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Debate Pack
Carers
On Thursday 9 June, MPs will take part in a debate on Carers. This debate was recommended by the Backbench Business Committee following a representation from Mims Davies MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides an overview of the issues, relevant reports and Parliamentary and media coverage.
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Research Briefing
NHS Scotland Statistics
How does the NHS perform in Scotland? Key statistics and trends on A&E waiting times, ambulance performance, waiting times (including for diagnostic tests, cancer and mental health), workforce, bed occupancy, delayed discharges, healthcare associated infections and health expenditure
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Debate Pack
Engineering skills and design and technology education
On Tuesday 15 March there will be a debate on Engineering skills and design and technology education in Westminster Hall at 9.30am. Michelle Donelan MP will lead the debate. This House of Commons Library Debate Pack provides a background briefing and statistics, press and parliamentary coverage of the issues and suggested further reading.
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Research Briefing
NHS Wales Statistics
How does the NHS perform in Wales? Key statistics and trends on hospital attendance and waiting lists, accident and emergency waiting times, ambulance quality, waiting times for diagnostic tests, cancer waiting times, staff numbers, delayed transfers of care, bed occupancy and expenditure.
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Debate Pack
The NHS and a social care commission
There will be a Backbench Business debate on "The NHS and a social care commission" on Thursday 28 January 2016. This Library debate pack provides a background summary and related parliamentary coverage and reports. The debate was initiated by Rt Hon Norman Lamb MP.
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Research Briefing
The Incredible Shrinking Legislation
The effects of inflation on historic legal provisions Friday is the scheduled Second Reading for Karen Buck MP’s Homes (Fitness for Human Habitation) Bill, which is seeking to amend existing legislation (the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985) that has, according to the Law Commission, been allowed to “wither on the vine”. The 1985 Act consolidated many
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Research Briefing
Cancer Statistics: In Detail [archived]
Archived briefing on cancer statistics. Please see below for link to new paper.
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Research Briefing
Meeting London’s housing need
This briefing paper considers evidence of London's housing crisis; how much additional housing is needed; and the barriers and potential solutions to the issue arising from a selection of research projects.
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Debate Pack
Government policy on support for pupils with English as an additional language – Westminster Hall debate
This page contains a Library briefing, links to press articles and parliamentary questions for background to the Westminster Hall debate, Government policy on support for pupils with English as an additional language, scheduled for Tuesday 23 June 2015.
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Research Briefing
Carers’ rights and benefits (England)
An overview of rights and benefits afforded to carers in law, covering local authority assessments, employment rights, benefits and protection from discrimination.
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Research Briefing
Affordable Rents (England)
This briefing provides an overview of the affordable rent scheme under which tenancies in England are offered at up to 80% of market rent levels within the local area. It includes a summary of responses on some key associated issues.
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Research Briefing
The Parties’ housing policy commitments 2015
This note collates public commitments made on housing policy by the Conservatives, Labour, the Liberal Democrats, UKIP and the Green Party ahead of the publication of the parties' 2015 election manifestos.
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Research Briefing
Local housing authorities – the self-financing regime: progress and issues
This note explains the implications of local housing authorities (with retained stock) moving to a self-financing regime from April 2012. It considers what use authorities are making of their new financial freedoms, the case for some continuing restrictions (borrowing caps) to be lifted and the impact of this on new council house builds. [NOTE: this paper is out of date and will not be updated. For more up to date information see Library paper CBP08963 A new era for social rented housing in England?]
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