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The Bill gives legislative effect to the scheme outlined in Business rate supplements: a white paper (Cm 7230). This allows upper-tier local authorities, and the Greater London Authority, to levy a supplement on the business rate in order to fund local economic development projects. Businesses must be consulted and, in certain circumstances, balloted before a rate supplement can be introduced.
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This is a report on the Committee Stage of the Political Parties and Elections Bill 2007-08 produced in response to a recommendation of the Modernisation Committee in its report on The Legislative Process (HC 1097, 2005-06). The Bill has been reintroduced as Bill 4 of 2008-09 and is awaiting a date for report stage in the Commons.
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This note sets out the legal and historical background to the restrictions on royal marriages, and considers their application in the case of the marriage of Prince Charles to Camilla Parker Bowles.
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On 24 January 2008, Members agreed that the 1996 resolution governing their salaries should cease to exist. No mechanism to replace it was considered. Instead, the House agreed with the Government that Sir John Baker, the retiring chairman of the Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB), should be charged with finding a mechanism that would end the need for Members to vote regularly on their salaries.
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Elections for US President, Senate, House of Representatives and 11 State Governors, 4 November 2008. Democratic candidate Senator Barack Obama won the US Presidential Election, defeating the Republican candidate Senator John McCain.
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This note aims to give an update on the political events in Northern Ireland since April 2008.
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This Standard Note provides a brief history of the origins and role of the Government and Opposition Whips in the management of parliamentary business, and an overview of their current functions and duties.
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This Research Paper looks at the Political Parties and Elections Bill 2008-09, it includes impacts on the Electoral Commission and political donations and expenditure.
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This Note offers a summary of coronation procedures and sets out the statutory requirements for the Coronation Oath.
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This paper examines reports and evidence on the effects which immigration is having on communities and public services throughout the UK.
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On 3 July 2008, the House of Commons debated a series of motions based on reports from Sir John Baker on their pay, and from the Members Estimate Committee on their allowances, in two separate debates This note briefly sets out the background to the debates, and then reviews the decisions that the House took. The decision taken on Members' home addresses is also set out.
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This note contains key statistics on council tax levels in 2008/09 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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This note discusses the procedure and history of deferred divisions.
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