Research Briefing
This briefing provides statistics on the TV licence fee and general television viewing trends. TV licence fee revenues in 2023/24 were £3.66 billion. Total BBC income in 2023/24 was £5.4 billion. TV licence fee revenues accounted for around 68/% of total income.
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The regulation of enforcement agents (bailiffs) in England and Wales is outlined in this briefing. It also considers the government’s recent proposals for reform.
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This paper briefly examines Israel's nuclear weapons policies, capabilities and programmes. It is one paper in a larger series on the nuclear weapon states.
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Background on the Labour government's proposed changes to the Personal Independence Payment assessment and Universal Credit rates.
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An overview of the employment rights and support available to informal carers, and public policy reviews on this topic in recent years.
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What air defence capabilities does the UK have to protect the UK homeland and what did the recent Strategic Defence Review say?
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Hairdressers and barbers are currently unregulated in the UK. However, they are subject to consumer protection legislation as outlined in this briefing.
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The main recent policy developments regarding school meals in England, including the revised school food standards and provision of free school meals.
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The UK Government has endorsed Morocco's autonomy proposal for Western Sahara.
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A summary of the departmental spending limits and other announcements in the 2025 Spending Review.
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Industrial action took place across the NHS in England in 2022-2024. This briefing looks at when and why action was taken and explains relevant pay deals.
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UK and international response to the Israel-Hamas conflict and situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories from March 2025.
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UK aid to the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the position of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in 2025.
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An overview of NHS dentistry in England, including a discussion of current challenges facing providers and the government response.
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The leadership of the Republika Srpska, the majority-Serb territory within Bosnia and Herzegovina, is threatening secession. This could endanger the peace agreement that ended the conflict of the early 1990s.
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