Sentences with phrase «dem policy motion»

The Liberal Democrats are gearing up to launch an anti-libel agenda at the next general election, with an amendment to a policy motion on civil liberties being proposed to conference today by Richard Dawkins.

The amendment to the civil liberties policy motion read: «The protection of freedom of expression, by reforming the libel laws in England and Wales to ensure a better balance is provided between free speech, responsible journalism, scientific discourse and the public interest on one hand and powerful corporations, wealthy individuals and vested interests on the other.»

That policy motion criticised the current scheme funding arrangements for needlessly damaging employers» finances and destroying DB pension schemes, and also crticised over-regulation.

The party opted for both the first of these three options, and the policy motion as a whole.

Liberal Democrat and experienced member - nominated trustee Janice Turner will deliver a policy motion on Saturday — backed by pensions minister Steve Webb — pushing for reform of both defined benefit and defined contribution pensions.

That policy motion criticised the current scheme funding arrangements for needlessly damaging -LSB-...]

And Alexander today in a policy motion speech to conference certainly did his damnedest to defend the coalition, opposing an amendment to his «Generating Growth and Jobs in a Time of Austerity» motion to abandon the coalition's fiscal mandate.

This was their chance to set out their stall for the campaign ahead, elect various internal committees, train hundreds of potential candidates, and somewhat uniquely among the main UK parties, vote on policy motions.

Amid whispers that Danny Alexander is the new target for accusations of top Lib Dems going native in the coalition, the chief secretary to the treasury delivers a very green policy motion, resurrecting some of his party purism

Tags: Anoosh Chakelian, Austerity, Conference, Danny Alexander MP, Jobs, Lib Dem conference 2012, Lib Dems, Policy motion

Lib Dems will express their collective concern at another of the bill's proposals in a policy motion to be debated on Tuesday.

Details will be provided in a policy motion at the Lib Dem conference in Brighton.

The «Defending the Future — UK Defence in the 21st Century» policy motion opposed «like - for - like» replacement, and proposed instead a «credible contingency posture» — sounds very Lib Dem already somehow — involving a reduced number of subs and warheads.

The Lib Dems adopted to support fracking and nuclear energy in a policy motion at their party's autumn conference in Glasgow.

These two reforms would introduce an all - member ballot for the national chair with a voice in an electoral college for young trade unionists, and provide a proper basis for policy motions to the Young Labour conference.

First the leadership cracked down on dissent, making it nigh on impossible for local branches to put forward policy motions to party conference.

Here, Peter explains the «contemporary» policy motions coming before conference.

Not exact matches

The motion, a broadly worded declaration of support for foreign policy, received 158 votes in favor, below the necessary majority of 160 votes and was followed by a chorus of opposition calls for the government to «quit, quit, quit».

A large percentage of this growth occurred in the days following the U.S. election, suggesting the reflation trade is officially in motion, which should be supported in the coming weeks and months by President Donald Trump's pro-growth policies.

They concede that even their conditional acceptance of nuclear deterrence may reinforce a policy of arms buildup, and they know that historically deterrence has not «set in motion substantial processes of disarmament.»

Arguing against the motion is Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University and program leader of Measure to Manage: Farm and Food Diagnostics for Sustainability and Health, and Margaret Mellon, a science policy consultant in the areas of antibiotics, genetic engineering and sustainable agriculture.

Arguing against the motion was Charles Benbrook, a research professor at the Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at Washington State University and program leader of Measure to Manage: Farm and Food Diagnostics for Sustainability and Health, and Margaret Mellon, a science policy consultant in the areas of antibiotics, genetic engineering and sustainable agriculture.

Our transfer policy haven't been a success of late, even players like Ozil and Sanchez were acquired through a reactive motion to their availability on the market than a proactive stance.

Charlotte Wright, professor of community child health at the University of Glasgow and one of the members campaigning for the change in the policy, told The BMJ that she had no objection to the college surveying its members given that the numbers who voted at the annual general meeting were so small — 66 delegates supported the motion and 53 were against it.

Oral Questions - Deputy Prime Minister, including Topical Questions; Attorney General Ten Minute Rule Motion - Gift Vouchers and Insolvency - Mr Michael McCann Debate - Opposition Day (17th allotted day)--(i) Education (ii) Infrastructure Adjournment - Common Agricultural Policy reform - Roger Williams

In the first major act of rebellion at the autumn conference voters clearly rejected schools minister Sarah Teather's attempt to water down a motion stating that «conference is concerned by the establishment of academies and free schools under coalition government policy».

