Sentences with phrase «areas of government policy»

Mr Osborne was keen to highlight areas of government policy promoted by the Liberal Democrats in Liverpool last week.

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They are asked to consider the economic and security outlook for Asia in 2011, the state of Canada's relations with key countries in Asia, and the priority areas for Canadian government policy in Asia.

Andrew Jackson, director of social and economic policy for the Canadian Labour Congress, agrees with Elizabeth Kelliher that the Canadian government should be making massive new investments in social housing, as well as many other areas of infrastructure.

The term Great Firewall, then, should be seen as encompassing policy areas well beyond the extensive censorship system, to include forced technology transfer, forced partnership with Chinese partners, ever more sophisticated theft of intellectual property, demands that internet data be «secure and controllable,» legislation allowing government officials to demand access to software source code, and denial of access for major internet platform companies such as Google, Amazon, and Facebook.

But long - term government bond yields fell to record lows for many euro area countries after a speech by ECB President Draghi on 21 November, which stressed that the ECB will do what is required to raise inflation and inflation expectation by adjusting the size, pace and composition of asset purchases, if the currently announced policies prove to be insufficient.

Oil sands development is a matter of provincial government policy: in a government policy paper (the Mineable Oil Sands Strategy) issued a few years ago (and since recalled), the core area of the oil sands resources in Alberta was designated a «sacrifice zone», within which it was acknowledged that significant and irreversible environmental impact would be permitted to occur, to enable the realization of the significant economic benefits such development promised.

Australia must prepare to respond to the impact of Beijing's stronger commitment of the past 15 years to change through military cyber science and technology in comparison to the Australian government's commitment in key areas of policy.

Some of the worst examples of failed agriculture investments were in managed investment schemes (MIS), which were tax - driven vehicles created in direct response to a federal government policy to promote investment in rural areas.

- Governments offer myriad tax supports and other policies to help businesses in a wide range of areas, from skills training to capital investment tax credits to export insurance to rebates for increasing energy efficiency.

It will discuss some of the key first steps to be considered by governments and investment communities, especially those from economies that are at earlier stages in developing policies and strategies in this area.

Until it was banned during the most recent state of emergency, SACC published Ecunews, filled with thoughtful yet uncompromising denunciations of many government actions and policies, particularly the forced removals of blacks from newly declared white areas.

The UK Government will be assessed on the full list of the policy areas by IBFAN's World Breastfeeding Trends initiative.

For a full list of the policy areas from the Global Strategy on which the next UK government will be assessed by WBTi, see the web page of the WBTi UK working group at: www.lcgb.org / wbtiuk

Fiona has given evidence to Government Committees on the subject of elective home education and can provide you with a clear up - to - date analysis of the key areas of elective home education practice and policy in England and Wales.

«Planning for both conservation and development together preserves clean water, natural areas, and community character while providing needed jobs and housing,» said Jack Clarke, Director of Public Policy and Government Relations at Mass Audubon.

These are two of the calls that the Institution of Engineering and Technology is making to government across policy areas including energy; education; manufacturing; IT and communications; and transport ahead of the general election.

«They banked on voters not paying attention as they blocked reforms in almost every area of policy: voting rights, reproductive rights, government reform and more.

While the official aims of policy frameworks such as the EMP (Euro - Mediterranean Partnership) and the ENP (European Neighbourhood Policy) were to create an area of dialogue, peace, stability and prosperity in the Mediterranean, the on - going friction between the Italian government and its European partners repolicy frameworks such as the EMP (Euro - Mediterranean Partnership) and the ENP (European Neighbourhood Policy) were to create an area of dialogue, peace, stability and prosperity in the Mediterranean, the on - going friction between the Italian government and its European partners rePolicy) were to create an area of dialogue, peace, stability and prosperity in the Mediterranean, the on - going friction between the Italian government and its European partners remains.

«Crossrail will facilitate the continued sustainable development of London's primary finance and business service activities, located in both the City and Docklands and support local and national Government policy for economic development and regeneration, particularly in the Lee Valley and Thames Gateway areas.»

Pressure is mounting on the government to make swift and decisive decisions over areas of major transport policy

The Scottish Government insists that Scotland will remain in the sterling area, and will seek membership of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

Labour has had a successful party conference, Ed Miliband made a powerful speech with a strong commanding narrative of Labour's objectives for government, but the only let - down was in the crucial area of economic policy.

According to Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, Agudath Israel of America vice president for community services, who worked assiduously to promote the idea that New York should follow the federal government's lead in this area, the new policy will bring many millions of dollars to yeshivos gedolos and seminaries, and represents the most helpful new benefit program the yeshiva community has seen in years.

By focusing on these well - meaning policy areas, the Liberal Democrats are trying to distance themselves from the record of the most toxic policies implemented by the coalition government.

The UK government's decision to press ahead with new nuclear power stations in England highlights one of the areas where significant policy differences exist between the UK and the Scottish authorities.

