Insight
Goodbye PFI
The Chancellor has announced he will abolish private finance initiatives - how long until we can say 'goodbye' to PFI?
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Research Briefing
Ministerial Directions
Ministerial directions are a potential part of the process of approving expenditure of public money. Use of ministerial directions is rare, but preparations for Brexit have included an instruction to Accounting Officers to include them in planning for approval of spending in advance of Royal Assent to relevant legislation.
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Insight
Budget 2018: The background in 9 charts
Ahead of the Budget on Monday, we examine how the economy and public finances are currently performing.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill 2017-19
Commons Library briefing on the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill 2017-19
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Debate Pack
Local government reform in Greater London
Westminster Hall debate on local government reform in Greater London.
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Insight
Royal Bank of Scotland bailout: 10 years and counting
It could be another seven years before the last publicly-owned share is sold.
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Debate Pack
Sustainability of the nursery sector
This House of Commons landing page has been published in advance of a debate entitled "Sustainability of the nursery sector". This debate will be led by Chris Green MP and will take place in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 10th October, starting at 9.30am.
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Research Briefing
Cabinet Ministers suffering electoral defeat while holding office
This list notes all serving Cabinet ministers since 1900 who have lost their seats. It does not include Ministers who were not of Cabinet rank who lost their seats, or individuals who had served in the Cabinet at one time but lost their seat after having left the Cabinet.
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Research Briefing
Brexit Unknowns (update)
What do we still not know about the Brexit process or the withdrawal agreement with the EU that is currently being negotiated? This paper looks at some of the main unknowns.
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Insight
International Day of Sign Languages: Could BSL become a GCSE?
In the UK, campaigns to increase the uptake of British Sign Language in schools, including potentially through a GCSE in England, are currently gaining in strength.
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Research Briefing
Public procurement and contracts
Procurement accounts for about a third of public spending in the UK. This briefing looks at the legislation and guidance that governs procurement, and government policy in this area. It also looks at problems with procurement and contracts, and offers some pointers on how to find out more about particular contracts.
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Research Briefing
Brexit and Governance of the UK-EU Relationship
How are relations between the UK and the EU governed at the moment and what will happen after Brexit? This paper looks at the EU and UK proposals to date on how EU law will be observed and how disputes about this will be dealt with.
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Insight
The Boundary Review: September 2018 update
Final plans to update constituency boundaries were published on 10 September 2018. What is the boundary review and what are the next steps?
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Research Briefing
The Brexit White Paper on future relations and alternative proposals
The Government published its White Paper on future relations between the UK and the EU on 12 July. It envisages a 'common rulebook' to facilitate 'frictionless' trade, and among other things, UK cooperation in security matters, a commitment to maintain high environmental, data and consumer protection standards, UK participation in some EU agencies and solutions to the Irish border issues - all underpinned by a new governance structure that will pay "due regard" to the EU Court. Would the White Paper proposals work and do they respect both UK sovereignty and the indivisibility of the EU Single Market? David Davis's 'alternative' white paper proposes a somewhat different future relationship. This paper looks at proposals in both documents.
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Research Briefing
Bus Services Act 2017
This paper explains the policy background to and contents and purpose of the Bus Services Act 2017. It will be updated as the Act is brought into force and implemented over coming years.
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