Sentences with phrase «dem cabinet office minister»

Vaizey is being replaced by Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock, who has a background in economics.

That is why Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, has already set up a public sector efficiency advisory board, with Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Jon Trickett, to ensure we are ready for the challenges we will face in 2015, covering:

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude struggled when under forensic examination on the Today programme this morning, when he was seemingly unable to answer why public sector pension reform was needed when its cost as a share of GDP was set to fall.

Chris Skidmore, a Cabinet Office Minister, is a well - respected historian of the fifteenth century and has now brought together the archival and archaeological research into Richard III Brother, Protector, King (Weidenfeld & Nicolson).

«Clearly Cameron is standing up for the wrong people,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett said.

His Lib Dem colleague Danny Alexander and Tory Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude dealt with union leaders.

John Trickett, shadow Cabinet Office minister, comments on the Bureau of Investigative Journalism lobbying sting operation.

Cabinet Office minister Chloe Smith suggested an exodus of civil servants away from Whitehall could be necessary as the coalition presses on with its deficit reduction agenda.

Such people as the Cabinet Office Minister Oliver Letwin and the Treasury Special Advisor Neil O'Brien are understood to be already on the case.

On 8 February 2006, she was appointed as Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to the Cabinet Office, working with the Cabinet Office Minister, Jim Murphy MP.

Unveiling the revised special advisers» code alongside a refreshed model contract for Spads, Cabinet Office minister Lord Bridges said the change «takes into account» the recommendations of Pacac.

Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock today said George Osborne is «in listening mode», suggesting that changes may be introduced to help those affected.

But his argument — ahead of a raft of speeches by the trade secretary, Liam Fox, the Brexit secretary, David Davis, the Cabinet Office minister, David Lidington, and the prime minister, Theresa May — could raise fears about plans for deregulation after Brexit.

He suggested at the time that Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude and chief secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander had identified an extra # 5 billion in efficiency savings and cutting administration, which - if realised - will go a long way towards achieving the savings.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude told her the implementation of Iain Duncan Smith's flagship policy had been «pretty lamentable» and that it was «very regrettable» so much money — # 34m, to be precise — had been wasted in the process.

«In throwing out a Tory who has repeatedly failed to stand up for his constituency, South Suffolk are have not only shown the way for the rest of the country but they have delivered a blow to David Cameron's own credibility after he personally intervened to support Tim Yeo's in his deselection battle,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth said.

«Today's figures show that our ambitious targets to cut waste and save money have paid off,» Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude said.

1 pm: Caroline Spelman, the environment secretary, and Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet Office minister, give evidence to the Commons environmental audit committee on sustainable development.

Cabinet Office minister Mark Harper is a busy man at the moment.

In his Conference speech, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude reflected the growing anger over taxpayer subsidies for trade unions by highlighting the scale of facility time in the civil service.

In response to Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude's admission that the implementation of the Universal Credit system has been «pretty lamentable», the Department for Work and Pensions has told ITV News Iain Duncan Smith has «not shied away from any tough decisions» over the policy:

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude, who is overseeing the funeral arrangements for Baroness Thatcher, has denied being the first to «plunge the knife» when the Conservative party forced her out of office 23 years ago.

Labour's shadow work and pension secretary Rachel Reeves has asked «when will the PM and IDS [Iain Duncan Smith] get a grip» on Universal Credit, after Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude admitted to ITV News that its implementation had been «pretty lamentable» so far:

However Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington today said 63 was the «maximum» number of those who may have been wrongly deported.

The Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude has insisted there is no need for anyone to «rush» to a petrol station.

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude said fewer than 20 % of civil servants were on strike today compared with a third in the last big walkout in 2011.

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude, who is responsible for the Civil Service, said: «Our official estimates are that fewer than half a million took part in this strike action — well short of the inflated claims of union leaders.

But later in the day, the Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock was given a rough ride by Eurosceptic Conservative MPs in the Commons, as he sought to justify the decision; and Heywood was forced to explain his thinking to MPs on the public administration committee.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said that the shadow chancellor Ed Balls» pledge to axe winter fuel payments for wealthier pensioners shows he is «making it up as he goes along»:

Cabinet Office minister battles for political future as investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety nears completion

Watch: Cabinet Office minister says it was «very regrettable» so much had been wasted on Universal Credit

This afternoon in the Commons, Cabinet Office minister Mark Harper was summoned to the Dispatch Box to answer an Urgent Question on the decision to grant the right to vote to prisoners.

13:00 - Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin, before public administration select committee, on: strategic thinking in government

The Scottish Labour leader has written to Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington and Scottish Brexit minister Michael Russell.

In an interview with The Independent, the Cabinet Office minister Ed Miliband said: «People must think very hard about the dangers of disunity.

Michael Dugher is the Labour MP for Barnsley East, vice-chairman of the Labour party and shadow Cabinet Office minister

Some of the information released on Thursday came under the heading of «transparency» and Matthew Hancock, the Cabinet Office minister, said in a statement that «enhancing transparency and accountability continues to be at the heart of our approach to government».

But she has released an open letter to him, making many of the points she made in the UQ on this subject (answered by David Lidington, the Cabinet Office minister.)

But Shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Ashworth said: «This is open warfare in the Conservative Party.

Angie Bray, a loyalist who had threatened to resign as ministerial aide to the shadow cabinet office minister Francis Maude, was highly critical of the Lib Dems.

Shadow Cabinet Office Minister Nick Hurd posed a question about charities.

Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet Office minister, became the latest senior minister to say Britain should be prepared to leave if the negotiations fail following the claim by Sajid Javid, the culture secretary, that Britain has nothing to fear outside the EU.

The Cabinet Office minister said the omission was due to an «oversight», adding that she had reported the letting of her Wembley flat in the Register of Ministers» Interests.

Finally, Nick Hurd, the Cabinet Office MInister, spoke for the Government at the end of the debate: I really believe that we have barely scratched the surface of what can be achieved in this country if we strike a more effective and balanced partnership between government, business and civil society, including active citizens in our communities who want to get more involved.

May must now decide whether to replace her longstanding ally with an individual who holds down the same two roles as Green, who was first secretary of state and Cabinet Office minister.

Ministers heard presentations from Davis and Cabinet Office minister David Lidington on the work completed so far by two ministerial working groups set up last week.

David Miliband, the Cabinet Office minister charged with writing the Labour manifesto, admitted: «Our country remains deeply scarred by unequal life - chances,» citing the pay gap between men and women and for certain ethnic minorities.

With the nation facing the spectre of a fuel strike back in March, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude took to the airwaves to calm the nation.

Meanwhile, cabinet office minister Ed Miliband spoke on morning programme GMTV and maintained his support for the prime minister, the BBC news service reports.

«This is a flagrant attempt to breach the rules of parliament,» shadow Cabinet Office minister Jon Trickett said.