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15 June 2018

Infrastructure spending: does North Wales get its fair share?

We don’t know exactly who in the UK gets what out of infrastructure spending.

6 June 2018

Is UK foreign aid funding filming in Beijing?

At least £440,000 aid was spent on Chinese film, TV and museum projects in 2016/17. The total foreign aid budget was £14 billion.

15 May 2018

Royal flush? How much are taxpayers paying for the Royal wedding?

The Royal Family will pay for the wedding, but the security will be paid for by the state. Security for Prince William’s wedding cost over £6 million.

24 April 2018

Would free bus travel save young people £1,000 a year?

Labour made several claims about young people and bus travel in a video to launch their new free travel policy.

9 March 2018

32,000 people work in the British steel industry

32,000 people worked in steel in 2016. More than half of these jobs are in Wales, and Yorkshire and Humber.

7 February 2018

Government funding for the rail industry

How does taxpayer support for privatised rail compare with funding for the old British Rail?

29 January 2018

Who owns Britain’s trains, energy and postal service?

Some providers of UK utilities like energy, post and rail have links with foreign governments

26 January 2018

Scotland spends 20% more per head on public services than England

An increasing proportion of the Scottish government’s budget comes from taxes raised in Scotland, rather than the block grant.

18 January 2018

Did a Labour-run council sign a PFI contract with Carillion in December?

Carillion was signed off by Leeds City Council as the preferred bidder for a project in December 2017, but no contract was signed.

18 January 2018

How many PFI contracts did the last Labour government sign with Carillion?

What proportion of Carillion PFI deals were awarded during the Labour government?

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The government’s role in the economy

Infrastructure spending: does North Wales get its fair share?

Is UK foreign aid funding filming in Beijing?

Royal flush? How much are taxpayers paying for the Royal wedding?

Would free bus travel save young people £1,000 a year?

32,000 people work in the British steel industry

Government funding for the rail industry

Who owns Britain’s trains, energy and postal service?

Scotland spends 20% more per head on public services than England

Did a Labour-run council sign a PFI contract with Carillion in December?

How many PFI contracts did the last Labour government sign with Carillion?

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