After Labour had largely remained quiet about the issue in the first two years of the Coalition government, Miliband touted his speech as the first step in a new conversation, and offered extensive apologies about Labour's past policies on immigration in a bid to begin to rehabilitate Labour's public image in this policy area.

According to the same poll, just over half (51 %) of those who voted Conservative in last year's general election think the UK government should have control over these areas of policy, while only one in three (33 %) think that the Scottish Parliament should.

Leading charity warns government is in danger of excluding disabled people from key area of economic policy

However the prime minister's performance and innovation unit has previously rejected this proposal saying that «numerical access criteria could well undermine the government's policy rather than strengthen it», and pointing out that «it would be possible for the Post Office to close down two - thirds of its rural outlets whilst still ensuring that 99 per cent of people in rural areas lived within three miles of a post office».

«This is not about splitting the Labour party, this is about uniting the Labour party so we can heal the divisions that six years of Conservative government, huge anti-austerity policies, cuts that have been visited on the most vulnerable areas,» she said.

He disclosed that the committee in line with its mandate has been able to offer veritable advice that has enabled the government take positive measures aimed at moving the state forward, revealing that its area of concentration is how to meaningfully engage more unemployed youths, through innovation and sustainable socio - economic development policies

This is based on the controversial policy of «constructive opposition» - cooperating with the Government on areas of agreement, like constitutional reform and, as announced last week, a common European foreign and security policy, and opposing it on others.

Different government departments moving in different directions is not a new development, but the prospect of collapse in a policy area of such vital importance to our national energy, economic and environmental needs bears the hallmarks of incoherent government and now risks becoming a national scandal.

To this end, the state, in collaboration with some donor agencies and in line with the Federal Government's Policy of establishing a functional health centre in each of the political wards across the country, is embarking on comprehensive renovating and reconstruction of primary health care facilities across the 18 local governmGovernment's Policy of establishing a functional health centre in each of the political wards across the country, is embarking on comprehensive renovating and reconstruction of primary health care facilities across the 18 local governmentgovernment areas.

Mr Grice has a wide range of interests in the area of social policy including local government finance, urban regeneration and constitutional policy.

These include: · Restricting trade hours of on - licence venues to limit the availability of alcohol in the early hours of the morning · Enhancing community involvement, better facilitating the engagement of local residents with licensing systems · Adding / prioritising public health and / or harm minimisation objectives in alcohol legislation · Restricting the sales of high risk products in areas of concern; and · Deprioritising government support for industry voluntary schemes in place of policies supported by evidence.

«Tuesday's GDP figures from Eurostat once again highlighted the massive inequality between areas such as Inner London and many parts of Wales — and the continuation of these damaging policies should not be accepted by the government of Wales or the people of Wales.

The way committees work is to listen to evidence from witnesses, who then inform the findings of their inquiries on policy areas across Government.

Pakistan's «tribal areas» which are the source of many bombings like the West Bank and Gaza Strip in Israel which is home to many bombers when this was a common occurrence in Israel, are both only weakly under the control of the central national government's authority, but it is much more practicable for Israel to wall off the areas that it does not fully control (which was the single most important policy decision that led to fewer bombings in Israel) than it is to do so in Pakistan.

Pataki managed to find well - paying government jobs for Long's daughter — which I guess was fortuitous, since Pataki wasn't able to pay tribute to Long's policy views on pretty much any area of stated prioty for the Conservative Party.

On a visit to one of the badly affected areas in Gloucester today, Sir Menzies criticised the government's flood policy.

With the perceived confusion over funding for the government's free Senior High School education policy dominating the news cycle, the New Patriotic Party government needs to outline to citizens its priority areas for development, the Operations Director of the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu said.

I'm also told that Downing Street's original plan was to have junior Ministers taking the lead on policy developments in policy areas for which they are responsible - until senior figures on the»22 pointed out that Ministers, as members of the executive branch of government, are not well placed to represent opinion on the backbenches.

Yet, if anything, the indispensability of this text lies in the fact that five years after the first coalition government was formed since the Second World War, a wide variety of esteemed experts from Whitehall, Parliament, academia and think tanks have given their professional and intriguing assessments of the «Coalition effect» across all major policy areas.

Both the main parties could at least form a government, and will have policies in all areas that have some chance of being implemented.

«Out of this will come future policy directions; what will not come is a detailed set of plans in each area or, still less, a manifesto for the government for the future.»

Mr Johnson promised to «recapture the capital for common sense government,» hinting at policies across a number of areas.

Reviewing the President Akufo - Addo's hundred days in office in a panel discussion, the Policy Analyst mocked government in the area of job creation.

It has actual policies - truckloads of them, across every area of government activity.

William Hague's disposition towards carrying the foreign policy brief into government would of course be the major factor in whether the top job in that area would be open to him, but another factor to consider is that in a Shadow Cabinet desperately lacking in experience of government Trimble's heavyweight status and experience as First Minister of Northern Ireland would bring some much - needed gravitas to the team.