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June Budget and Spending Review 2010: DLA and ESA changes

Friday, 05 November, 2010

The Coalition Government's June 2010 Budget announced that a new "objective medical assessment" would be introduced for Disability Living Allowance claims from 2013-14. The Spending Review on 20 October announced that that the DLA mobility component is to be withdrawn from people in care homes whose place is funded by a public body. The Spending Review also announced that, from April 2012, for those Employment and Support Allowance claimants assessed as eligible for the "Work Related Activity Group", contributory ESA would only be payable for up to one year.
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Roads: traffic reduction

Thursday, 04 November, 2010

This note outlines the targets that successive governments have set to reduce traffic on strategic and local roads.
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- Roads
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Child Benefit for higher rate taxpayers

Wednesday, 03 November, 2010

At the Conservative Party Conference in October 2010 the Chancellor announced that from January 2013 Child Benefit would be withdrawn from families with a higher rate taxpayer. This note looks at the background to the announcement and at reactions to it. Revised proposals for a “High Income Child Benefit Charge” were presented in Budget 2012 under which Child Benefit would instead be clawed back from families where the highest earner had an income in excess of £50,000. Further details can be found in Library briefing SN06299, Child Benefit for higher income families.
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Strategic Defence and Security Review: Defence Policy and the Armed Forces

Wednesday, 03 November, 2010
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Economic indicators, November 2010

Tuesday, 02 November, 2010

This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries. It includes articles entitled 'The outlook for the public finances' and 'Which sectors are driving the economic recovery?' [Articles:'The outlook for the public finances' and 'Which sectors are driving the economic recovery?']
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- Economic situation
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The Browne Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance

Friday, 29 October, 2010

The purpose of this note is to provide an overview of the report of the Independent Review of Higher Education Funding and Student Finance (the Browne Review). The note highlights the report's proposals and includes analysis and responses to the report. This note follows on from two earlier notes on this topic: SN/SP/5695 Reform of higher education funding in England and SN/SP/4917 Review of higher education tuition fees.
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Welsh Grand Committee

Friday, 29 October, 2010

Some Members representing Welsh constituencies called for a meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee in order to discuss the impact on Wales of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill 2010. The Secretary of State, Cheryl Gillan, declined. This Note gives a very brief account of the business of the Committee and a list of its previous meetings.
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Local transport governance and finance in England, 1997-2010

Thursday, 28 October, 2010

This standard note explains the structures and reform of local transport governance and finance in England during the course of the 1997-2010 Labour Government.
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In Brief: Election in Jordan 2010

Thursday, 28 October, 2010

The forthcoming election in Jordan will not have a big impact on the country's political scene. Political parties are weak and the monarchy retains most of the power in the country.
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PIL: Government Defeats in the House of Lords

Wednesday, 27 October, 2010
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- Parliament
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Referendum for Wales: extending the scope of Assembly powers

Wednesday, 27 October, 2010

This Note explains the current arrangements under which the Assembly legislates, the new approach if the referendum on law making powers approves a change, and how the move to a referendum has come about.
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- Devolution
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Fisheries enforcement

Tuesday, 26 October, 2010

This note describes how fisheries policy is enforced and considers whether UK fishermen face a stricter enforcement regime than elsewhere in the EU.
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- Farming and fishing
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Postal Services Bill [Bill 78 of 2010-11]

Monday, 25 October, 2010

This Paper has been prepared for the Second Reading debate in the House of Commons of the Postal Services Bill. The Bill has four main parts. Part 1 provides for changes to the ownership structure of Royal Mail Holdings plc and its subsidiaries (including Post Office Ltd). Part 2 provides for Royal Mail’s historic pension deficit to be transferred to government. Part 3 provides for changes in the regulatory arrangements for postal services and Part 4 provides for a “special administration regime” should there be a risk to the universal postal service from the possibility of the provider becoming insolvent.
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Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill [Bill 73 of 2010-11]

Friday, 22 October, 2010

The global financial crisis has had a profound effect on the public finances. Both the previous and current governments planned for reductions in public expenditure. This Bill gives effect to decisions made as part of the initial review of public expenditure undertaken soon after the 2010 General Election. Three schemes introduced by the previous Labour Government – the Child Trust Fund; the Saving Gateway; and the Health in Pregnancy Grant – are deemed to be unaffordable by the Coalition Government and will be brought to a close.
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Background to the 2010 Spending Review

Friday, 22 October, 2010

This note sets out the background to the Spending Review which will take place on 20 October.

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