Research Briefing
Women in Parliament and public service
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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Research Briefing
Inheritance tax and probate
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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Research Briefing
Trends in GCSE attainment gaps
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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Research Briefing
Lone parents and Jobseeker’s Allowance
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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Research Briefing
Lone parents with younger children: the Progression to Work pathfinders
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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Research Briefing
University admissions
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on university admissions, from 2010.
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Research Briefing
Aviation: Eurocontrol air navigation charges
This note explains the single air navigation service charge legislated for in 2006 and implemented in full in January 2010.
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Research Briefing
Key Issues for the New Parliament 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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Research Briefing
Aviation: low cost airlines
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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Research Briefing
Metrication
This note sets out the debate about the continued use of imperial measures and where they are still permitted in law.
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Research Briefing
Economic indicators, May 2010
A research paper series that summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries for selected indicators. [Article:'The General Election and the financial markets' and 'Greece's debt crises']
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Research Briefing
Aviation: European liberalisation, 1986-2002
This note traces the developments in the liberalisation of the air transport market within the European Union between 1986 and 2002.
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