Sentences with phrase «change secretary made»

The shadow energy and climate change secretary made the comment in an interview with Liberal Conspiracy in which he came close to endorsing gay marriage and branded himself a feminst.

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The national security strategy the Trump administration released in December made no mention of climate change whatsoever, despite the fact Defense Secretary James Mattis has acknowledged it as a threat.

A 1994 Pentagon policy preventing women from serving in combat was rescinded in 2013 by then - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and ultimately led to the current DoD head Ash Carter making the historic change.

The decision whether to make changes in the military personnel rules ultimately will rest with the next defense secretary.

Secretary Perry, for instance, who presided over the greatest expansion of wind capacity in the country during his 14 years as governor of Texas, acknowledged in his confirmation hearing that climate change is real, and that «man - made activity» is at least partly to blame.

Labor Secretary Thomas Perez has stated publicly that they have taken all input seriously and «have made changes.»

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson proposed far - reaching changes to federal housing subsidies Wednesday, tripling rent for the poorest households and making it easier for housing authorities to impose work requirements.

Opponents are optimistic at the moment as DOL Secretary Alexander Acosta is reviewing the rule and could make changes, or delay the Jan. 1 date further.

The Post's Tracy Jan, Caitlin Dewey and Jeff Stein: «Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson proposed far - reaching changes to federal housing subsidies Wednesday, tripling rent for the poorest households and making it easier for housing authorities to impose work requirements.

Konrad Raiser, now General Secretary of the World Council of Churches, uses it to describe, a change in theological perspective which affects the whole range of ecumenical work.1 His colleague and former student Martin Robra applies it specifically to a change in perspective on social ethics in World Council work.2 K.C. Abraham describes it as a change in theological and ethical perspective brought about by the participation of the Third World in the ecumenical movement.3 They all make important points.

Former ACTU secretary Bill Kelty was recently quoted as saying some unions were still «protecting the 1980s» as «they can not make the changes».

I am immensely grateful for the huge contribution you have made to the government over the past 18 months; both in the trailblazing work you have undertaken as Energy and Climate Change Secretary and in your wider role in government as a key architect of the coalition.

Greg Clark has been made shadow energy and climate change secretary for the Tories.

A Change petition set up to make the justice secretary revise the policy has now acquired over 19,000 signatures.

The former defence secretary, now viewed as a standard - bearer for right - wing Tories within the parliamentary party, will use a speech to business leaders in Birmingham to make the case for a change of tack, the Guardian reports.

«For me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community service.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Only the NASUWT has continued to challenge governments across the UK on the unacceptable changes made to teachers» pension provision.

«Parents and students will judge proposed changes to student finance on whether they make university more expensive or not,» UCU general secretary Sally Hunt said.

Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday told the U.S. Secretary of Commerce that the state will sue the Department of Commerce and fishery regulatory bodies if changes aren't made to the fluke quota, which he says hurt New York's economy and commercial fishing families.

Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher, shadow Northern Ireland secretary Vernon Coaker and shadow defence secretary Maria Eagle are also considered vulnerable if Corbyn makes changes.

Home Secretary Theresa May must be praised for accepting the law needed changing and moving so swiftly to make sure the bad law, brought in in 1984, was re-written.

At talks with senior Facebook executives in London, culture secretary Matt Hancock made clear its current data practices were «nowhere near» where they should be and that wholesale change was needed.

The health secretary wrote that «people should have every confidence we will make the changes necessary» when the health and social care bill returns to parliament in an article for the Telegraph newspaper.

Launching the campaign, environment secretary Hilary Benn said 40 per cent of the UK's emissions come from homes and travel, but too few people are making real changes to cut their energy use.

He made clear that he was sorry to see the departure of a Defence Secretary who had implemented fundamental changes that will help to ensure our Armed Forces are fully equipped to meet the challenges of the modern era.

The Prime Minister is expected to make changes to his cabinet over the next 24 hours and there's speculation that Welsh Secretary David Jones could be one of those to leave government.

