Sentences with phrase «cabinet committee»

«The two would sit at the cabinet table and fix their gaze on one another - they worked exceptionally closely together,» said one fellow member of the joint cabinet committee.
«We don't need a joint cabinet committee to work out the details of policies where we already agree,» one strategist said yesterday.
for Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) on the transfer of 9 % share (Rs. 1705 crore) from HDFC to Standard Life in the joint venture.
In a conscious decision to reduce the procedural confusion that characterized Paul Martin's tenure as prime minister, Harper cut the number of cabinet committees drastically in 2006.
The prime minister has publicly backed him, saying he played an important role in chairing cabinet committees and negotiating controversial proposals across government departments, but this has done little to fend off the critics.
Both Mr Gove and Mr Clark were part of the Brexit Cabinet committee which discussed the customs options.
After proposals for the new UK - EU customs arrangements were discussed by Brexit cabinet committee yesterday, KPMG's Customs Lead, Bob Jones said...
3) in 2005 stated that at an Environment and Energy Cabinet Committee meeting the Chancellor and the Secretaries of State for Transport and Trade & Industry pressed for a promise to reduce CO2 emissions by an unachievable 20 per cent by 2010 to be abandoned.
David Cameron, the Prime Minister, has made much of his intention to abolish «sofa government» and run the country by cabinet committee.
What you describe will I am sure have to happen for real in Cabinet Committee and Cameron - Clegg bilaterals.
CIHT welcome the decision by Prime Minister David Cameron to launch a targeted review of the resilience of the transport network to extreme weather events, announced at yesterday's first meeting of the new Cabinet Committee on flooding.
In a significant concession to traditionalists, which emerged less than 24 hours after Paddy Ashdown announced his planned resignation as Lib Dem leader, Mr Blair promised he would not launch any more initiatives to extend the remit of the Lib - Lab cabinet committee without talking to senior MPs.
Lord President and Leader of the House with lots of media performances and an important cabinet committee role on domestic issues (keep him away from foreign affairs) could suit him well.
«On transparency, the NAO do not fully understand how these decisions were made by the national security council because, despite their statutory rights under the National Audit Act 1983, they were not given access to particular cabinet committee papers which they needed to understand the way in which the cost, affordability, military capability and industrial implications of the alternative carrier strike options were drawn together to support the decision.
Many of the initiatives he took - such as the pre-election Cook - Maclennan talks on the constitution and the Joint Cabinet Committee set up since the election - were full of risk, and he often pressed ahead at a faster pace than many people wanted.
The main forum for those choices will be the little - understood cabinet committee structure of the Harper government.
Tim started his career at the Department of Finance, Canada, and then held positions at the Privy Council Office — where he was Secretary to various Cabinet committees — and Agriculture and Agri - food Canada.
In addition, the party was well - represented in government — securing five out of 22 ministerial posts, 12 junior ministerial posts and about 30 % of cabinet committee places.
We'll look at the main areas being suggested for further devolution in Scotland by the Smith Commission — powers over the economy and the Welfare State — and examine how they apply to Wales; and then look at how devolution to England and the recommendations of UK Government's Cabinet committee under William Hague will impact on the workings of the UK, and what its future should be.
He has also proposed an English regions cabinet committee and the offer of city regions to be led by directly elected mayors.
It's meant to give shape and direction to the Government of the day, which has traditionally meant supporting Cabinet committees in doing their work.
THERESA May will pile fresh misery on George Osborne as she chairs the first Cabinet committee focusing on pushing Britain's industrial strategy later.
The new PM's 11 strong mini Cabinet Committee on Economy and Industrial Strategy is designed to promote a variety of industrial sectors spreading the benefits of growth across the country's cities and regions.
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, who chairs the local growth cabinet committee, also hailed the announcement as marking the end of a culture of «Whitehall knows best» and helping to end an over-reliance on the banks and the City of London.
One source said that Mr Ashdown had resigned a week after the joint cabinet committee agreed to extend its work to show that the committee was on track.
When he steps down as leader, Mr Ashdown will leave his party with a place at the cabinet table through a joint Labour - Lib Dem cabinet committee originally set up to oversee the Government's programme of constitutional reform and now expanded to cover European common foreign and security policy.
Theresa May met her senior ministers to discuss customs options on Monday night but the crunch Cabinet committee was deadlocked.
The prime minister must set up a climate change cabinet committee to ensure that a strong cross-departmental focus is put on meeting the targets.
Wielded too easily in a deadlocked Cabinet Committee, it may become clear that the nuclear option is a bluff.
I understand that this letter reflects Cameron's frustration that in the past, decisions have been taken by the relevant Cabinet committee and then disappeared into a bureaucratic fog.
Hunt will chair several Cabinet committees, including one on industry and commerce.
He made Masefield his personal adviser and secretary of the war cabinet committee on postwar civil air transport.
In an interview, DOTC Director for Infrastructure Projects Jaime Raphael C. Feliciano told reporters the upgrading and expansion of the airport have already been submitted for approval by the Investment Coordination Committee Cabinet Committee and may already be scheduled for evaluation by the Neda board.
Only Rs 2,000 crore ($ 363 million) has been earmarked, but that money is still pending cabinet committee approval, he said.
With pull behind the scenes, as the Hill Times recently noted: «Nicholson is the vice-chair of the second most influential Cabinet committee, Operations, which is responsible for providing «day - to - day coordination of the government's agenda, including issues management, legislation and House planning, and communications.
It has been formulated as a result of ministerial representations and cabinet committee decisions but it has not been disclosed to the wider public.
Quebec has struck a new cabinet committee which includes officials from several different ministries to discuss possible policies relating to cannabis.
He is not particularly an ardent Remainer - although his appointment retains the balance on the vital Brexit cabinet committee.
The prime minister said he would be setting up a new Cabinet committee to oversee flood recovery and would be personally chairing its first meeting on Thursday.
In a joint statement they announced that the role of the joint Lib - Lab cabinet committee will be expanded to get rid of the «destructive tribalism» of the past.
Laws had a rare vantage point at the centre of Coalition government as he attended the Quad, met regularly with Clegg and his policy advisers, served on important Cabinet Committees, frequently brokering deals between the Coalition parties.
In a further attempt to ingratiate himself with electors in Labour's target constituencies, Ed Miliband recently convened a «Shadow English Regional Cabinet Committee».
The NAO have also criticised the government for refusing to hand over Cabinet committee papers relating to the decision to construct the two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
Former prime minister will speak to members of the Trudeau government's cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations
The Prime Minister broke new ground by inviting Mr Ashdown to sit on a joint cabinet committee, and there will now be questions about whether his successor will be such an enthusiastic visitor to Downing Street.
To ensure that the Government delivers on its commitments, a new results and delivery approach will be implemented that includes the establishment of the Cabinet Committee on Agenda, Results and Communications, chaired by the Prime Minister, and a Results and Delivery Unit, housed in the Privy Council Office.
Theresa May suffered an important setback at Wednesday's meeting of the cabinet committee on Brexit.
She worked as Minister across nine Canadian government departments, and her service included the role of Vice Chair of the Treasury Board and chair of the cabinet committee for public safety, justice and aboriginal issues.
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