Sentences with phrase «cabinet committee meeting»

3) in 2005 stated that at an Environment and Energy Cabinet Committee meeting the Chancellor and the Secretaries of State for Transport and Trade & Industry pressed for a promise to reduce CO2 emissions by an unachievable 20 per cent by 2010 to be abandoned.

Runswick goes further: «Unlock Democracy believes this conversation is long overdue and it is not something which can be conducted behind the closed doors of a Cabinet committee meeting.

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In his appearance before a parliamentary committee, Facebook Canada's public policy head Kevin Chan was questioned by New Democrat MP Charlie Angus on why he had yet to register as a lobbyist, given the fact he's met senior cabinet members, including Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady, R - Texas, talks with President Donald Trump during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, Nov. 02, 2017.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Laws had a rare vantage point at the centre of Coalition government as he attended the Quad, met regularly with Clegg and his policy advisers, served on important Cabinet Committees, frequently brokering deals between the Coalition parties.

Cobra, the cabinet's terrorism committee, met last night and early this morning to discuss the situation.

The Brexit Cabinet committee and full Cabinet meeting on Monday and yesterday, respectively, persisted in the delusion that we could indeed agree a bespoke deal somewhere between Norway and Canada - the so - called «Canada plus - plus - plus».

The prime minister said he would be setting up a new Cabinet committee to oversee flood recovery and would be personally chairing its first meeting on Thursday.

Two groups, Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and Allied Progress, have launched TV ads in the senators» home states that aim to tie the two GOP senators to President - elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpGOP lawmakers want Trump to stop bashing Congress US ends aid for northwest Syria: report FBI informant met with three Trump campaign advisers: report MORE's Cabinet and White House staff picks.

Although he is not a member of the shadow cabinet, Mr Cameron told the meeting of the 1922 Committee last night that Mr Clarke would speak from the front bench «from time to time».

CIHT welcome the decision by Prime Minister David Cameron to launch a targeted review of the resilience of the transport network to extreme weather events, announced at yesterday's first meeting of the new Cabinet Committee on flooding.

Home Secretary Theresa May chaired a meeting of the Cabinet Office Briefing Room committee (COBRA)[77] attended by Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, the Mayor of London Boris Johnson, the Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan - Howe, the Metropolitan Police Assistant Commissioner Cressida Dick and other unnamed members of the intelligence agencies.

But, while in agreement with Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee, that Corbyn should be on the ballot paper in the leadership contest, Smith nevertheless decided to resign and oppose his leader when a meeting between Corbyn and the so - called soft left of the shadow cabinet, including shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy, led to rancour.

Downing St was quick to say last night that the alliance would go on as before, and the joint cabinet committee will doubtless meet.

He told the Committee he wanted to escape early so he could get ready for a crunch meeting of Theresa May's Brexit war cabinet.

It is the first case of the deadly strain of bird flu, which has killed more than 100 people worldwide, found in British birds, and it prompted a meeting of the cabinet emergency committee, Cobra, in Downing Street this morning.

The Cabinet's emergency response committee will meet again later as attempts continue to free the five Britons kidnapped in Iraq yesterday.

The move follows a meeting of the union's National Executive Committee who have written to the Cabinet Office minister, Tessa Jowell MP.

Theresa May met her senior ministers to discuss customs options on Monday night but the crunch Cabinet committee was deadlocked.

A Treasury source confirmed to Newsnight tonight that the Star Chamber, the Cabinet committee which adjudicates on public spending disputes, has now met at least once.

That is why I support the reintroduction of shadow cabinet elections and hope they are agreed at this afternoon meeting of the party's executive committee.

«Shadow cabinet elections will be considered by Labour's national executive committee as part of a wider party democratisation at a special meeting next month.»

President Trump hosts a Cabinet meeting and participates in the Celebration of Military Mothers... The Senate Intelligence Committee holds a hearing on the nomination of CIA deputy director Gina Haspel to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency... The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee holds a hearing on the food stamp program... The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and the Peterson Center on Healthcare hold a forum on «Why are Healthcare Prices So High, and What can be Done about Them?»

In an interview with the Guardian, the party leader also said a report on the byelection defeat would be delivered to the shadow cabinet and the national executive committee meetings on Tuesday as the row over the causes drew in the party's deputy leader and leader of Unite.

Prime minister announces new ministerial committees reflecting her priorities at first cabinet meeting