Parliament and elections Archives

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Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Economic, regional and construction aspects (Bill 93 of 2008-09).

Friday, 22 May, 2009

This paper covers parts 4 to 8 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]. The Bill implements a number of changes in relation to regional and sub-regional economic development and planning, including: an economic assessment duty for local authorities; a new regional strategy process for English regions outside London; new Local Authority Leaders’ Boards to agree the strategy with Regional Development Agencies; provisions for further sub-regional partnerships through Economic Prosperity Boards and Multi-Area Agreements. The Bill also amends the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 in relation to construction contracts with the aim of improving cashflow and the adjudication process in the industry. See also Library Research Paper 09/45, for coverage of parts 1 to 3 of the Bill which relate to community empowerment, housing and Boundary Commission issues.
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Members’ pay and allowances – a brief history

Thursday, 21 May, 2009

This note provides a very brief history of the evolution of Members' salaries and the main allowances available to support them in their parliamentary duties.
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Local Democracy, Economic Development & Construction Bill [HL]: Democracy and involvement aspects (Bill 93 of 2008-09).

Friday, 15 May, 2009

This paper covers parts 1 to 3 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]. The Bill implements a number of community empowerment measures outlined in the white paper - Communities in Control: real people, real power (Cm 7427). Other provisions concern a) tenants' representation, b) audit of entities connected with local authorities, and c) replacement of the Boundary Committee for England with an independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England. See also Library Research Paper 09/46, for coverage of parts 4 to 8 of the Bill which relate to economic and regional matters and construction contracts.
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Election timetables

Wednesday, 13 May, 2009

This Research Paper sets out the model timetables for Parliamentary general elections and by-elections.
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Comptroller and Auditor General

Tuesday, 12 May, 2009

This note traces a brief history of the office of Comptroller and Auditor General and examines current proposals to reform the corporate governance of the National Audit Office.
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Electoral performance of the British National Party in the UK

Friday, 08 May, 2009

This note provides data on the electoral performance of the UK's British National Party (BNP) in local and parliamentary elections. This note has been updated to include results from the local elections held in England on 1 May 2008. It also comments upon results from various elections up to 2006, as well as overall results from the 2007 and 2008 local elections.
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Members’ allowances – the Government’s proposals for reform

Tuesday, 05 May, 2009

This note outlines the background to the CSPL inquiry and contrasts the Government's proposals for reforming the allowances' system with the conclusions reached by the MEC in its June 2008 Review of Allowances. It briefly notes some reaction and responses to the Government's proposals and gives details of the current amounts that Members can claim under the allowances.
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Council Tax 2009/10

Tuesday, 05 May, 2009

This note contains key statistics on council tax levels in 2009/10 and a limited amount of analysis is provided. The main purpose of this note is to act as a reference document although more detailed analysis is available on request.
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Effect of Budget 2009 on departmental expenditure

Friday, 24 April, 2009
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Reforming Members’ allowances – a timeline

Thursday, 23 April, 2009

This note provides a timeline showing the developments relating to Members' allowances that have followed the Senior Salaries Review Body's Review of parliamentary pay, pensions and allowances 2007.
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Members’ pay and allowances – arrangements in other parliaments

Thursday, 23 April, 2009

This Note sets out brief details of the system of pay and allowances in several European and Commonwealth countries, the European Union, and the House of Lords. It also includes information on the employment of relatives by Members of Parliament in other countries.
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Members since 1979

Monday, 20 April, 2009

A complete list of all Members who have served in the House of Commons since the 1979 General Election, together with basic biographical and parliamentary data, correct to 31 March 2009.
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The draft Bribery Bill

Tuesday, 14 April, 2009

This Note offers a brief introduction to the draft Bribery Bill published on 24 March 2009. For several years there has been pressure to update the UK anti corruption legislation, last amended in 1916, not least from the OECD and other international organisations who are promoting global anti corruption initiatives. The draft bill and white paper published on 25 March would implement proposals from the Law Commission in November 2008.
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Members’ pay and the independent review process

Tuesday, 31 March, 2009

This paper reviews the background to the introduction of the new mechanism for determining Members' pay and provides an overview of the developments in Members' pay since salaries were introduced in 1911.
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European Parliament Political Groups

Thursday, 26 March, 2009

This Note looks briefly at political groups in the European Parliament.

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