Research Briefing
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill 2016-17
Commons Library briefing on the Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill 2016-17
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement: growth down, borrowing up
Today the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has published its latest assessment of the economy and public finances. They have lowered their forecasts for GDP growth in 2017 and 2018, and increased their estimates of government borrowing. Here we investigate some of the figures and explain why. GDP growth in 2017 and 2018 down… The OBR
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement 2016: a summary
A summary of Autumn Statement 2016 and the Office for Budget Responsibility's forecasts for the economy and public finances.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, Autumn Statement Edition
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement: what can we expect?
The 2016 Autumn Statement is this Wednesday. How are the economy and public finances performing? And what we might expect to hear from the Chancellor? The current economic situation The EU referendum has so far had little effect on overall economic growth. Consumer spending has continued to underpin growth, while business investment has been weak.
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Research Briefing
Brexit: future funding from the European Investment Bank?
UK investment in public infrastructure in recent years – including roads, railways and energy projects – has been consistently low relative to other advanced economies (see chart below). In his speech at the Conservative Party Conference, the Chancellor Philip Hammond stressed that “We need to close that gap with careful, targeted public investment in high
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Research Briefing
Brexit: can research light the way?
What could Brexit mean for UK science? What impact will it have on UK fisheries? Could Brexit be bad news for emissions reductions? These were just some questions discussed at a Parliamentary conference last week, organised by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), the Commons Library and Parliament’s Universities Outreach team. MPs researchers,
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Research Briefing
Autumn Statement 2016: Background briefing
This briefing sets out the background to the 2016 Autumn Statement which will take place on Wednesday 23 November 2016. 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
Autumn Statement: a new target?
It will come as no surprise to many readers that the Government is set to drop its target of running a budget surplus in 2019/20. The Chancellor is set to unveil at least one new target in the Autumn Statement: here we discuss the dropped target and what we may expect from new targets. Dropping
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Research Briefing
Unemployment by constituency, November 2016
This paper contains claimant count figures for parliamentary constituencies, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Debate Pack
Autumn Statement distributional analysis, Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance
MPs will debate the Autumn Statement distributional analysis, Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance, on Wednesday 16 November 2016. This will be an Opposition Day debate. This Commons Library briefing page contains Library briefings, independent and select committee reports.
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