Research Briefing
Trade Union Bill (HL Bill 74 of 2015–16)
This briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Trade Union Bill.
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Research Briefing
Scotland Bill (HL Bill 73 of 2015-16)
This briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the Scotland Bill.
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Research Briefing
Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL]
This In Focus briefing provides background information in advance of the second reading of the Mesothelioma (Amendment) Bill [HL] in the House of Lords on 20 November 2015.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Role of Trade Unions in a Democracy and their Contribution to the General Economic Wellbeing of the Nation
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the debate on the role of trade unions in a democracy and their contribution to the general economic wellbeing of the nation on 19 November 2015.
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Research Briefing
Debate on Foreign Ownership of National Assets and Corporate Governance
This Briefing Pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on the sale of United Kingdom assets to foreign ownership and of the effects on such sales of the laws of corporate governance on 19 November 2015.
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Research Briefing
Welfare Reform and Work Bill (HL Bill 69 of 2015–16)
This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the second reading in the House of Lords of the Welfare Reform and Work Bill on 17 November 2015.
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Research Briefing
National Insurance Contributions (Rate Ceilings) Bill 2015–16
This briefing provides information in support of the House of Lords consideration of the National Insurance Contributions (Rate Ceilings) Bill.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Case for Private Ownership of Industries and Institutions in the UK
This briefing pack has been compiled to support the forthcoming debate on the case for private ownership of industries and institutions in the UK.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Case for Creating the Right Education and Employment Opportunities in the United Kingdom
This briefing pack contains a selection of material which may be of assistance in preparing for the forthcoming debate in the House of Lords on the case for creating the right education and employment opportunities.
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Research Briefing
Measuring Full Employment
This In Focus note examines the concept of full employment and how to measure it, in light of the latest labour market statistics released in mid-October, showing the highest employment rate recorded since comparable records began in 1971.
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Research Briefing
Availability and Quality of Apprenticeships, and the Spread of Apprenticeships across the Labour Market
This Library Note provides statistical information on apprenticeships, based on the most recent figures published by the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). It then focusses on four key areas of recent government policy development in relation to apprenticeships: the announcement of a government target of three million new apprenticeships by the end of March 2020; the development of new apprenticeship standards
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Research Briefing
Productivity in the United Kingdom and the British Economy Beyond Austerity
This Library Note provides background information on the approach set out in the Conservative Party manifesto to economic and fiscal policy and summarises recent forecasts for the economy. In addition, it provides background information on the UK’s productivity performance and summarises the main elements of, and both political and other reaction to, the Government’s productivity plan. It has been written to support the debates in the House of Lords on the subjects of the Government’s productivity plan and the ‘British economy beyond austerity’ scheduled to take place on 8 and 10 September 2015, respectively.
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Research Briefing
Energy Bill [HL] (HL Bill 56 of 2015–16)
This Library Note provides background reading in advance of the second reading of the Energy Bill [HL] in the House of Lords, on 22 July 2015.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Budget Statement
This Library Note provides background information on the Budget Statement which was delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, on 8 July 2015. The Note provides a brief overview of some of the key Budget measures, before outlining the immediate reaction to the statement as expressed by members of the House of Commons and by a selection of organisations and commentators. It has been written to support the debate in the House of Lords on this subject scheduled to take place on 21 July 2015.
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Research Briefing
Debate on the Contribution of the Creative Industries to the United Kingdom Economy
Figures released in January 2015 showed that the UK’s creative industries were worth £76.9 billion per year to the UK economy. However, concern has been expressed regarding the ability to maintain recent levels of progress and to compete globally in such a fast-moving market.
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