Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Public sector employment
This page provides constituency-level data on the number and percentage of public sector employees in Great Britain.
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Data dashboards,Research Briefing
Constituency data: Wages
Interactive dashboard providing constituency-level data on wages, expressed as the median gross weekly pay for full-time employees.
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Research Briefing
February 2026 Economic update: Mixed picture before the 2026 spring forecast
On 3 March, the Office for Budget Responsibility will update its forecasts for growth, inflation, unemployment and more.
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Research Briefing
Women and the UK economy
This briefing covers women’s participation in business and the labour market, including breakdowns by industry, occupation, region, ethnicity and disability.
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Research Briefing
Income tax: freezing the personal allowance and the higher rate threshold
In the 2021 Budget the then Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced that the income tax personal allowance and the higher rate threshold would be frozen for four years from 2022/23 to 2025/26.
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Research Briefing
National Minimum Wage statistics
This briefing looks at trends in UK National Minimum Wages, minimum wage jobs and how the UK compares internationally.
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Debate Pack
Government support for healthy relationships
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 12 February on government support for healthy relationships. The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee and will be opened by Maya Ellis MP.
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Research Briefing
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill
The bill would remove the two-child limit, which restricts additional support for children in Universal Credit to the first two children in a household
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Research Briefing
Reviewing and reforming business rates
A briefing paper explaining local government finance reform in the late 2010s and early 2020s.
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Debate Pack
The impact of food inflation on the cost of living
There will be a Westminster Hall debate on the impact of food inflation on the cost of living at 1:30pm on Thursday 15th January 2026.
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Research Briefing
Alcohol duty: Current policy and developments
The alcohol duty system was reformed in August 2023. Most recently, the government has announced it would increase duty rates in line with inflation from 1 February 2026.
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Research Briefing
Council tax: local referendums
This briefing note explains the system of referendums on council tax increases in local authorities. It sets out the legislative framework and the thresholds that have been set in previous years.
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Research Briefing
Business rates reliefs
Reliefs available to ratepayers on business rate bills in England
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Research Briefing
Business rates: the 2026 revaluation
A briefing on the 2026 business rates revaluation, which takes effect on 1 April 2026
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Research Briefing
A visitor levy for English mayors?
The government is proposing to allow English mayors to introduce visitor levies/ ‘tourist taxes’ to help councils raise money to improve local economies.
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