Sentences with phrase «cabinet committee decisions»

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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 committee has the power to suspend decisions put forward by the metro mayor and combined authority cabinet.

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.

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.

But later in the day, the Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock was given a rough ride by Eurosceptic Conservative MPs in the Commons, as he sought to justify the decision; and Heywood was forced to explain his thinking to MPs on the public administration committee.

Cabinet committees and their Cabinet Office secretariats enable ministers to formally discuss and agree on any issues with cross government implications (which is practically any decision you can imagine).

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.

He goes on to say: «In particular, I have asked the Cabinet Secretariat to ensure committees are presented with clear decisions, that they are promulgated as rapidly as possible, that Cabinet is provided with a weekly summary of decisions, that actions are rigorously followed up.»

Real power accreted to the Prime Minister's Office and to Cabinet Committees — the Policy and Priorities Committee was where real decisions were taken.

having ex-officio membership of the Cabinet Committee on Indigenous Affairs and the Secretaries Group on Indigenous Affairs, where major decisions on Indigenous affairs are made at federal government level; alternatively, it could advise these bodies

We are of the view that the Committee should be extended for approximately 2 months to enable it to be in place to negotiate with the government up until the Cabinet decision in mid-September and to lead the process for the appointment of the Interim National Executive and recruitment of the CEO of the organisation.