Monday
- The Budget debate is timetabled to finish today, shortly before the House begins recess. Since the Budget last week, the Chancellor’s “granny tax” – a real-terms cut in pensions for middle-income pensioners – has been the subject of several waves of backlash and counter-backlash.
- The think tank Reform holds a seminar on “stimulus versus austerity“.
- The left-wing Compass group holds its annual lecture. The topic this year is “The Craft of Co-operation” and it is given by the London School of Economics professor Richard Sennett.
Tuesday
- The Health and Social Care Bill – the NHS bill – is likely to get royal assent by today, officially becoming law. The bill has been the subject of a last-minute, symbolic campaign to petition the Queen not to give her assent.
- The business, innovation and skills select committee is hearing oral evidence on apprenticeships. Witnesses include the head of skills at Microsoft UK and the HR director of Morrisons supermarkets.
Wednesday
- UK National Statistics releases the final growth figures for the fourth quarter of 2011/2012. Last month, it revised its estimate down by 0.2 percentage points.
- The Financial Services Authority publishes its biannual dossier of all complaints received against companies under its jurisdiction.
- The Supreme Court of the United States finishes its three days of oral arguments on health-care reform. The court normally takes a few weeks after oral arguments conclude to publish its opinion.
Thursday
- The Brics group (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) holds its annual summit meeting. This year, it is taking place in New Delhi, India, and South Africa will be in attendence for the first time.
- UK National Statistics releases its labour productivity statistics and the monthly service-sector figures.
- The monetarist think tank the Institute of Economic Affairs holds its annual Hayek Memorial Lecture. This year, Professor Elinor Ostrom will speak on market failure and government regulation.
- The think tank Centre for Cities is holding its post-Budget briefing, moved from Tuesday..
Friday
- The UK Consumer Confidence Survey, conducted on behalf of the European Commission, is released.
- UK National Statistics releases the Maastricht-mandated report on government debt and deficit.
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