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After rapid advances by the Islamic State (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL) towards Erbil, the capital of the Iraqi Kurdish Region, the UK government has indicated that it may send arms to the Peshmerga, the Kurdish Regional Government's security force.
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With the Scottish referendum approaching, the difference between the composition of MPs in areas and the national government is being highlighted. One of the arguments for Scottish Independence has been that a vote for independence would mean Scotland would not have a party in government in Westminster that it did not vote for. But how
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A number of councils and campaigners would like to see the introduction of a ‘supermarket levy’, also dubbed the ‘Tesco tax’ by the media. The tax would allow an additional levy to be imposed on large retailers by local councils. How does the tax work and would it be possible?
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This note gives an overview of the growth in the private higher education sector since 2011; it discusses the controversy around the provision of student support for students at private higher education institutions and the introduction of student number controls at private institutions.
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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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As the US mid-term elections approach, the Democrats and Republicans are tied, approximately, in the opinion polls. This note brings together some polling information and summarises some of the main issues and recent news stories that may affect the result.
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In a previous post we discussed the exciting new geography, Workplace Zones. Developed for Census 2011, Workplace Zones have been created to enable the publication of data on people working within areas. As promised, the Library has used Workplace Zones as building blocks to produce data on people working within English and Welsh parliamentary constituencies.
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Looks at the lump sum payments that can be made from a private pension, such as the tax-free lump sum and the rules for small pots
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In the event Scotland becoming an independent country, the Scottish and Westminster governments would have to address two main issues with regard to welfare provision: how to deliver benefits and tax credits in the initial transitional period following independence; and how the two countries' systems should relate to each other in the longer term.
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This briefing paper has been replaced by CBP-7190: British military medals and how to apply
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The Government announced the outcome of the second stage of Sir John Holmes' review into military medals in July 2014. This now completes work into various retrospective medal campaigns. The government has stated that no further reviews of historic claims will now take place unless significant, new, evidence is produced that an injustice has occurred.
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New estimates published in July suggest that GDP grew by 0.8% in Q2 2014 and that GDP has surpassed to its pre-recession peak. The employment rate rose to 73.1%, whilst inflation rose slightly to 1.9%.
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One hundred years ago, London had enjoyed good weather for the August 3 bank holiday. The tense situation in Ireland, with conflict brewing between unionists and nationalists, and the suffragette campaign of direct action had taken the attention of most of the public over the summer, rather than the consequences of the assassination of Archduke
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Information about the role of the Law Officers in England and Wales (the Attorney General and Solicitor General).
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This note provides an update on political developments in Wales between January 2013 and July 2014.
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