Sentences with phrase «concerns about government policy»

«However much the Government tries to spin and distort it, the Education Select Committee's report highlighted serious concerns about Government policy in scrapping the EMA.

A report by the union in 2013 found that 86 % of federal scientists felt that they could not publicly share concerns about government policies that could harm public health, safety, or the environment without facing retaliation from their department leaders.

Not exact matches

Officials from the government shared their concerns about higher interest rates with a Bloomberg reporter, violating the convention of keeping politics out of the day - to - day handling of monetary policy.

Namely, investors are concerned about potential policies that could benefit corporations, including tax cuts and higher government spending.

The Harper government doesn't seem to be concerned about the new emphasis on environmental policy coming from the world's two largest economies.

Our commitment to human rights, if it is to be sustained, must depend not on practice, law, or the passing policies of governments (though we must be earnestly concerned about all of these), but rather on a promise that bestows dignity upon every person and demands of every person a respect — no, a reverence — for the dignity of all others.

Governments in most Third World countries, supported by development policies in First and Second World countries, have been concerned about supplying sophisticated forms of energy for industrialization and urban life.

«It is something that I am quite concerned about in terms of how the government progresses that policy, and if it does, how we transition as a refining business,» he told The Australian Financial Review.

The NASUWT has conducted an annual survey of teacher opinion since 2011 which highlights the growing concerns of the teacher profession about the impact of Coalition Government education policy.

And finally, the chancellor highlighted the government's new agriculture policy, drawn up with environment minister Margaret Beckett, which would marry the principles of global free trade with concerns about high - quality food and its effect on the environment.

Speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Future UK Fisheries Policy last week, Mr Thomas said there were growing concerns amongst more than 160 members of the Newlyn - based Cornish Fish Producers Organisation (CFPO) about the terms of the UK Government's proposed implementation period for Brexit and its «potentially disastrous implications on the fishing industry.

DUP MPs have previously set out their concerns about the two - child limit by signing up to an early day motion calling on the government to have the policy annulled.

Krueger was so concerned about what she heard that she's drafted a bill to require that New York State follow the federal government's policy of keeping all email correspondence for seven years.

Meanwhile former shadow Foreign Office Minister Stephen Doughty MP pledged to raise the matter with the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), and the Parliamentary Standards Commissioner, stating: «These further revelations about the shadowy ERG and their influence over the government in pushing an ultra hard Brexit agenda, in conflict with official government policy, are deeply concerning.

Given some of Carson's past comments regarding government housing programs, many have expressed concerns about how the Trump administration will move in regards to national housing policy.

President Mahama expressed concern about the pessimistic position of the NPP on some government policies and programmes.

The Association accused government of failing to give them a «favourable response» when its concerns about the Cylinder Re-circulation Model Policy were brought before it.

A policy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convepolicy and research Think Tank, VIAM Africa Centre for Education and Social Policy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the convePolicy, says government's hasty decision to convert the country's polytechnics into technical universities, could have dire concerns on the quality expected to come about as a result of the conversion.

Mr Gove insisted that the Home Secretary had been «rapid, gracious and determined» in her handling of the both the targets row and wider concerns about the treatment of the Windrush generation, longstanding British citizens who have been swept up in the Government's «hostile environment» immigration policy.

In essence the government defers the problem to schools, the schools receive no firm policy to enforce and are too concerned about time and child safety issues, so they defer the problem to parents.

State policy makers and education agencies need to be more responsive to legitimate district concerns about unforeseen inequities arising from the implementation of well - intended government policies.

Geoff Barton, the general secretary of ASCL, is «extremely concerned about the wider issue of government policies which marginalise the place of the arts in our schools».

After all, education policy is not about concern for a current government's latest polling, but about the consequences for the educational futures of our students.

In a written statement to parliament, Greening said the first stage of the consultation on plans to address concerns about the fairness of school funding had shown a «strong sense» that the policy represents a «once in a generation opportunity for an historic change», and said the government «must get it right».

As policymakers begin work on a major overhaul to the federal tax code, which could include eliminating or changing the deduction, and amid widespread concern about rising student debt levels, leaders should bear in mind that altering the provision would have implications for higher education and tax policy across levels of government.

When asked Monday whether he's concerned about the policy changes potentially leading to growth in shadow lending, Morneau emphasized the government's efforts to stabilize the regulated segments of the market.

Although it is not Government policy to destroy dogs, some farmers concerned about the possible spread of the disease have chosen to have the animals put down.

This op ed is not about specific climate change policies, but rather concerns about the politicization of science in government labs that are run by political appointees.

His view accords with that of a growing number of scientists concerned about the pursuit of «intensely political» areas of science, such as the debate over climate change, amid fears that views contrary to government policy were unwelcome.

«Climate change legislation is a central concern across government at all levels, and is not solely about the changing climate, but is embedded in public health policies,» the editors contend.

And many — and this is predominantly (although not exclusively) to be laid at the feet of the Republicans — deliberately exploited legitimate concerns about government overreach and government interference in the market to gin up a malignant hatred of government for the politically expedient purpose of laying cover for very risky and highly dangerous policies that served to benefit a tiny % of the public disproportionately.

Conversely, those who expressed the greatest belief in, and concern about, the warming environment «were most supportive of government climate policies, but least likely to report individual - level actions.»

In his testimony to the Australian Senate Inquiry into the Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms Mr Ken Andrew McAlpine (Director; Policy and Government Relations, Asia - Pacific Region, Vestas Australian Wind Technology Pty Ltd) pointed out that health concerns about wind turbines are confined to those areas where there are significant lobbies telling people that turbines are making them ill: Australia, in the north - eastern US (where Nina Pierpont comes from), some regions of Canada, and in the UK where the Country Guardians publicises the claims.

It comes on the back of criticism of the Government's green agenda and fiscal policy levied by the Environment Audit Committee that claims environment taxes are so confusing businesses see them as a revenue - raising exercise, rather than being concerned about the green implications.

It helps community groups understand and use legal tools to advance their concerns; works with policy - makers at all levels of government to create better processes for making environmental decisions; and provides free advice and education to people who have questions about a broad range of topics including pesticide use and conserving greenspace in cities, impacts of gravel pits, saving agricultural land or addressing the impacts of the oilsands.

Lawyers acting for organizations are often in a position to advise the executive officers of the organization, not only about the technicalities of the law, but also about the public relations and public policy concerns that motivated the government or regulator to enact the law.

Lawyers acting for organizations are often in a position to advise the executive officers of the organization not only about the technicalities of the law but about the public relations and public policy concerns that motivated the government or regulator to enact the law.

Owners unable to redevelop or improve on account of a network site would have received some encouragement from the government's Planning Policy Guidance 8: Telecommunications (PPG 8) which reflected a widespread concern about the proliferation of electronic communications equipment.

A consistent theme across this report is concern about the lack of implementation of the commitments of government and the lack of government accountability for policy failure.

And it has identified significant concerns about the government's policy settings and the potential implications of these concerns if left unaddressed.

The federal government's tendency to deliver important policy decisions in Indigenous affairs as a fait accompli — even to territory and state governments — raises serious concerns about the ability of Indigenous communities to negotiate as equal partners in the many agreement making processes that have been introduced with the new arrangements.

In other policy news, Radio National reported on expert and public concerns about the prospect of the NT Government introducing social clubs with poker machines in remote communities.