Oral Questions — Scotland Science Technology and Engineering (Careers Information in Schools)- Peter Luft Motion - Police Grant and Local Government Finance reports Motion - Draft Social Security Benefits Up - rating Order 2013; Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2013 Adjournment - Future childcare policy - Lucy Powell

Questions - Business, Innovation and Skills, including Topical Questions Business statement - Leader of the House Backbench business — Motion relating to the introduction of charging for Big Ben Clock Tower tours, Motion relating to reform of the Common Fisheries Policy Adjournment debate — Effect of reductions to legal aid on legal aid providers

Tuesday Questions - HM Treasury Ten minute rule motion - Food labelling (Halal and Kosher Meat) Motions: Relating to Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, EU directive on data protection in the areas of police and criminal justice Debate: General debate on the National Planning Policy framework Adjournment debate: Jobs at Group Lotus

David Cameron's flagship «big society» policy was set in motion today as the new communities czar sets out her plans.

The sitting PM could reform her government, adopt new policies and go back to the House to try and get the second motion passed.

There is no legal, moral, financial or administrative justification for this policy against which he, Pensions Minister Webb, tabled an Early Day Motion (when in opposition) calling for the abolition of the iniquitous discriminatory Regulation Three.

It should be remembered that the leadership of the Liberal Democrats and the Liberal Party before that has often said that the membership needs to make «grown up» policy when Conference (or Assembly) was discussing a motion that the leadership didn't like.

And she said she will pursue policies and cases now in motion, including more than 100 lawsuits that Schneiderman filed against President Donald Trump and his administration.

The party remains officially opposed to Nato, but a motion to the conference would change this policy — albeit on the condition it does not «host nuclear weapons».

It supported Humanist and Secularist Liberal Democrats (HSLD) in their efforts to draft the motion, and the BHA's Director of Public Affairs and Policy spoke in favour of the motion at a fringe event organised by HSLD and the Liberal Democrat Education Association on Friday.

The innocuous sounding motion relates to the tendency of ministers to tell the press about major policy announcements before they tell the House of Commons.

Motion F6 seems to have been drafted with a view to securing conference support for Michael Gove's Ebacc policies, announced on Monday.

While Nick Clegg and Danny Alexander's motion contains a number of positive messages and policies, it paints an overly - optimistic picture at a time when living standards continue to fall and recovery is fragile and unbalanced.

General News of Sunday, 13 May 2018 Source: Enock Akonnor Teachers are being encouraged to use indigenous languages to help students Chief for Atwima Kwanwoma Nana Amponsa - Kwaa IV has appealed to the government through the Ministry of Education to consider setting in motion policies that will ensure that Akan language (Twi) is strictly used by teachers as the communication channel in the teaching of students in the country.

For the record, the motion that Labour is tabling is entitled «Effect of Government Policy on Wales.»

And she says she will pursue policies and cases now in motion, including over one hundred lawsuits that Schneiderman filed against President Trump and his administration.

DUP MPs have previously set out their concerns about the two - child limit by signing up to an early day motion calling on the government to have the policy annulled.

In a move which threatens to embarrass Mr Clegg activists have tabled a highly critical motion on the Government's education policy.

After a debate, the 129 delegates passed Hardie's motion to establish «a distinct Labour group in Parliament, who shall have their own whips, and agree upon their policy, which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour.»

Iain Duncan - Smith struggled with his parliamentary colleagues but set in motion a policy agenda that is now central to the Party.

Delegates then picked eight «contemporary motions» including housing, the NHS and social care - but not a motion about the party's policy on the future relationship with the EU.

This is a stark reminder that the party's traditional attitude towards the UK's nuclear deterrent distinguished them from both the Conservatives and Labour, labelled «dinosaur parties» for their «Cold War» attitude to the prospect of nuclear disarmament by chair of the policy working group Dr Julie Smith, who moved the motion today.

The Commons has backed a Liberal Democrat motion opposing the government's» policy on the Gurkhas, in a «historic» defeat for defence ministers.

Possibly riding high on the relief — rather than out - and - out joy — of winning an important symbolic vote this morning when a motion was put to the conference hall on continuing the coalition's economic policies was carried, a debate where the Lib Dem leader himself summed up, he continued to push coalition strength and struggle over capitulating to his party's leftwing.