Sentences with phrase «parliamentary committee says»

The ICC (United Kingdom) evidence to the Joint Parliamentary Committee says: «The UK will not wish to have «weaker» law against bribery than other countries.

A parliamentary committee says all MPs and peers should clear out of the national parliament so that major repairs can take place.

Facebook's Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer will answer questions from British lawmakers on the social media giant's recent data scandal on April 26, a parliamentary committee said on Friday.

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Last month the head of the parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said Iran would block Telegram for reasons of...

Damian Collins, the chair of the British parliamentary committee investigating the data breach, said that the ICO and Electoral Commission must have unfettered access to Cambridge Analytica.

In testimony before a parliamentary committee, Jeff Silvester of B.C. - based AggregateIQ also insisted his company's services, which he said include digital ads, website creation and software development, are already widely used by Canada's major political parties.

In a resignation letter to May, Amber Rudd said she had inadvertently misled a parliamentary committee last Wednesday by denying the government had targets for the deportation of illegal migrants.

Last month the head of the parliamentary committee on national security and foreign policy, Alaeddin Boroujerdi, said Iran would block Telegram for reasons of national security.

Yesterday Facebook revealed that more users than previously thought could have had their personal information passed to the company back in 2014 — saying as many as 87 million Facebook users could have had their data «improperly shared», thereby confirming the testimony of ex-Cambridge Analytica employee, Chris Wylie, who last month told a UK parliamentary committee he believed that substantially more than 50M Facebook users had had their information swiped.

«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.

Parliament officials said the draft legislation is expected to be debated at a Parliamentary committee Thursday, with a view to it being voted on in the plenary session on Sunday.

Speaking during the debate, central bank governor Stournaras said secret witness testimonies implicating himself and his wife, who runs a communications and consultancy company specializing in the health sector, were lies, and called for the parliamentary investigative committee to be set up to look into all allegations.

Politicians call for watchdog to gauge affects of deal, saying it should not hurt suppliersMPs from two parliamentary committees have called on the competition regulator to examine how the merger of Sainsbury's and Asda will affect suppliers.The merger of the UK's second - and third - largest supermarket chains could hand them control of about 30 % of the -LSB-...]

Brooks says they've come before the committee to try and explain what has happened - conveniently omitting the fact that a parliamentary summons was needed to get all three in the room.

The ban on the use of wiretap evidence in court should be scrapped to allow prosecutors a better chance of convicting suspected terrorists, a parliamentary committee has said.

[1] The House of Lords EU Select Committee published a short report after the referendum saying that in view of the importance of the Brexit agreements, there should be «enhanced parliamentary oversight» of the negotiations, [2] and it is currently examining how this can be achieved in practice.

Human rights are at risk from «controversial» anti-terror legislation, a parliamentary committee has said.

However, Finance Minister - designate, Ken Ofori Atta, answering questions when he appeard before the parliamentary Appointment Committee denied the President's pledge saying «I don't know where we (NPP) promised to pay all contractors in 100 days.»

The MP's present action is said to be linked to the decision by the NDC vetting committee to disqualify his protégé and preferred choice for the parliamentary seat, Isaac Yibor, who contested the 2012 election as an independent candidate.

Responding to the Standards Committee report regarding Maria Miller, an Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) spokesman said:

Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Road and Transport, Theophilus Tetteh - Chaie, says some people must be punished for the accident that claimed 63 passengers and injured 25 passengers on Kintampo - Tamale road.

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has said that all other issues «regarding Maria Millers position and that of her office» will be taken by David Cameron, but she had «explained herself» to the Parliamentary Committee.

The statement says the committee gave «clear, detailed explanation» of what were «complex matters» relating to parliamentary expenses rules.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says its two suspended parliamentary candidates can not contest on the ticket of the party in the 2016 elections, until they are cleared by the party's disciplinary committee.

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises, Joseph Amenowode, says the notion that social protection policies may be offering protection to the poor and vulnerable in society may not be entirely true.

He said: «In our experience once a reservation is in place, it tends to stay there even when the UN monitoring bodies, parliamentary committees and civil society organisations are united in the view that it's unnecessary and goes against the object and purpose of the treaty.»

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads, Transport and Education say they are in agreement with the University of Ghana (UG) on the decision to charge the road tolls after a meeting with the Vice Chancellor.According to Vice-Chairman of the Transport Committee, Mr Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, the University acted within the law in its imposition of tolls for the use of...

