Sentences with phrase «for cabinet government»

The prime minister has committed «seven mortal sins» that have degraded politics, Sir Alistair continued, including; the cash for honours scandal, his alleged disregard for cabinet government, the «shocking political interferenace» in the fraud investigation of BAE's arms deal in Saudi Arabia, his dismissal of concerns over postal voting, the handling of investigations in ministerial disconduct, an «undue reliance on spin», and «politicising» the civil service.

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NEW DELHI, May 2 - India's cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal to help sugar mills by paying the cane farmers that supply them a subsidy for their produce, a government source said, as part of efforts to help a sector struggling with a glut.

Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin may have helped to bring unwelcome attention to the travel expenses of Donald Trump's cabinet members with his since - withdrawn request for a government plane to use on his honeymoon with wife Louise Linton, but an official review has found that his expenses since February have been legit — if somewhat expensive.

Santi said a possible way around the impasse would be for a M5S - Lega government led by a compromise prime minister agreeable to both parties, «affording Lega control of some key ministries and leaving Forza Italia to play a less visible role, with direct or indirect control of some minor cabinet posts.»

What sort of impact will the Trudeau government's gender - balanced cabinet have on Canadian business leaders, most of whom have been reluctant to embrace the idea of setting quotas and targets for female representation?

That period would prove important for another reason: the government posted Kuroda for a year as special adviser to the cabinet of Junichiro Koizumi, giving the civil servant sustained exposure to politicians at the highest levels.

Hammond, who has faced calls from fellow cabinet ministers to scrap the 1 % freeze on public sector pay increases, said that the government must continue the «right balance» between what is fair for workers and taxpayers.

Mr Prosser has worked in the public service for more than 20 years in both Commonwealth and State government departments — including a stint as an Aboriginal heritage project officer with the Victorian Department of Premier and Cabinet.

In an era when cabinet officials try to use a government jet for their honeymoon though, $ 25,000 for a soundproof booth doesn't sound quite so outrageous.

The government of Malcolm Turnbull moved quickly to differentiate itself from that of Tony Abbott with some key cabinet announcements — including the reintroduction of the position of a minster for cities and the built environment.

THE start of the month saw State Government Ministers in Derby for the fifth and last regional Cabinet meeting for this year.

In 1979 Handleman had left the cabinet, was recovering from two heart attacks, and was thinking about leaving the government to look for other work.

In interviews in the days after Morneau's Oct. 24 economic statement, several key cabinet ministers and well - placed government officials all insisted the brakes haven't been applied to a string of ambitious and inherently risky policy unveilings, planned for the coming months and beyond.

The Irish Government's Cabinet has agreed that the digital age of consent for access to services without parental approval should be set at 13.

Under the previous Liberal government, Cabinet agreed on the «one third rule» for using the surplus - one third of the surplus went to tax cuts; one third to new spending; and, one third to debt reduction.

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.

According to The Washington Post, the Office of Government Ethics is currently researching whether the president himself would qualify for the tax break; even if he doesn't, the unprecedented wealth of Trump's cabinet promises to push this provision, and the financial incentives it creates, to the limit.

TOKYO (MNI)- The Japanese government left its overall economic assessment unchanged in April, saying for the fourth straight month that the Japanese economy is recovering at a «moderate pace,» the Cabinet Office said Monday.

But when the courts dallied, the new cabinet voted to deny GMR the right to operate the airport, and on December 6, 2012, the Singapore Court of Appeals — where the case was being considered — gave the green light for the government to take over.

The country's government announced today that the cabinet there has approved regulations for crowdfunding and peer - to - peer lending as part of its financial market overhaul.

The Directors of soon - to - launch equity crowdfunding provider Snowball Effect have welcomed Cabinet's approved regulations for crowdfunding and peer - to - peer lending as part of the Government's financial market overhaul.

The main forum for those choices will be the little - understood cabinet committee structure of the Harper government.

Three cabinet ministers who have caused particular difficulty for the government and should be candidates to be shuffled are Education minister Jeff Johnson, Municipal Affairs minister Doug Griffiths, and Deputy Premier Thomas Lukaszuk.

Popular Wood Buffalo mayor Melissa Blake, who is seeking re-election in this year's municipal vote, would be seen as a star candidate for any party and could easily fill a top cabinet position if elected into government.

A minority government would breathe new life into Alberta's Legislative Assembly, which has largely become a rubber - stamp for decisions made behind closed doors by PC cabinet ministers and MLAs.

