Debate Pack
Local Government Finance: Opposition Day debate
An Opposition Day debate on Local Government Finance will take place in the Commons Chamber on 5 February 2020.
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Research Briefing
Mapping the Places
A comparison of administrative boundaries used by public bodies in England, including maps.
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Research Briefing
Local government; Queen’s Speech 2019
The debate on the Queens Speech (Motion for an Address) on Tuesday 14 January 2020 will be on education and local government. The debate is expected to start at 12.30 unless delayed by any ministerial statements or urgent questions.
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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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Research Briefing
Local government in England: capital finance
An introduction to capital finance and borrowing by local authorities in England, including details on the Public Works Loan Board, local authority bonds, and tax increment financing.
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Research Briefing
Voter ID: Securing the ballot or suppressing the vote?
The UK Government planned to require voters to show ID in polling stations to prevent ‘personation’.
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Research Briefing
Voter ID: Key facts and figures
The Government states that requiring voters to show some form of ID will reduce the risk of voter fraud and improve the integrity of the electoral process.
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Insight
Voter ID: Securing the ballot or suppressing the vote?
Requiring voters to show ID aims to prevent ‘personation’.
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Research Briefing
Withdrawal Agreement Bill: The Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland
What does the Withdrawal Agreement Bill say about what will happen to Northern Ireland post-Brexit? How will it translate into UK law the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland in the Withdrawal Agreement that replaced the 'backstop'?
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Insight
Voter ID: Key facts and figures
The Government states that requiring voters to show some form of ID will reduce the risk of voter fraud and improve the integrity of the electoral process.
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Research Briefing
Where do you draw the line? Local administrative boundaries in England
A review of policy and practice influencing the creation and change of local government and other local administrative boundaries in England.
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Debate Pack
Estimates Day debate: Spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
There will be an Estimates Day debate in the House of Commons Chamber on 2 July 2019 on the spending of the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG). The debate will be opened by Layla Moran MP.
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Research Briefing
Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill 2017-19
A briefing on the Non-Domestic Rating (Lists) Bill 2017-19
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Research Briefing
Local government: alternative models of service delivery
This briefing paper explains new forms of service delivery being implemented by local authorities, including shared services, outsourcing, 'insourcing', local authority trading companies and mutuals.
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Research Briefing
Local Elections 2019: Spoiler alert
Media stories have suggested voters voiced their dissatisfaction with the state of politics, and particularly the delay to Brexit, by spoiling their ballots in the local elections – is there evidence this was the case?
Total results (page 12 of 27)