Sentences with phrase «parliamentary committee inquiry»

That the federal Parliament establish a joint parliamentary committee inquiry into an appropriate model for a Bill of Rights.

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«I think, given the extraordinary evidence we've heard so far today, it is absolutely astonishing that Mark Zuckerberg is not prepared to submit himself to questioning in front of a parliamentary or congressional hearing, given these are questions of fundamental importance and concern to his users, as well as to this inquiry,» Damian Collins, the member of parliament heading the UK committee, said earlier on Tuesday.

This parliamentary session, the Health Committee, under Wollaston's prospective leadership, will also look into nursing bursaries and the nursing workforce, children and young people's mental health, childhood obesity and the success of the sugar tax (which comes into force next year), alongside following up on the group «s suicide prevention inquiry, end - of - life care and better births.

BASC submitted a detailed response ahead of Parliamentary hearing for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee inquiry into tourism's role in supporting rural growth in England.

The former chair of the home affairs select committee has been at the centre of a long - running inquiry by the parliamentary commissioner for standards.

After learning of the Telegraph investigation, David Curry resigned as chairman of the Parliamentary Standards and Privileges Committee and now faces a formal inquiry into his claims.

These are just the latest in a string of high profile inquiries by parliamentary Select Committees over the past 6 years that have also seen Rupert Murdoch attacked with a custard pie, Michael Gove alleging a «Trot conspiracy» in English schools and a vice president of Google being informed that «you do evil».

Osborne says it is entirely possible for a parliamentary inquiry to take place, and notes the Treasury Committee questioning that occurred yesterday.

BASC submitted a detailed response ahead of today's (WEDNESDAY) Parliamentary hearing for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee inquiry into tourism's role in supporting rural growth in England.

The Press Association reports that the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, John Lyon, has finally passed on to the Commons Standards Committee the conclusions of his inquiry into Caroline Spelman's use of parliamentary allowances to pay a nanny - cum - secretary for two years during the late 1990s when she was first elected tParliamentary Commissioner for Standards, John Lyon, has finally passed on to the Commons Standards Committee the conclusions of his inquiry into Caroline Spelman's use of parliamentary allowances to pay a nanny - cum - secretary for two years during the late 1990s when she was first elected tparliamentary allowances to pay a nanny - cum - secretary for two years during the late 1990s when she was first elected to Parliament.

Prime Minister David Cameron has repeated his support for Culture Secretary Maria Miller, a Conservative MP who was ordered to apologise after a committee found her attitude to an inquiry into her expenses had breached the parliamentary code of conduct.

Last year, an inquiry by the parliamentary women and equalities committee found that 29 per cent of 16 - to 18 - year - old girls had experienced unwanted sexual touching at school, and 71 per cent of pupils that age regularly heard terms such as «slut» used towards girls.

In its response to the parliamentary education committee's recent inquiry into the work of academy trusts, the DfE said the move to release trust performance measures in this manner was made «based on feedback from users and to accommodate new performance measures».

MPs on the parliamentary education committee are currently holding an inquiry into support for children with SEND, including examining the impact of the «wide - reaching changes» to the SEND system and the replacement statements of SEND with education and health care plans.

More recently, I have been compiling and summarising evidence in response to a careers advice inquiry being held by a new parliamentary committee, formed to look at education, skills and the economy.

Orme is one of the mose visible DfE officials because he regularly gives evidence to inquiries by parliamentary committees.

MPs on the parliamentary education committee will hold an inquiry into support for children with special education needs and disabilities (SEND).

Today, the Women and Equalities Committee launched a parliamentary inquiry into the scale and impact of sexual harassment and violence in schools.

The move came to light during a hearing of the parliamentary education select committee, which is holding an inquiry into the quality of alternative provision across the country.

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Yesterday, a NSW Parliamentary Committee (Committee) produced its report following a long and complex inquiry which delved into the regulation of waste, and planning for waste infrastructure in NSW more broadly, including «Energy from Waste» (EfW) technology..

It is always an advantage enjoyed by those who want to indulge in such lambasting not to have read the decision, or to have followed the proceedings, either in that Court or any other Court or any public inquiry or parliamentary committee that may be studying related issues.