While I spent a considerable amount of time knocking on doors for candidates in Edmonton, I was also working with a group of MLAs, lawyers and former PC cabinet ministers on what would have been the plan to transition the Liberals into government if the party had won that election ten years ago today.

We can expect NDP cabinet ministers to boast about achieving the approval of the Kinder Morgan Trans - Mountain Pipeline expansion and Environment & Parks Minister Shannon Phillips to release further details of the plan to address Climate Change, including government support for communities impacted by the phase out of dirty coal - fired power plants.

In any other job, breaking the law would likely be cause for dismissal, but this does not appear to be the case if you are a cabinet minister in Alberta's Progressive Conservative government.

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.

Today, Premier Christy Clark reiterated the approach her cabinet ministers have taken over the past months, calling for the federal government to take action on pill presses.

Romy Tittel, Leader of the Green Party of Alberta and Catriona Wright, Shadow Cabinet member for Sustainable Towns and Cities, strongly encourages the Alberta Government to quickly adopt the following in order to keep recyclables out of the landfill: An immediate plastic bag ban.

He joined the board after serving six years as an elected MLA and cabinet minister for the government of British Columbia, where his various responsibilities included three cabinet posts encompassing economic development, labour and small business.

The latest tally of fire safety checks was presented to Cabinet by Communities and Local Government Secretary Sajid Javid, who has issued an urgent call for all councils to send in samples of cladding from tall buildings.

Downing Street has insisted there is no change in the Government's policy on the public sector pay cap, after mounting Cabinet pressure for the 1 per cent limit on annual rises to be eased.

A government may, for instance, reshuffle its cabinet, but nothing really new has been brought it.

(Left to right) Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Katherine Zappone, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and Minister for Health Simon Harris brief the media on the government's plans for a referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, following a specially convened cabinet meeting at Government Buildings government's plans for a referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, following a specially convened cabinet meeting at Government Buildings Government Buildings in Dublin.

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar briefs the media on the government's plans for a referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, following a specially convened cabinet meeting at Government Buildings government's plans for a referendum on Ireland's restrictive abortion laws, following a specially convened cabinet meeting at Government Buildings Government Buildings in Dublin.

The cabinet secretary for the Scottish Government has said ministers are «considering a number of options» with regards to plastic straws, according to Forbes.

Victorian Liberal MP Sharman Stone has reignited a divisive debate within the Abbott government over assistance to struggling businesses, criticising members of cabinet who are resisting a request from SPC Ardmona (SPCA) for $ 50 million as motivated by free - market «dogma».

Abbott, who indicated in December he would resist requests for «corporate welfare», said on Thursday the cabinet's decision was an important marker of the government's approach to questions of industry assistance.

Fergus Ewing, Scottish Government Cabinet Secretary for Rural Economy and Connectivity, comments: «Scottish food and drink exports are at an all - time high — with world - renowned Scottish goods like salmon and whisky being consumed across the globe at record levels.

Women's right groups savaged the reshuffle for drastically reducing the number of women in Cabinet, despite a pre-election promise to make a third of government ministers female.

The re-appointment of Sir Eric Pickles as the government's Anti-Corruption Champion still leaves a need for a strong voice at Cabinet and the means to coordinate difficult departments on an issue that won't be their top priority.

Through the efforts of individual Government departments and the support of the Chief Secretary and my RHF the Minister for the Cabinet Office, we have already generated # 12bn of efficiency savings in Whitehall.

After a period on the back benchers Laws returned to government in 2012 as Minister of State for Schools in the Department of Education and Minster of State in the Cabinet Office.

He served as the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office before being promoted to become chief secretary of the Treasury in Gordon Brown's government.

We can get some indication from a recent NAO report (Central government staff costs, 2015) which used unpublished Cabinet Office data to calculate that the total annualised salary cost for the civil service in 2014 was # 11.13 billion, a decrease of # 2.49 billion in real terms on 2010.

She said: «As delighted as I am to have a standing invitation to political cabinet, I'll be staying out of Her Majesty's government's cabinet for some time because I've got a job to do in Holyrood and I intend to do it.»

Andrew Greenway is a former deputy director of data analysis and horizon scanning at the Government Office for Science and has also been a programme manager working on digital projects for the Cabinet Office.

The holder of the office has ultimate power over, and responsibility for, all policies made and implemented by government, seeing all Cabinet papers and being the sole arbiter of disputes between the organs of government.