Research Briefing
Knife Crime: Policy and Causes
This House of Lords Library Briefing explores current government policy in relation to knife crime and some of the possible causes of the recent increase in violent crime.
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Research Briefing
Public Procurement: Social Value and the Government’s Civil Society Strategy
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the forthcoming debate on the motion moved by Baroness McGregor-Smith (Conservative) that “this House takes note of the case for increasing the social value of public procurement by aligning it with Her Majesty’s Government’s Civil Society Strategy”.
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Research Briefing
Earnings: A Long-run Perspective
This House of Lords Library briefing provides information on long-run trends in real earnings, placing the weak performance since the financial crisis into a historical perspective.
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Research Briefing
Equality of Opportunity and Quality of Life for Young People
This House of Lords Library briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate on equality of opportunity and beneficial quality of life for young people which is due to take place in the House of Lords on 16 May 2019.
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Research Briefing
Competition and Markets Authority: Proposed Reforms
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on correspondence between the Competition and Markets Authority and the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy setting out proposals on legislative and institutional reforms to safeguard the interests of consumers and to maintain and improve public confidence in markets.
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Research Briefing
Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the second reading of the Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 3) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 7 May 2019.
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Research Briefing
Infrastructure Needs of London Stansted Cambridge ‘Innovation Corridor’
This House of Lords briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Government’s assessment of the transport infrastructure needs of the United Kingdom’s Innovation Corridor (London, Stansted, Cambridge); and to what extent the current infrastructure limits that region’s potential to contribute to the nation’s wealth.
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Research Briefing
Economic Assessments for the European Union
This House of Lords briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Government’s assessment of the medium term economic and fiscal position for the purposes of submitting a convergence programme to the European Union.
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Research Briefing
Economic Affairs Committee Reports: Taxation Policy
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming House of Lords debate on the reports from the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee: 'Making Tax Digital for VAT: Treating Small Businesses Fairly' and 'The Powers of HMRC: Treating Taxpayers Fairly'.
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Research Briefing
Tariffs: Theory and Practice
This House of Lords Library Briefing provides information on the use of tariffs in international trade.
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Research Briefing
Development Aid: Anti-corruption Measures
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on what steps Her Majesty's Government take to ensure that anti-corruption measures are supported as part of (1) aid to developing countries, and countries recovering from natural disasters, and (2) the reconstruction of former conflict areas.
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Research Briefing
European Union Committee Report: Brexit: The Customs Challenge
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming House of Lords debate on the report from the House of Lords European Union Committee: 'Brexit: The Customs Challenge' (20th Report, HL Paper 187).
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Research Briefing
The Commonwealth
This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming debate on the Commonwealth.
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Research Briefing
Spring Statement 2019: Briefing for Lords Debate
This House of Lords Library Briefing has been prepared in advance of the debate due to take place in the House of Lords on the motion moved by Lord Young of Cookham (Conservative) that “the Grand Committee takes note of the economy in the light of the Spring Statement”. The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, presented the spring statement to the House of Commons on 13 March 2019. No changes to the tax system were announced in the statement, and only a small number of spending measures. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) published revised forecasts for the economy and the public finances on the same day.
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Research Briefing
Northern Ireland (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No 2) Bill (Money Bill)
This House of Lords Briefing pack contains a selection of material relevant to the forthcoming debate on the Northern Ireland (Anticipation and Adjustments) (No 2) Bill.
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