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The Commons at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County is the central student activities center of the university campus. Opened in 2002, "The Commons" includes meeting rooms, food and retail outlets and a book store.

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Chris Mason: Ministers in new bid to reduce immigration

Chris Mason: Ministers in new bid to reduce immigration
Dec 4,2023 7:11 am

... After that, as soon as Wednesday, a planned new law relating to it will be introduced in The Commons...

Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment

Infected blood: Tory rebellion expected on payouts amendment
Dec 3,2023 11:11 am

... The Commons Speaker will decide on Monday which amendments to the bill MPs will vote on...

Solar panels used by British Army linked to claims of forced labour in China

Solar panels used by British Army linked to claims of forced labour in China
Dec 2,2023 7:21 pm

... Ms Kearns, who chairs The Commons foreign affairs committee, told the BBC there was " an ever-growing mass of evidence linking the solar industry to the forced labour and genocide of the Uyghur people in China"...

Government spending plans 'a very big risk', says watchdog

Government spending plans 'a very big risk', says watchdog
Nov 28,2023 9:21 am

... The chancellor s speech, delivered to The Commons, is the government s main opportunity outside of the Budget to make tax and spending announcements...

James Cleverly admits calling Labour MP 'unparliamentary' word

James Cleverly admits calling Labour MP 'unparliamentary' word
Nov 23,2023 10:41 am

... James Cleverly had denied claims he called the Stockton North constituency a swearword in response to a question in The Commons from Alex Cunningham...

Home Secretary denies calling Stockton North derogatory term

Home Secretary denies calling Stockton North derogatory term
Nov 22,2023 2:51 pm

... " Speaking at Prime Minister s Questions, Mr Cunningham had asked: " Why are 34% of children in my constituency living in poverty? " Making a point of order in The Commons later on Wednesday, Mr Cunningham said: " Before the Prime Minister answered, the Home Secretary chose to add in his pennyworth...

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats

Covid inquiry: Van-Tam family received 'unexpected' death threats
Nov 22,2023 1:41 pm

... Mr Sunak told The Commons on Wednesday that the government took advice from " scientific advisers"...

UK's film and TV visual effects industry handed boost in Autumn Statement

UK's film and TV visual effects industry handed boost in Autumn Statement
Nov 22,2023 12:31 pm

... " Dame Caroline Dinenage, chair of The Commons culture committee, also welcomed the move, which she said " should provide this valuable part of the industry with a much-needed competitive edge"...

Government spending plans 'a very big risk', says watchdog

Nov 22,2023 11:11 am

By Vishala Sri-PathmaBusiness reporter

Spending plans outlined in the chancellor's Autumn Statement represent " a very big fiscal risk" according to the UK's official economic forecaster.

Richard Hughes , chair of The Office for Budget Responsibility, told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that spending plans carried A Level of " uncertainty".

He explained that much of the spending promised is funded by projected savings rather than income already received.

Last week, the OBR slashed its forecast for UK Economic Growth .

In March, the OBR said it expected Gdp - a measure of the size and health of a country's Economy - to grow by 1. 8% in 2024 and 2. 5% in 2025.

Those predictions have now been cut, with a new forecast suggesting the UK Economy will grow by 0. 7% in 2024 and 1. 4% in 2025.

Presenting his Autumn Statement last week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced tax cuts, tighter welfare rules, and further measures aimed at Getting More people into work.

" It is very difficult to assess the credibility of the government's spending plans, because after March of 2025 the government doesn't have any spending plans, " Mr Hughes said, as he and other members of the OBR faced questions on the Autumn Statement.

The chancellor's speech, delivered to The Commons , is the government's main opportunity outside of the Budget to make tax and spending announcements.

Bigger-than-expected cuts to National Insurance (NI) and frozen tax brackets were raised in Tuesday's hearing in parliament.

The main rate will go down from 12% to 10% from January - although previous tax changes mean many workers will not be much better off.

However, members of the OBR told The Committee that the impact on Economic Growth from this measure was " unambiguously" positive.

While Mr Hunt announced The Cut to NI rates, he opted to leave NI and Income Tax thresholds untouched, meaning they remain frozen until 2028.

It means that as workers secure pay rises, they may end up paying more tax if they are dragged into a higher tax band than before.

Some 2. 2 million more workers now pay the basic rate Income Tax of 20% compared with three years ago, according to official figures, while 1. 6 million more people have found themselves in the 40% tax bracket in the same period.

Prof David Miles , a member of the Budget Responsibility committee, told MPs it wasn't clear how this measure would impact growth.

" It would mean that living standards would be lower and so may mean that workers would have to do additional hours, " said Prof Miles.

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