This House of Lords Library Briefing Pack contains a selection of material relevant for the forthcoming question for short debate in the House of Lords on 21 January 2019 on measuring poverty in the UK.
Measuring Poverty in the UK (201 KB , PDF)
Measuring Poverty in the UK (201 KB , PDF)
The Financial Assistance to Ukraine Bill is a two-clause government bill that would authorise the government to provide loans and other financial assistance to Ukraine resulting from the extraordinary revenue acceleration (ERA) loans agreement made at the meeting of the G7 and the EU in June 2024. It has been designated as a money bill and it completed its House of Commons stages on 18 December 2024 with broad cross-party support.
The National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill would implement the changes to employer national insurance contributions announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in the 2024 autumn budget.
The government has set out an ambition to raise the growth rate of the UK economy. This briefing looks at how realistic this ambition is. Faster growth in GDP could help deal with some of the economic and social challenges facing the UK. While achieving this goal confronts several structural obstacles, advances in technology and addressing some current obstacles holding back economic activity have the potential to lift the economy onto a higher growth path.
