Debate Pack
Acquired brain injury
MPs will debate Acquired Brain Injury in the House of Commons Chamber on Monday 18 June. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides a summary of the issues together with parliamentary and press coverage.
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Research Briefing
Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare – Frequently Asked Questions
This Commons Library briefing paper provides an overview of the Childcare Vouchers and Tax-Free Childcare schemes and a comparison of their key features. It explores the ‘winners and losers’ under each scheme, considers how the schemes interact with welfare benefits, and outlines some other sources of help with childcare costs. The Childcare Voucher scheme and the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme are both UK-wide.
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Debate Pack
Estimates – Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government relating to homelessness
There will be a debate on the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government estimates of spending on homelessness in the Chamber on Tuesday 27 February 2018. This landing page provides background information for the debate.
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Research Briefing
Acid attacks
In response to concerns about increasing number of acid attacks, this briefing looks at controls on the sale of acid and at relevant criminal offences, and at Home Office proposals for change.
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Debate Pack
The human and financial costs of drug addiction
This debate pack is produced for the Westminster Hall on Wednesday 22 November 2017 from 2.30-4pm on the human and financial costs of drug addiction. The debate will be opened by Craig Mackinlay MP.
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Debate Pack
General Debate on the Department for Work and Pensions support for care leavers
This Commons Library Debate Pack briefing has been prepared for a General Debate on the Department for Work and Pensions’ support for care leavers which will take place at 3pm on Thursday 16 November 2017. This debate was agreed by the Backbench Business Committee and will take place in Westminster Hall.
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Debate Pack
Drugs policy
This pack has been prepared ahead of the general debate on drugs policy to be held in the Commons Chamber on Tuesday 18 July 2017.
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Debate Pack
The Introduction of an opt-out system for organ donation in England
MPs will debate The Introduction of an opt-out system for organ donation in England, in Westminster Hall on Thursday 13 July at 3.00pm. The Member in charge of this debate is Dan Jarvis MP. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides some background information and parliamentary and media coverage of the issues.
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Research Briefing
Key Issues 2017
Key Issues 2017 is a series of short briefings on the topics that will take centre stage in UK and international politics in the new Parliament. Written by impartial Commons Library specialists, these articles are designed to help the reader get up to speed quickly on issues such as; Brexit, the housing crisis, the future of devolution and much more.
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Debate Pack
Health and Social Care Budgets
MPs will debate Budgets for Health and Social Care in Westminster Hall on Tuesday 14 March from 9.30am. Meg Hillier MP will lead the debate. This House of Commons Library debate pack provides key Library publications in this area.
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Debate Pack
Social care in Liverpool
The debate, entitled "Social care in Liverpool" and sponsored by Louise Ellman, will take place in Westminster Hall on 7 March at 4.30pm.
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Research Briefing
Spring Budget 2017: Background briefing
The briefing sets out the background to Spring Budget 2017 which will take place on Wednesday 8 March 2017. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Children and Social Work [HL] Bill 121: analysis for Commons Report Stage
This paper analyses the Children and Social Work [HL] ahead of Commons Report Stage. The Bill concerns children in care and care leavers, safeguarding children arrangements, powers for local authorities to test different ways of working, and the regulation of social workers among other matters.
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Debate Pack
E-petition 132140 relating to free childcare
MPs will debate an e-petition, "Free childcare when both parents are working. Not just those on benefits", in Westminster Hall on Monday 21 November 2016. Helen Jones MP will lead the debate. This House of Commons Library briefing provides a background summary of the issues and press and parliamentary coverage.
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