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House of Commons Library report: Brexit – The Exit Bill

4 July 2018

After the UK leaves the EU, it is expected to make a contribution towards the EU’s outstanding financial commitment. The UK Government estimates that the settlement will cost around £35 billion-£39 billion.

However, it is very difficult to put definitive figures to the settlement as the actual payment will be based on outturns – rather than current estimates – which depend on future events.

This is according to the July 2018 report from House of Commons Library on the the exit bill. 

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Trust for London report: London Stalling

2 July 2018

London’s productivity has fallen by 1% over the last decade, compared to an increase of 1.5% across the UK as a whole.

This is according to the June 2018 report by Trust for London on London’s economic and living standards performance.

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Young Women’s Trust report: Equality at work? Positive Action in Gender Segregated Apprenticeships

29 June 2018

Positive Action is being chronically under-utilised, which in turn is acting as a barrier to addressing the under-representation of women in key sectors within apprenticeships and beyond. 

This is according to June 2018 report (pdf) from the Young Women’s Trust (YWT) on the attitudes towards and use of positive action in relation to apprenticeships aimed at addressing gender inequality in the construction, engineering and ICT sectors in England.

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