Insight
Reducing UK aid spending: Which countries are impacted?
Recent reductions in UK aid spending have been controversial. Some UK Government priority countries like Pakistan and Yemen have seen their aid reduced.
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Student finance in England: How much would it cost to bring back grants?
What is the hypothetical effect of reintroducing a means-tested grant for undergraduates, of up to £3,000 a year.
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Insight
Student finance in England: Extending the loan term and increasing the repayment rates
A 35 year loan term could cut the cost of loans to the taxpayer by £1.5 billion, and a 10% repayment rate could cut the cost by £0.7 billion.
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Student finance in England: Impact of reducing the fee cap
Reducing the fee cap for undergraduates to £7,500 per year would mainly benefit higher earning borrowers, particularly men.
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Student finance in England: Impact of lowering the repayment threshold
A hypothetical cutting of the threshold to £25,000 would result in middle earners having the largest absolute increase in repayments of any income group.
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Student finance in England: Impact of increasing the loan interest rate
A hypothetical 1 percentage point (ppt) increase would lead to higher repayments from richer graduates (borrowers), mainly men, in their 40s and 50s.
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Student finance in England: How much do graduates pay back?
How do graduates (borrowers) pay back their undergraduate loans and how does it differs depending on their earnings?
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Research Briefing
The general power of competence
An explanation of the 'general power of competence' available to local authorities and other bodies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Research Briefing
Parish and town councils: recent issues
An overview of the structures and functions of parish and town councils, plus discussion of policy issues in the 2010s and early 2020s.
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Insight
An introduction to student finance in England
A summary of the current student finance system in England, who is involved in the system, and the main financial flows between them.
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Research Briefing
Limitations on the number of Ministers
The maximum number of paid ministers is set out in legislation. The Prime Minister can also appoint unpaid ministers. All ministers, combined with Parliamentary Private Secretaries make up the 'payroll vote' in the House of Commons.
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Insight
30 years of the Child Support Act
Why the Child Support Act 1991 was introduced and a timeline of changes and reform.
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Research Briefing
Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill 2021-22
A briefing paper on the Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Bill 2021-22
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Insight
Aid spending: Commons to vote on return to 0.7%
What the outcome of today’s debate would mean for aid spending.
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Debate Pack
Covid-19 contracts and the public inquiry into the handling of the outbreak
There will be an Opposition Day Debate on Covid-19 contracts and the public inquiry into the handling of the outbreak on Wednesday 7th July 2021
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