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Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill

Tuesday, 17 September, 2013

Remote gambling operators currently need a licence in Britain only if they have equipment located here. The Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill would move the regulation of remote gambling to a ‘point of consumption’ basis so that all remote operators would need a licence from the Gambling Commission to enable them to transact with British customers and advertise in Britain. The Government believes this will increase protection for British customers as well as enabling British-based operators to compete on an equal footing with other remote operators.
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Unemployment by Constituency, September 2013

Wednesday, 11 September, 2013

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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Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill

Wednesday, 11 September, 2013

This briefing has been prepared for the Second Reading debate on the Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill on 13 September 2013. The Bill, which was published on 3 September 2013, is sponsored by Jonathan Lord MP, who came third in the 2013-14 ballot for Private Members’ Bills.
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Government support to exporters – in brief

Tuesday, 10 September, 2013

An overview of the work of UK Export Finance (UKEF) and UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), and a summary of recent policy developments.
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Transport provision for post-16 learners

Tuesday, 10 September, 2013
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Nuclear energy statistics

Monday, 09 September, 2013

The UK had the first civilian nuclear power station in the world and increased its nuclear output for most of the latter half of the twentieth century. The last nuclear power station to be built in the UK started operating in 1995. Since then output has fallen as some older power stations have been decommissioned. The UK now has among the lowest share of generation from nuclear of all countries with nuclear power. Some aging nuclear power stations have had their operating life extended, but the majority are due to close over the next decade. No new nuclear capacity is due to come online until around 2020. One consequence of being a pioneer of civil nuclear power is large ongoing financial liability for decommissioning old power stations and managing nuclear waste.
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The reform of the Postal Services 1997-2011

Friday, 06 September, 2013

The note summarises the last Labour Government’s policies on postal services before outlining the main provisions in the Postal Services Act 2011 that was bought in by the Coalition Government. Subsequent developments are set out in two further Standard Notes on Privatisation of the Royal Mail (SN/EP/06668) and on the Post Office: recent developments (SN/EP/06718).
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- Communities
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In brief: National positions on Syria intervention

Thursday, 05 September, 2013
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US Government and Congress Response to Syria

Wednesday, 04 September, 2013

A look at the political situation in the US after President Obama's surprise decision to seek Congressional authorisation on Syria.
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VAT : Budget 2012 changes to loopholes and anomalies

Tuesday, 03 September, 2013

In Budget 2012 the Government announced the removal of a number of 'loopholes and anomalies' in the coverage of VAT - affecting self-storage facilities, approved alterations to listed buildings, catering & hot takeaway food, sports drinks, holiday caravans and the rental of hairdressers' chairs. This note gives details of the changes, which, for the most part, took effect from 1 October 2012.
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- Tax
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VAT : the new 20% standard rate

Tuesday, 03 September, 2013

In his Budget statement on 22 June 2010, the Chancellor, George Osborne, announced that the standard rate of VAT would rise from 17.5% to 20% from 4 January 2011. This note looks at the background to this announcement, and the reaction there has been to date.
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Economic Indicators, September 2013

Tuesday, 03 September, 2013

This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. This months articles: 'Getting real about earnings' and 'Safe as houses? The UK housing market since 2007.'
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Northern Ireland: Political Developments since 1972

Monday, 02 September, 2013

Northern Ireland: political developments since 1972. House of Commons Library Research Paper 98/57.
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Bereavement benefits

Friday, 30 August, 2013

Information on the current system of bereavement benefits (Bereavement Payment, Bereavement Allowance and Widowed Parent’s Allowance) and on the Government's proposals for a new Bereavement Support Payment.
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Sanctions on Syria: existing EU/UK measures

Thursday, 29 August, 2013

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