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Research Briefing

Northern Ireland: Key issues

Tuesday, 08 March, 2022

A briefing paper on some "key issues" in the forthcoming elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly
Research Briefing

Women and the economy

Friday, 04 March, 2022

This paper provides statistics and analysis on women’s participation in the labour market and in business across the UK. It tracks trends by employment type, industry, occupation, region and country, ethnic group and disability status, as well as the gender pay gap and women leading businesses.
Research Briefing

Dormant Assets Act 2022

Friday, 25 February, 2022

An Act to expand the scope of an existing scheme that enables dormant assets to be spent on good causes. Royal Assent was obtained on 24 February 2022.
Research Briefing

Critical Benchmarks (References and Administrators’ Liability) Act 2021

Tuesday, 21 December, 2021

The Act seeks to support the wind-down of important financial services benchmarks, currently focusing on LIBOR. It obtained Royal Assent on 15 December 2021.
Research Briefing

Business statistics

Tuesday, 21 December, 2021

Businesses since 2000, small businesses, business by region, businesses by industry, business births and deaths and information on female representation in business. It also features some discussion of the sources of business statistics and their coverage.
Research Briefing

Coronavirus: Economic impact

Friday, 17 December, 2021

The pandemic led to a severe recession, followed by a strong recovery. This briefing examines different aspects of the economic impact of the pandemic to date and outlines the key issues for the economic outlook, including the Omicron variant.
Research Briefing

Town centre regeneration

Tuesday, 14 December, 2021

The future of town centres and high streets has long been a matter of concern, with the most recent debate in the House of Commons in December 2020. This briefing highlights some of the key trends and discussions.
Research Briefing

Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: A summary

Thursday, 28 October, 2021

On 27 October, the Chancellor presented the Autumn Budget and Spending Review to Parliament. The Office for Budget Responsibility also published new forecasts for the economy and public finances. This briefing summarises the key announcements.
Research Briefing

UK supply chain problems

Friday, 22 October, 2021

This short briefing looks at some of the cross-cutting themes that are causing supply chain disruption in the UK, how UK businesses are being affected, and the Government’s response.
Research Briefing

Background to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021

Thursday, 21 October, 2021

This briefing sets out the background to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021, which will take place on 27 October 2021. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) will publish revised forecasts for the economy and public finances on the same day.
Research Briefing

Opposition Day Debate: Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people

Tuesday, 21 September, 2021

On Tuesday 21 September there will be an Opposition Day Debate on the "Effect of Government policy on the finances of working people"
Debate Pack

The Government’s Levelling Up Agenda

Friday, 10 September, 2021

There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the Government’s Levelling Up Agenda at 4:30pm on Wednesday 15th September 2021.
Debate Pack

Future of the East Midlands economy

Friday, 03 September, 2021

There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the future of the East Midlands economy on Tuesday 7th September at 9:30am
Research Briefing

NEET: Young People Not in Education, Employment or Training

Wednesday, 07 July, 2021

NEET statistics measure the number of 16-24 year olds who are not in Education, Employment or Training (NEET).
Research Briefing

Coronavirus: Impact on household savings and debt

Tuesday, 06 July, 2021

This briefing paper provides official statistics on household savings and debt since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, and discusses the groups which are more likely than average to have experienced an increase in household debt. It also compares the impact of coronavirus with the 2008/09 financial crisis.

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