Of course, the site is not only pretty, it is the source for committee and parliamentary inquiry reports and for Commons and Lords Library research publications.

Damian Collins, the U.K. lawmaker who chairs a parliamentary committee on media and culture, said he intended to ask Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg to testify before the group, or send a senior executive to do so, as part of its inquiry into how social - media manipulation affected Britain's referendum decision to exit from the European Union.

Westminster's digital, culture and media committee is calling for Zuckerberg to appear either in person or via video - link at a parliamentary inquiry examining how 50 million users» data was allegedly taken from Facebook and used in political campaigns.

Increased NTRB funding has been recommended in the reports and reviews of Commonwealth agencies, 170 Commonwealth Parliamentary committees, 171 State Governments172 and industry.173 Most submissions to the current inquiry of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account into NTRBs, also recommend increasing funding to NTRBs.174 The issue of NTRB under - funding was comprehensively covered in the Native Title Report 2001175 and Native Title Report 2003,176 as well as in the submission of my predecessor to the current Parliamentary NTRB inquiry.177

That there be established a regular federal parliamentary committee of inquiry into the progress of the new arrangements in Indigenous affairs and progress in achieving whole of government service delivery to Indigenous communities.

The appropriate body for ongoing review would be either the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs; the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (which was established as a one off committee for inquiry into the bill to abolish ATSIC); or a newly established standing Joint Parliamentary CCommittee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs; the Senate Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (which was established as a one off committee for inquiry into the bill to abolish ATSIC); or a newly established standing Joint Parliamentary CCommittee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (which was established as a one off committee for inquiry into the bill to abolish ATSIC); or a newly established standing Joint Parliamentary Ccommittee for inquiry into the bill to abolish ATSIC); or a newly established standing Joint Parliamentary CommitteeCommittee.

It did this through submissions to all the inquiries conducted by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund, through a number of important reviews of aspects of the native title process, including a review commissioned by ATSIC into Native Title Representative Bodies32 and a review of PBC funding.33 It also commissioned an important paper in relation to water rights, of which native title was an important part.34 It is not clear whether the policy development role that ATSIC exercised in relation to native title issues has been transferred into the new arrangements and if so, how it is to be developed by the government.

[81] The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Indigenous Land Fund held an inquiry into the 1998 amendments.

Third, in my submission to the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Native Title inquiry into CERD and the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, I argue that the government's arguments about a margin of appreciation misunderstand the scope of the Committee's interpretation of the meaning of racial discrimination.

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporate and Financial Services59 found in its inquiry into banking and financial services that there are many barriers to access these services for people in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia.

The Committee requests the State party, in accordance with the provisions of article 9, paragraph 1, of the Convention, to transmit the report of the Joint Parliamentary Committee's inquiry to the Committee when it is tabled.

In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title inquiry into CERD and the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, the Attorney - General's Department elaborated the government's position as follows:

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission, Submission 10 (a) to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title inquiry into CERD and the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, p8.

This point is discussed at length in chapter 2 of my Native title report 1999 and my submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title inquiry into CERD.

In its submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund [35] inquiry into CERD and the Native Title Amendment Act 1998, the federal Attorney - General's Department elaborated further on the meaning of non-discrimination under the Convention:

Kimberley Land Council, Submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund - Section 206d inquiry into the operation of the Native Title Act 1993, 8 March 1999, (Herein Kimberley Land Council Submission to section 206d inquiry) pp 5 - 6.

NTRBs are funded by the Commonwealth in the following way: base funding for each NTRB53; additional funding and assistance provided to some NTRBs through a reserve fund; a strategic priority claims resolution program; and a capacity - building program.54 The Commonwealth Parliamentary Joint Statutory Committee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund is currently conducting an inquiry into NTRB capacity, with particular reference to NTRB funding.55 I provided a written submission to the committee and made a number of recommendations inclCommittee on Native Title and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Fund is currently conducting an inquiry into NTRB capacity, with particular reference to NTRB funding.55 I provided a written submission to the committee and made a number of recommendations inclcommittee and made a number of recommendations including: 56