eligible benefit claimants.
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Libya: deepening conflict

Thursday, 13 November, 2014

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office advises against all travel to Libya, as the country splits among warring factions. The country now has two parliaments and its internationally-accepted government is based in a hotel in Tobruk.
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Scotland the referendum and devolution: Selected timeline

Thursday, 13 November, 2014

A selected timeline of events and significant publications leading up to the referendum in Scotland on 18 September 2014 and to some of the planned follow-up events.
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- Devolution
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The UK’s EU surcharge

Wednesday, 12 November, 2014

Debate over the UK’s EU budget surcharge of £1.63bn1 has raged since the end of October, culminating in an urgent question in the House on Monday (11th November). The Chancellor of the Exchequer claims to have, amongst other things, halved the surcharge – his opponents say that this is based on a rebate which was
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- EU law and treaties
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Armed Forces Pension Scheme legacy issues – survivors’ benefits

Wednesday, 12 November, 2014

Looks at changes in survivors benefits from the armed forces pension schemes
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Unemployment by Constituency – November 2014

Wednesday, 12 November, 2014

This paper contains labour market figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest national and regional statistics.
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- Work and incomes
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US mid-term elections 2014

Tuesday, 11 November, 2014

In a significant setback for the Democrats, the Republicans won a strong majority in the US Senate in November’s mid-term election
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- Elections
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From cradle to grave – Civil Registration in the UK

Monday, 10 November, 2014

On the 24–28 November, Ministers of Interior, Health and Home Affairs, Heads of National Statistical Offices and regional development partners from across Asia and the Pacific will be gathering in Bangkok to discuss a key emerging issue in the developing world; that of civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS). The concept of comprehensive civil registration
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- Civil law
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The UK block opt-out in police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters: recent developments

Monday, 10 November, 2014

The UK Government would like to opt back into 35 measures in the area of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters adopted before the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, but will the other EU Member States agree unanimously on this? Will the Government manage to get approval for the draft regulations published on 6 November which complete the transposition of 11 of the 35 opt-back-ins?
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Petitions in the House of Commons since 1987-88

Monday, 10 November, 2014

Number of petitions presented to the House of Commons since 1987-88
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The European Parliament’s ‘Political Groups’: Unlikely Alliances?

Friday, 07 November, 2014

European Parliament rules provide for the formation of “political groups” – essentially alliances between political parties from different Member States. Belonging to a political group brings a number of advantages, chiefly access to additional funding. The incentive to form political groups leads to the creation of a number of alliances which might initially appear surprising.
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Misconceptions about Teenage Pregnancy in England and Wales

Friday, 07 November, 2014

A recent Ipsos MORI poll found that public perceptions on key issues underlying public policy – such as immigration, population structure and religion – are often wrong to a surprising degree. One issue discussed in this poll was teenage pregnancy. The poll reported that British people think, on average, that 16% of all teenage girls
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- Health services

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