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Research Briefing
US Elections 2008
Elections for US President, Senate, House of Representatives and 11 State Governors, 4 November 2008. Democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama won the US Presidential Election, defeating the Republican candidate Senator John McCain.
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Research Briefing
Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service
This short note outlines the role of the Jobcentre Plus Rapid Response Service.
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by constituency, October 2008
Unemployment by constituency, October 2008. House of Commons Library Research Paper 08/83. This paper shows the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance recorded as resident in each constituency in the United Kingdom in October 2008, together with comparisons with the levels in October 2007 and October 1997. This paper also presents residence-based unemployment rates for all 646 constituencies in the United Kingdom.
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Research Briefing
Selected Highlights in the History of the National Health Service
This is an archived Commons Library briefing on selected highlights in the history of the National Health Service, from 2008.
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Research Briefing
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill – What Happened?
This Note describes the passage of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2008 through Parliament.
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Research Briefing
Economic indicators, November 2008
This Research Paper series summarises the main economic indicators currently available for the UK, along with comparisons with other major OECD countries for selected indicators. [Articles: Employment in financial services; Fiscal rules and the public finances]
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Research Briefing
Changes in crime recording practices
Changes in crime recording practices. By Gavin Berman. SN/SG/2607.
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Research Briefing
Waste Incineration
This note provides a short overview of the issues surrounding the incineration of waste. The Library research paper Waste Incineration from 2002 provides further detail.
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Research Briefing
Minimum Funding Requirement
This briefing discusses the introduction and development of the Minimum Funding Requirement.
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Research Briefing
Registration of Town and Village Greens
This note describes how town or village greens may be registered.
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