Sentences with phrase «cabinet committee on»

In terms of government arrangements, there are a number of key governmental bodies that have been formed at the federal level, the most recent of which is the Cabinet Committee on Indigenous affairs — previously known as the Ministerial Taskforce on Indigenous Affairs.

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

for Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs) on the transfer of 9 % share (Rs. 1705 crore) from HDFC to Standard Life in the joint venture.

Prime Minister Modi's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) introduced an expansive plan to install 2 GW in grid - connected solar photovoltaic (PV) power projects.

He made Masefield his personal adviser and secretary of the war cabinet committee on postwar civil air transport.

To maintain unity, he has set up a Cabinet committee on Europe which will help craft the renegotiation.

He announced that he will be chairing a Cabinet Committee on Social Justice, stating that Social Justice would define his role and that he wants his Department to be «at the forefront of strategy to improve the quality of life for the worst off».

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.

Tony Blair has arrived back in the UK from his holiday in Egypt to chair the Cabinet committee on the Asian tsunami.

The Smith Commission has set out a raft of new powers for the Scottish Parliament, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has signed a new devolution agreement with Greater Manchester Combined Authority, the Deputy Prime Minister has signed an agreement with Sheffield City Council, and the Cabinet Committee on Devolved Powers has reported on options for change in Westminster.

He said: «The Labour government is going backwards with Gordon Brown's demotion of the Cabinet committee on the environment, cuts in green taxes and rising carbon emissions.

Former prime minister will speak to members of the Trudeau government's cabinet committee on Canada-U.S. relations

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.

Not exact matches

In his appearance before a parliamentary committee, Facebook Canada's public policy head Kevin Chan was questioned by New Democrat MP Charlie Angus on why he had yet to register as a lobbyist, given the fact he's met senior cabinet members, including Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee Rep. Kevin Brady, R - Texas, talks with President Donald Trump during a meeting on tax policy with Republican lawmakers in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC on Thursday, Nov. 02, 2017.

Stages in the legislative process that make a bill law in the Canadian Parliament; ministers (not including the Prime Minister) on cabinet's powerful Priorities and Planning committee; former political figures (not including sovereigns or social activists) memorialized in bronze around Parliament Hill — twelve is the number in each of these interesting categories.

The media appeared to be waiting for details on the «Strategic and Operating Review» exercise, but the Cabinet Committee tasked with this review was just announced and results are not expected until the fall at the earliest.

These include holding open Cabinet meetings at least once a month, which will be broadcasted on the Internet; giving Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) a greater role by reforming the Legislative committee system and allowing government MLAs to vote freely (as opposed to voting according to the Party's preferences); restricting the tenure of a premier to two (four - year) terms; holding a Citizen's Assembly on electoral reform to examine alternative models for electing MLAs; instituting a system by which citizens can recall elected officials; and instituting elections for all government boards and commissions.

Her research has also informed the House of Commons Health Committee on Inequalities and informed the Prime Minister's Strategy Unit in the Cabinet Office on developing public services that empower service users.

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.

John Prescott will chair nine cabinet committees and deputise for Tony Blair on seven others, Downing Street has announced.

The Brexit Cabinet committee and full Cabinet meeting on Monday and yesterday, respectively, persisted in the delusion that we could indeed agree a bespoke deal somewhere between Norway and Canada - the so - called «Canada plus - plus - plus».

@Stuart White: The Cabinet Office rule - book (draft of chapter 6, approved by the House of Commons Select Committee on Justice and drawn up in consultation, I understand, with the party leaders and with constitutional experts) lays it down that after an election the incumbent prime minister has a duty, as well as a right, to remain in office until there's clear and incontrovertible evidence that someone else is definitely in a position to command majority support in the house of commons.

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.

Despite endless discussion and Cabinet Secretary Gus O'Donnell's rather creative warning that officials are «working on Brexit plans in their head» to avoid FOI, we found the chilling effect to be a myth (as did a Parliamentary committee).

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.

1 pm: Caroline Spelman, the environment secretary, and Oliver Letwin, the Cabinet Office minister, give evidence to the Commons environmental audit committee on sustainable development.

10.15 am: Former cabinet secretaries Lord Armstrong, Lord Wilson, Lord Turnbull and Lord O'Donnell give evidnce to the Lords constitutional committee on the role of civil servants.

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.

A dippy, determined young girl from an unexceptional background, driven on by her father, faces snobby, sexist selection committees, makes it to Parliament and into the cabinet.

13:00 - Cabinet Office minister Oliver Letwin, before public administration select committee, on: strategic thinking in government

But, while in agreement with Labour's governing body, the National Executive Committee, that Corbyn should be on the ballot paper in the leadership contest, Smith nevertheless decided to resign and oppose his leader when a meeting between Corbyn and the so - called soft left of the shadow cabinet, including shadow energy secretary Lisa Nandy, led to rancour.

He is not particularly an ardent Remainer - although his appointment retains the balance on the vital Brexit cabinet committee.

THERESA May will pile fresh misery on George Osborne as she chairs the first Cabinet committee focusing on pushing Britain's industrial strategy later.

On the Labour side, for example, prominent non-Corbynites and former Shadow Cabinet members such as Yvette Cooper, Hilary Benn, Mary Creagh and Rachel Reeves will chair committees, while the list of Conservative party chairs and candidates is significantly more liberal and less Eurosceptic than the party leadership, with Tom Tugendhat, Robert Halfon and Nicky Morgan joining fellow Remainers Damian Collins, Sarah Wollaston, Bob Neill and Neil Parish.

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.

It has its committees and its cabinet, and it issues instructions to us in Kent on how much we should charge for policing the Faversham carnival or the Maidstone water festival.

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.

And despite disappointments, its defenders can justly claim that cooperation has achieved real results, even if (apart from PR for Europe and London), it is more through long - term cooperation on the ground rather than top - down deals between Paddy and Tony for a joint cabinet committee to look at constitutional affairs.

Downing St was quick to say last night that the alliance would go on as before, and the joint cabinet committee will doubtless meet.

This week, citing international pressure, President Yoweri Museveni advised his party's National Executive Committee, his cabinet and the NRM parliamentary caucus to «go slow» on the Bill.

Mr Hain quit his Cabinet post to clear his name and the committee appear to have taken that on - board when specifying a punishment.

Michael Dugher, shadow Cabinet Office minister, comments on a committee on standards in public life report on the funding of British political parties:

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).

5.05 pm Joint Committee on Parliamentary Privilege Subject: Parliamentary Privilege Witness (es): Rt Hon Tom Brake MP, Deputy Leader of the House of Commons and Alex Thomas, Deputy Director of the Elections and Parliament Division, Cabinet Office Location: 2A

Senators in the Finance Committee were supposed to vote today on two cabinet nominations that Democrats aren't huge fans of.

Jenkin, whose committee will question Heywood on Tuesday, said of the cabinet secretary's guidelines: «This is unorthodox and unprecedented.

Theresa May met her senior ministers to discuss customs options on Monday night but the crunch Cabinet committee was deadlocked.

A Treasury source confirmed to Newsnight tonight that the Star Chamber, the Cabinet committee which adjudicates on public spending disputes, has now met at least once.

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