But the report by the Constitution Committee - which is chaired by former Conservative Scottish Secretary Lord Lang - said proper parliamentary scrutiny was lacking.

During testimony before the parliamentary committee in September 2009, Les Hinton, the former executive chairman of News International who now heads Dow Jones, said, «There was never any evidence delivered to me suggesting that the conduct of Clive Goodman spread beyond him.»

Secondly, committee chair positions are divided up among the parliamentary parties in rough proportion to their levels of electoral support and with government having a large say in which committee chairs they retain.

The party's decision - making bodies on a national level formally include the National Executive Committee (NEC), Labour Party Conference and National Policy Forum (NPF)-- although in practice the Parliamentary leadership has the final say on policy.

An all - party parliamentary committee has recommended that immigration detention should be limited to a maximum of 28 days and said rape survivors and pregnant women should no longer be detained.

In a letter to Kelly, he said that the new Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Ipsa) would begin work on the committee's recommendations immediately.

Yet he says while he remains in limbo a year later, Vaz has landed a plum Parliamentary Justice Committee job.

Commenting on the publication of the second report by the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards, Adrian Coles, Director - General of the Building Societies Association said: «It is clear from the this morning's report that there the Committee has strong feelings about the right percentage level for the minimum leverage ratio.

Mr. Bagbin said the minority wants the House to constitute a special Parliamentary Committee to investigate whether President John Dramani Mahama received a Ford Expedition Vehicle from a Burkinabe Contractor.

She recently used a parliamentary procedure to force the measure onto the Senate Health Committee agenda, and Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos has said he expects there will be a full Senate vote on some version of the med - mar bill before the session is over next month.

«The committee has unanimously accepted the chair» recommendation that he absent himself from committee business for the duration of the investigation of the parliamentary commissioner for standards, following his self - referral at the weekend,» a spokesperson said.

This observation and assertion is grounded on the clear understanding and full knowledge of the Traditional NDC Members and even the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the NDC, that the Parliamentary Primaries which was held on the 22nd November, 2015 to elect a candidate was fraught and marred with violence, intimidations, fraud and false accusations spearheaded by Sam George, one of the candidates, for which reason the result of that elections could not be said or taken to represent the Will and aspirations of the majority of the NDC membership in the constituency and the country at large.

«Under the Labour government, hard won rights and liberties that have been a fundamental part of British life for centuries were eroded or simply cast aside,» said Tom Brake, co-chair of the Liberal Democrat parliamentary committee for home affairs.

Co-Chair of the Liberal Democrat parliamentary Treasury committee Stephen Williams said: «Alan Johnson is again failing to face up to the enormity of the deficit left to us by the Labour government.

«The National Executive Committee (NEC) of All People's Congress (APC) wishes to encourage our successfully Filed Parliamentary Candidates and members of our great Party to remain Calm and resolute as the Party leadership seek to use the legal approach to address the disqualification of our Presidential Candidate,» the statement said.

Tom Brake MP, the co-chair of the Lib Dem home affairs parliamentary party committee, and author of the party's letter to Cameron, said there was no evidence to suggest that control orders were effective in preventing terrorism.

«Dianne Hayter, chairman of Labour's National Executive Committee, said: «We do not believe a parliamentary by - election should be held at taxpayers» expense to resolve tensions at the top of the Conservative Party... She claimed that Mr Davis had done a deal with Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg, who said last week that his party would not contest the by - election, and never intended to put his seat at risk.»

After disclosing the recommendation to a parliamentary committee, Mr Cable said: «It is faster than inflation and that is the first time in six years that has happened.»

The report published by the standards and privileges committee said that he breached Commons rules by making a claim for expenses that were «not wholly and exclusively incurred in connection with his parliamentary duties».

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

Lord Laird, the Ulster Unionist peer who was investigated by the BBC's Panorama programme, should face a four - month suspension after he was found to have offered to help undercover reporters set up an all - party parliamentary group in return for payment, the Lords committee for privileges and conduct said.

Tom Brake, who chairs meetings of the Lib Dem MPs charged with running the parliamentary committees, said he wanted to see more backbench input «further upstream» in the policymaking process.

He said Labour MP Tony Wright, chair of the public administration committee, would work with a cross-party Parliamentary commission to discuss constitutional reform.