Immigration
How difficult is it for EU nationals to apply for residence rights in the UK?
Growing numbers of EU nationals have been applying for permanent residence status in the UK. Read
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Health
What is parity of esteem?
The government wants to achieve equality between the physical and mental health services provided to people, but it’s not there yet. Read
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Health
What did the courts rule on PIP?
The recent tribunal ruling on the disability benefit PIP was about the interpretation and application of the language of existing regulations. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Government borrowing
Borrowing peaked at about 10% of the size of the economy (GDP) in 2009/10, and it’s now down to about 3.5%. That’s a relatively large deficit, but not off the scale historically. Read
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Economy, Business & Finance
Amendments to PIP legislation
People who were assessed for Personal Independence Payments before the tribunal decisions on 29 November won’t see their payments fall because the legislation has been amended. Read
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Europe
Do companies bidding for government contracts have to back Brexit?
Two government jobs include a commitment to the “best possible outcome” for the UK after Brexit as a small part of the selection criteria. Read
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Health
Are there more nurses on our wards?
We don’t have figures specifically for the total number of nurses on hospital wards. Read
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Education
The UK's international education ranking
It’s important not to read too much into the UK’s rank alone, or draw conclusions from changes in our rankings about whether our education system is getting better or worse. Read
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Education
Spending on schools up to 2020
You can look at the schools budget in terms of the actual cash that’s being spent, the value of that cash after prices have risen, and how it divides per pupil. Read
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Education
Do poor grammar schools pupils make twice as much progress?
Poor children in particular seem to do particularly well at grammar schools (if they attend in the first place). Read
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