Research Briefing
In the 2025 Budget the government announced it would introduce a a new charge on owners of residential property in England worth £2 million or more - the High Value Council Tax Surcharge (HVCTS) - from April 2028.
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Interactive dashboard showing data on school workforces in England, including pupil-teacher ratios, pupil-adult ratios, and retention.
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This briefing provides an overview of a range of key statutory employment rights in Great Britain, including unfair dismissal, deduction from wages and working time.
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This briefing covers the rules governing trade unions, the rights of union members, collective bargaining, strikes and other industrial action
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The National Minimum Wage is the minimum hourly amount workers must be paid. Currently it differs between different 'age bands', although the Labour government has committed to removing them.
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This Library briefing gives an overview of how the profits from North Sea oil and gas production are taxed, and how the fiscal regime has been reformed in recent years.
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Construction work to repair buildings, including historic churches, is charged VAT at the 20% standard rate. The Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme has provided grants to mitigate the VAT costs for these repairs.
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New legislation has expanded rights for workers around whistleblowing and non-disclosure agreements.
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This briefing provides statistics and forecasts for household debt, guidance on how to interpret debt statistics and analysis on how debt effects the economy.
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Different Governments have shifted support for higher education towards loans. The scale of lending has led to concerns about debt burden of debt, high interest rates and costs to the taxpayer.
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A Westminster Hall debate on Regional accents and social mobility will take place on Wednesday 15 July 2026 . The debate will be led by Jo Platt MP.
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The Youth Guarantee looks to ensure young people can access further learning, help to get a job or an apprenticeship. This briefing outlines the guarantee’s components and where it is being trialled.
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This briefing explains UK poverty statistics, including historical trends and forecasts, and poverty by employment, tenure, ethnicity, disability and region.
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This interactive dashboard shows deprivation data for constituencies and small areas in England.
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There will be a Chamber debate on isolation and hidden deprivation in coastal communities on Tuesday 14 July 2026. This topic has been chosen by the Backbench business committee. This debate will be led by Richard Quigley MP.
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