Sentences with phrase «before select committees»

His work on HS2 acting for numerous petitioners has included appearing as an advocate before the Select Committees.

«When I was director - general of the BBC I regularly appeared before select committees and had often quite I thought quite dumb people coming and giving me tough questions.

RT @janetinkler: 83 % of the academics that appear before a select committees are men.

In the period we examined, only eight witnesses (1 % of the total) from unions appeared before select committees.

Keighley has appeared before select committees in the Commons talking about the BBC's EU coverage, including the European Scrutiny Committee in 2013 when Tory Eurosceptic Bill Cash was chair.

The rules set out detailed guidance for civil servants giving evidence before select committees.

Members of the British Parliament have sent a letter to Zuckerberg calling for him to appear before a select committee.

Last year, Umunna notably blasted Theresa May over her Conservative Party conference speech on immigration as she appeared before the select committee.

The privileges committee can make recommendations to the Commons as to whether conduct before another select committee is a contempt of parliament.

Democratic 2016 frontrunner Hillary Clinton testifies before the Select Committee on Benghazi on Capitol Hill today.

It was announced on Thursday that Carney, who will take over from Sir Mervyn King next summer, will himself appear before the select committee on 7 February next year.

For most people, an appearance before a select committee is a sweaty affair, a time when their shortcomings can be systematically exposed.

After widespread anger, Diamond stepped down a day before his select committee appearance.

I also had to learn something about the arcane way that Parliament operates — appearing before a select committee of members of Parliament (MPs) was certainly a unique experience.

Jessica was one of three children to testify before the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families last week about their fears of nuclear war.

Carter and Agnew were not keen on the idea during their recent appearance before the select committee.

William Happer testified (before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, U.S. House of Representatives on «Climate Science in the Political Arena» (PDF).

«Climate Science in the Political Arena» (PDF), Statement of William Happer before the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming U.S. House of Representatives (May 20, 2010).

Sara George and Alan Ward at Stephenson Harwood in London consider the powers of UK parliamentary select committees to investigate, and the potential difficulties that being required to answer questions before a select committee may pose, for both the subjects of investigations and those investigating.

On the question of the DPP being called before the Select Committee — I liked Carl Gardner's take in response to Mensch's political point... and I quote «The DPP's also entitled to tell them (the MPs) that he makes his own mistakes — not those politicians tell him to make.»

Rebecca Simon, Facebook's head of public policy in the UK, responded to calls from the Conservative politician Damian Collins that Zuckerberg appear before a select committee inquiry into fake news.

Speaking of Zuckerberg, Members of Parliament in the UK have summoned the CEO to appear before a select committee investigating fake news.

Not exact matches

As Comey continues testifying before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Trump is set to make his first public appearance on Thursday.

Former FBI Director James Comey's testimony before the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was devastating.

The UK parliament's Brexit select committee met with negotiator Barnier and the European Parliament's chief Brexit co-ordinator Guy Verhostadt this week and was told the EU would insist on explicit «detail» on Britain's future relationship before any deal is signed off.

The statement, delivered amid a bicameral congressional probe of Russia's meddling in the 2016 US election, preceded Johnson's scheduled Wednesday testimony before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Zuckerberg has agreed to testify before the US Congress but, in his arrogance, is refusing to appear before the British Select Committee — a move that will make him more enemies than friends.

Retailer Philip Green speaks before Parliament's business select committee on the collapse of British Home Stores which he used to own, in London, Britain June 15, 2016.

I honestly don't know why time and energy are being spent offering and debating such a bill, other than (a) to make Thom Tillis and the other GOP backers look good and reasonable without real consequence for doing so, and (b) to maybe lock in the GOP to setting up such a select committee / reappointing Mueller before it becomes necessary to do so.

On his way to give evidence before the home affairs select committee inquiry into last year's riots, Boris tactfully juxtaposed the seriousness of the hearing with the silliness of his headgear.

He further explained that the committee considered past performance of the selected companies, validity of their Tax Clearance and Corporate Affairs Certificates before they were prequalified.

Apart from appearances before the Commons Treasury select committee, there is precious little accountability here.

The Commons was the scene of one of the most humiliating select committee sessions in recent memory today, as G4S boss Nick Buckles appeared before MPs.

Whilst I feared my appearances before the committee, I didn't feel the same trepidation about select committee reports.

This resulted in the work and pensions secretary David Gauke agreeing to provide the papers to a select committee before Christmas.

Home Secretary Theresa May and G4S boss Nick Buckles are both due to appear before MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee in September.

Appearing before the business select committee, the former deputy prime minister opted for a more sarcastic line of attack.

I am reminded of Paul Flynn's question to him at his first appearance before the home affairs select committee:

Having worked in healthcare consultancy for McKinsey before becoming an MP, Whately «s first move in the Commons was to sit on the health select committee and she now chairs the All Party Parliamentary Group for Mental Health.

It was encouraging to observe that before the May 2015 election the Education Select Committee produced a report calling for compulsory sex and relationship education in schools [12].

Parliamentary select committees publish report revealing that fallen outsourcer sent a # 160m «ransom note» to the government days before its collapse

Not only that, but he ignores the analysis of the legality of bombing made by the Commons Select Committee on Foreign Affairs only a few days before the Commons debate.

In the coming weeks, its members are expected to appear before the Treasury select committee, now led by a new chairman, the freethinking Tory MP Andrew Tyrie.

In a memorandum sent this month to the foreign affairs select committee, before the allegations of poisoning in Salisbury emerged, the Foreign Office said Russia was increasingly defining itself in opposition to the west.

The tax waiver was granted last week when Parliamentary Select Committee on Finance in a report tendered before the House recommending for the House to «approve a waiver of US$ 185million for a period of five years for the Ghana Airports Company Limited.»

Some politicians were angry because reports about the potential effect of Brexit on 58 economic sectors were severely edited before Davis gave them to the Brexit Select Committee.

He said: «A smaller, more effective house will be able to build public confidence and support for its crucial constitutional role in checking bills before they become law and in reviewing policy through their hard - working select committees.»

Former Barclays chief operating officer Jerry del Missier and FSA chairman Lord Turner hauled before Treasury select committee to talk about Libor - rigging scandal

[55][56] Before and after becoming Chancellor, Osborne had alleged that the UK was on «the verge of bankruptcy», [57][58] though this assertion was criticised by the Treasury Select Committee and others as an effort to try and justify his programme of spending cuts.

Dominic Cummings is in no mood to answer actual questions in appearance before Treasury select committee