Debate Pack
Estimates Day debate: Education
On Wednesday 9 March 2022, the House of Commons will consider estimates of spending on the National Tutoring Programme and adult education
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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
The welfare cap
This policy limits the total amount that Government can spend on certain benefits, including tax credits and housing benefit. Not to be confused with the household benefits cap which limits the amount individual households can receive.
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Research Briefing
The Office for Budget Responsibility
This briefing investigates who the Office for Budget Responsibility are and what they do.
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Data Dashboard
Local authority data: finances
Browse details on both funding and spending of local authorities in England.
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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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Constituency Casework
Finding funding for a master’s degree
Find out what funding might be available for students wanting to do a master’s degree in the UK.
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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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