Debate Pack
Taxation on beer and pubs
A Westminster Hall debate on the ‘Taxation on Beer and Pubs’ has been scheduled for Wednesday 5 February 2020 from 2.30-4 pm. The debate has been initiated by Mike Wood MP.
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Insights for the new Parliament (plus BSL video)
Impartial analysis of some of the key issues that parliamentarians will have to address in the new Parliament
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit and the claimant count
This briefing paper explains how Universal Credit has increased the number of people claiming unemployment benefits, by requiring a broader group of claimants to look for work than was the case under Jobseeker’s Allowance. In January 2019, the Department for Work and Pensions published an ‘alternative’ claimant count for the first time. This models what the claimant count would have been if Universal Credit had been fully in place since 2013.
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Research Briefing
Country and regional public sector finances
This briefing looks at estimates of public spending and revenues in UK countries and regions.
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Research Briefing
Tax avoidance: a General Anti-Avoidance Rule – background history (1997-2010)
This note gives some background to the earlier debates there have been on the case for a general statutory prohibition of aggressive tax avoidance, in relation to the Coalition Government's introduction of a General Anti-Abuse Rule in 2013.
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Research Briefing
Employment Bill 2019-20
The Employment Bill 2019-20 was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 19 December 2019. No date is yet available for second reading
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Research Briefing
Economic Indicators, December 2019
Analysis of the latest UK and international economic indicators
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Research Briefing
Employment law in the modern economy: The Good Work Plan
The Good Work Plan aims to solve many issues of insecure employment
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Insight
Employment law in the modern economy: The Good Work Plan
The Good Work Plan aims to solve many issues of insecure employment
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Research Briefing
Removal of workers’ rights in the new EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill
The new European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 does not contain clauses on workers’ rights. The government has announced its intention to bring forward an Employment Bill. This Insight provides an overview of what this means for workers’ rights in the UK.
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Research Briefing
People claiming unemployment benefits by constituency, October 2019
This paper provides figures for the number of people claiming unemployment benefits (the “claimant count”) by parliamentary constituency, as well as a summary of the latest labour market statistics for the UK as a whole.
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Constituency casework,Research Briefing
Council Tax in England
Explains the way Council Tax is calculated and any discounts or exemptions that may apply
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Constituency casework
Council Tax in England
Explains the way Council Tax is calculated and any discounts or exemptions that may apply
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Research Briefing
Planning for a no-deal Brexit
After Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019 the Government intensified planning for a no-deal Brexit and stressed its intention to take the UK out of the EU on 31 October with or without a deal. But the UK remained in the EU after 31 October after a further extension of the Article 50 period was agreed with the EU. A no-deal Brexit however remains the default outcome if an agreement is not ratified. This briefing paper provides an overview of Government and EU preparations for a no-deal Brexit, and of recent reports analysing the possible impact of this outcome
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Research Briefing
Level 4 and 5 education
This briefing paper provides an overview of Level 4 and 5 education (i.e. qualifications between A Levels and an undergraduate degree), including Government proposals for reform.
Total results (page 34 of 96)