Research Briefing
Revised Government spending plans for 2021/22
Votes to approve the Supplementary Estimates for 2021/22 have been scheduled for 9 March 2022. These will cover the Government's revised spending plans for this year.
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Research Briefing
Local Government Finance Settlement 2022/23
This Settlement will provide £16.3 billion in funding to English councils. This briefing looks at the changes in local funding and what might happen next.
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Research Briefing
Coronavirus: Economic impact
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.
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Research Briefing
Assessing value for money in central government
This briefing examines the ways in which central Government assesses the value for money of its spending programmes, including the new Public Value Framework.
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Debate Pack
Opposition Day debate on Humble Address: Randox Covid Contracts
An Opposition Day debate on Humble Address: Randox Covid Contracts will be held today, 17 November 2021. This House of Commons Library information page has been prepared ahead of this debate.
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Research Briefing
Education spending in the UK
Education spending peaked in around 2010 at 5.5% of GDP or £104 billion (2019-20 prices). It has fallen since then, but how much of this is due to changes to definitions, where does this leave the UK compared to other countries and how does this fall in spending compare to others over the past seven decades?
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Research Briefing
Autumn Budget and Spending Review 2021: A summary
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.
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Research Briefing
Background to the Autumn Budget and Spending Review 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.
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Debate Pack
Effect of post office closures on local communities
A debate on the effect of post office closures on local communities has been scheduled for Tuesday 19 October 2021 in Westminster Hall.
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Research Briefing
Scotland: Public spending and revenue
Public spending and taxation in Scotland was a hotly debated issue in the run up to the Scottish independence referendum, and has remained so since. A range of statistics exist on the subject: here we look at what these say and how they are measured.
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Debate Pack
The Government’s Levelling Up Agenda
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the Government’s Levelling Up Agenda at 4:30pm on Wednesday 15th September 2021.
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Research Briefing
Early intervention: policy and provision
This House of Commons Library briefing analyses early intervention policies aimed at parents and children from conception to age five, covering health, education, social development and financial benefits. This paper also looks at broader arguments around early intervention as a policy approach.
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Debate Pack
Town Deals and post Covid-19 recovery
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on Town Deals and post Covid-19 recovery on Wednesday 14 July at 9:25am.
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Debate Pack
Covid-19 contracts and the public inquiry into the handling of the outbreak
There will be an Opposition Day Debate on Covid-19 contracts and the public inquiry into the handling of the outbreak on Wednesday 7th July 2021
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Debate Pack
Estimates Day debate: Official Development Assistance and the British Council
The debate on 30 June will focus on the Government's reduction in aid spending in 2021, and funding to the British Council. Many of the Council's programmes have been affected by the pandemic, with a reduction in income. This paper covers UK Government spending on aid and funding to the British Council in 2021, together with relevant parliamentary and press material.
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