The former Labour MP Katy Clark, an ally of Corbyn who is now the Labour leader's political secretary, will lead a «party democracy review» to make the case for major changes to how the party elects leaders, selects MPs and forms policy.

Work and Pensions Secretary, Iain Duncan Smith, defends major changes to welfare that are coming into force, saying they make the system fairer.

The shadow foreign secretary, Douglas Alexander, who represents Paisley and Renfrewshire South, told an audience at Glasgow University on Saturday that the time had arrived to make clear to the Scottish people that real change would follow a no vote.

Climate change campaigners begged both Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband to make arrangements for the energy secretary to remain, because of the vital role he had been given by the Mexican hosts in leading discussions on the fate of the earlier Kyoto Protocol.

The energy and climate change secretary said the moves ensuring no new coal energy is permitted without CCS made the UK one of the most «environmentally ambitious» countries in the world.

Cuomo made the announcement along with a series of administration changes, with Jill DesRosiers becoming executive deputy secretary, Andrew Ball becoming assistant secretary for intergovernmental affairs, and Michael Schmidt, a former adivsor to Hillary Clinton, becoming deputy secretary for economic development.

Commenting on changes to A-Levels announced today by Ofqual, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «While there can always be modifications made to any examination system, the NUT believes that current A-Levels stand up very well when compared with qualifications internationally.

Despite changes to legislation made by former education secretary Ruth Kelly, unions claim teachers still remain vulnerable to allegations of abuse from their pupils.

The Minister, represented by the Executive Secretary, NCCE, Prof Monday Joshua, noted that the education sector needed to key into the various «change initiatives» of the government to make the nation stronger than it was before.

Commenting, Mark Serwotka, PCS general secretary, said: «The government has an opportunity to avoid legal and industrial action by ensuring officials honour ministerial promises to make the changes through negotiation rather than imposition.

Shadow energy and climate change secretary Greg Clark said the new announcements were restatements of Tory policy made one year ago, however.

However, this judgement does provide an option for the Secretary of State to change the Department of Health's policy and allow women to make the choice of where to complete a medical termination and we will work with the Department of Health to make this happen.»

The Vermont Public Interest Research Group is asking legislators and the Secretary of State to make key changes in Vermont's campaign finance law pertaining to the super-spending political action committees.

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne's Eastleigh constituency is set to be split into two and although the Eastleigh seat will remain, a big change in its demographic make - up could cause problems for him.

Chairmen and secretaries of the defunct All Nigeria Peoples Party, ANPP, Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, and the Congress for Progressive Change, CPC, that make up...

The paper has been speaking to GMB General Secretary Paul Kenny - a vocal supporter of Ed Miliband, whose union has also made a contribution to the shadow energy and climate change secretary's leadership Secretary Paul Kenny - a vocal supporter of Ed Miliband, whose union has also made a contribution to the shadow energy and climate change secretary's leadership secretary's leadership campaign.

Rudd has been made energy and climate change secretary, replacing the now former Lib Dem MP Ed Davey.

«With climate change gone from Hilary Benn's [environment, food and rural affairs secretary] in - tray, his department must spend more time banging heads together across Whitehall to really make thorough «rural proofing» of government policy a reality,» he said.

«To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what progress has been made towards the Government's target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent.

Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne's Cabinet future was in doubt last night after sensational details were revealed of a phone call he made to the person he allegedly persuaded to take his speeding points so he could avoid a driving ban.

The claims made by Mrs Pryce, a respected economist, who accused the Energy and Climate Change Secretary of persuading «someone close to him» to accept penalty points for a speeding offence on his behalf are potentially far more damaging.

«To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what proposals he has to make changes to the fishing quota system; and if he will make a statement.

Davey, who was energy and climate change secretary in the coalition government of 2010 - 15, said there was frustration that the party had failed to make progress in the polls since last year's general election under its new leader, Vince Cable, another former coalition minister.

Work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith revealed he was in talks with a number of other European countries over how EU rules could be changed to make it harder for new arrivals to swiftly claim benefits.