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Aviation: disruptive passengers

Thursday, 27 May, 2010

There are a number of offences that can be committed by aircraft passengers under the Air Navigation Order 2009, such as: entering an aircraft while drunk; being drunk on an aircraft; using threatening language or engaging in threatening behaviour; interfering with an aircraft or its crew; endangering an aircraft; and refusing to obey an order from the aircraft commander. Various penalties are available for these offences, as set out in the following note.
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Changes to 16-19 education funding

Thursday, 27 May, 2010

This note gives an overview of recent changes to the funding of education and training for 16 -19 year olds. It provides general background and also covers the roles of the new funding agencies, the funding formula used to determine allocations and issues emerging from the transfer of planning and funding responsibilities from the Learning and Skills Council to local authorities.
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Armed Forces Compensation Scheme

Wednesday, 26 May, 2010

The Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS) replaced both the War Pensions Scheme and 'attributable' benefits payable under the old Armed Forces Pension Scheme (AFPS) for service personnel experiencing ill health, injury or death arising from service-related incidents on or after 6 April 2005. This note outlines the scheme and changes made to it since its introduction.
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Coalition statistics

Tuesday, 25 May, 2010

Following the May 2010 elections, the UK has a coalition government for the first time in decades. This note shows that coalitions are an established form of government in western Europe and the UK.
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Women in Parliament and public service

Tuesday, 25 May, 2010

Women make up 51% of the population of the UK, but only 22% of MPs are women. This note looks at women in Parliament, Government and other areas of public life.
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Inheritance tax and probate

Monday, 24 May, 2010

In 2003 the Government introduced a new Direct Payment scheme, to deal with a problem created by the interaction between the conditions placed on an estate before a grant of probate is issued, and the requirements to pay inheritance tax on that estate. This note describes the introduction of the new scheme.
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Trends in GCSE attainment gaps

Monday, 24 May, 2010

National improvements on the headline GCSE attainment measure have quickened in recent years. This has been accompanied by a fall in the performance gaps between different groups of pupils. Some substantial gaps remain, especially by different levels of poverty or deprivation. Others, such as those for most ethnic groups have virtually disappeared. These patterns raise the possibility that this headline indicator is no longer an an adequate measure of performance gaps that still exist and are clear on other measures.
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Planning under the Labour Government

Monday, 24 May, 2010
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- Planning
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Lone parents and Jobseeker’s Allowance

Thursday, 20 May, 2010

By April 2011 most lone parents with a youngest child aged seven or over will no longer be able to claim Income Support but will instead have to claim Jobseeker's Allowance and be available for and seek paid work.
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Lone parents with younger children: the Progression to Work pathfinders

Thursday, 20 May, 2010

The Welfare Reform Act 2009 includes provisions to enable piloting of mandatory 'work-related activity' for lone parents on Income Support and partners of benefit claimants with a youngest child aged 3-6. The Labour Government announced proposals to run 'pathfinders' in four Jobcentre Plus districts in England from October 2010.
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University admissions

Thursday, 20 May, 2010

This is an archived Commons Library briefing on university admissions, from 2010.
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Tenant farmers

Wednesday, 19 May, 2010

Tenant farmers. By Christopher Barclay. SN/SC/1337.
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- Farming and fishing
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Aviation: Eurocontrol air navigation charges

Wednesday, 19 May, 2010

This note explains the single air navigation service charge legislated for in 2006 and implemented in full in January 2010.
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- Aviation
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Key Issues for the New Parliament 2010

Tuesday, 18 May, 2010

This book examines the key issues facing the new House of Commons - from the public finances to parliamentary reform and from the UK's energy mix to its strategic defence options.
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Aviation: low cost airlines

Tuesday, 18 May, 2010

This Note explains the legislative framework in which low cost airlines have flourished and looks at some of the issues associated with these airlines in recent years.
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- Aviation

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