Research Briefing
Background to the 2016 Budget
The briefing sets out the background to the 2016 Budget which will take place on Wednesday 16 March 2016.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, March 2016 – Budget edition
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Debate Pack
Contribution of the West Highland Way to the economy in Scotland
This briefing has been compiled ahead of the debate on the ‘Contribution of the West Highland Way to the economy in Scotland’ to be held on Wednesday 16 March at 4:30pm in Westminster Hall. The Member in charge of the debate is Steven Paterson MP. A more detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.
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Debate Pack
Debate pack: Energy intensive industries
This pack has been prepared ahead of the debate on Energy intensive industries to take place in Westminster Hall at 3:00pm on 10 March 2016. The debate is being led by Graham Evans MP. It includes a brief summary and useful links for further reading. The House of Commons Library prepares a briefing in hard copy and/or online for most non-legislative debates in the Chamber and Westminster Hall other than half-hour debates. Debate Packs are produced quickly after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents.
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Debate Pack
Future of High Streets
This Debate Pack has been compiled ahead of the debate on the future of high streets to be held at 9:30am in Westminster Hall. The Member in charge of the debate is Mark Menzies MP. Debate Packs are produced quickly after the announcement of parliamentary business. They are intended to provide a summary or overview of the issue being debated and identify relevant briefings and useful documents, including press and parliamentary material. More detailed briefing can be prepared for Members on request to the Library.
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Research Briefing
EU referendum: UK’s EU reform negotiations and the Tusk package
This Commons Library briefing paper looks at the Prime Minister’s proposals for EU reform, which he set out in a letter to the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, in November 2015, concerning four broad areas: economic governance, competitiveness, sovereignty and free movement. It also looks at Donald Tusk’s package of draft texts to address UK concerns, their implications and prospects for agreement.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, February 2016
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
The Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [HL]
This paper provides background and commentary on the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill which has its Second Reading in the House of Commons on 1 February 2016.
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Research Briefing
The Bank of England and Financial Services Bill [HL] Lords stages
This note summarises the debates in the House of Lords on the Bank of England and Financial Services Bill.
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Research Briefing
Public sector debt: a Q&A
A quick look at today’s public sector finances release from the ONS will show that the UK’s public sector net debt stands at over £1.5 trillion. But other than there being a lot of it, what else is there to say about the debt? Here we investigate the basics of what public sector debt is,
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Research Briefing
Local government finance: is equalisation inching back?
Building on the introduction of the Business Rates Retention Scheme in 2013, a raft of major changes to local government funding have been announced in 2015. By the end of the 2015-20 Parliament, local government will retain 100% of business rate revenue instead of 50%. Revenue Support Grant will be phased out. Additional funding for
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, January 2016
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, December 2015
Analysis of the latest key UK and international economic indicators.
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