Sentences with phrase «for debate in parliament»

At 100,000 signatures, it would be considered for debate in Parliament.

If the petitions receive 100,000 signatures then the matter will be considered for debate in Parliament.

Occupy Ghana, which has been strong advocates for the passage of the Right To Information Bill, has called on the government to provide dates on when it will «publish and gazette the Bill,» on when the «bill shall be tabled for debate in Parliament» and finally on when «the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary affairs shall conclude its deliberations on the Bill.»

But now that the Lords clearly considers the matter open for debate in parliament, it is unclear why Commons authorities do not follow suit.

If the petition reaches 10,000 signatures, the British government will have to respond to the petition, and if its hits 100,000 signatures, the petition will be considered for debate in parliament.

Not exact matches

For example, while businesses and government departments in the UK must comply with the Data Protection Act, the Canadian parliament is currently debating a new piece of legislation, the Information Sharing Act, which will allow all departments of government to share information in ways that are not currently permitted in the UK.

Since this debate over pipelines began in earnest last Fall, Jason Kenney and others have been calling on the federal government to invoke clause 92 (10)(c) of the Constitution, which allows the federal government to exert authority over infrastructure such as pipelines which, «although wholly situate within the Province, are before or after their Execution declared by the Parliament of Canada to be for the general Advantage of Canada or for the Advantage of Two or more of the Provinces.»

For her part, Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says that she will be seeking feedback from Canadians on the deal before debating its merits in Parliament.

Wendy Alexander, Minister for Communities in Scottish Parliament debate, 21st June 2000.

The significant differences between the spokesmen of the colonies and the majority in the British Parliament, and the debates about them, prepared the way intellectually for the formation of the American union.

The draft text will now be discussed in the second reading and, if passed, will go to Committee stage for line by line scrutiny before returning to Parliament for the third reading to approve it to go to the House of Lords for debate and approval there.

As for young people, anyone who thinks they aren't interested in politics should sit in, as I have done, on discussions between members of the UK Youth Parliament or the Citizenship Foundation - or even listen to school debates.

In a debate in the Scottish parliament, he insisted that action needed to be taken to secure medical school places for Scottish students, who were more likely to stay in the country to practice than their English colleagueIn a debate in the Scottish parliament, he insisted that action needed to be taken to secure medical school places for Scottish students, who were more likely to stay in the country to practice than their English colleaguein the Scottish parliament, he insisted that action needed to be taken to secure medical school places for Scottish students, who were more likely to stay in the country to practice than their English colleaguein the country to practice than their English colleagues.

Mr Hoon's speech was met with scepticism among British MEPs, however - Timothy Kirkhope, leader of the Conservatives in the European parliament, said this demand for a new debate simply hid the fact that the government had lost momentum in Europe.

A lot has been made in the press and in the recent parliamentary debates about the moral obligation for members of parliament to respect «the will of the people» as expressed in the narrow victory for leaving the European Union in the Brexit referendum of last June.

In his last address to parliament after 8 years in power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situatioIn his last address to parliament after 8 years in power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situatioin power, President Kufuor opened a debate over presidential tenure when he suggested that at least a five - year tenure should be suitable for the African situation.

THE REFERENDUM PREDICAMENT A lot has been made in the press and in the recent parliamentary debates about the moral obligation for members of parliament to respect «the will...

The CIOT also calls for a debate on whether the House of Lords should play a greater role in scrutinising tax legislation as it goes through Parliament, without detracting from the powers of the House of Commons over tax matters.

While there are exemptions for those working in sectors with a shortage, the move has caused public backlash, with a petition reaching more than 100,000 signatures and prompting a debate in parliament.

As he argued in the debate which preceded the parliamentary vote to call the election, «this is a good day for Parliament.

One of the most interesting aspect of the debate, however, was in the arguments in favour of the Baroness» request by the Bishop of Blackburn, who sits in the upper house ex officio as one of the Lords Spiritual (one of the twenty six senior bishops in the Church of England), and Baron Cormack, a long - time member of the joint Ecclesiastical Committee of Parliament, which includes members of both the House of Commons and the House of Lords and is responsible for reviewing internal legislation of the Church of England (Church Measures).

As MPs head to parliament to debate the future of funding for women's refuges, an investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism reveals huge delays in promised funds and takes a closer look at the current crisis.

Tory grandee Ken Clarke said: «On the question of the parliamentary role, I think the Prime Minister was not relying on the archaic, narrow interpretation of the Royal prerogative, which no government has invoked in this country for over 50 years - they have always come to Parliament for debates and votes if possible on any military action.

For example, throughout the course of the last parliament, there was massive popular support for a public debate about the 90's privatisation of the railways, and how rail users have got the rough end of the stick in terms of their faiFor example, throughout the course of the last parliament, there was massive popular support for a public debate about the 90's privatisation of the railways, and how rail users have got the rough end of the stick in terms of their faifor a public debate about the 90's privatisation of the railways, and how rail users have got the rough end of the stick in terms of their fairs.

Morgan made her maiden speech in Parliament on 22 May 1997 in the debate on the Referendums (Scotland and Wales) Bill, designed to pave the way for devolution.

16:42 — Labour call the decision a «victory for parliament», and begins pressure against the government in the debates to come.

From the Putney Debates in the English Civil War, to the 1689 Claim of Right Act passed by the Scottish Parliament, right up to the British Human Rights Act of 1998, a concerted concern for rights and popular sovereignty has provided a shared political framework for legislation that unites all elements of the United Kingdom.

Today's latest poll, conducted by Ipsos MORI for STV news, addresses three of the key questions about the future of Scottish politics — the race for second place at Holyrood, the debate about whether the Scottish Parliament should be attempting its new income tax powers in the near future, and the impact that a UK -LSB-...]

As we have said in previous debates, both in Committee and in the House, there are elections for the devolved Administrations - for the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly and the Northern Ireland Assembly - but there are also elections scheduled next year for 81 % of England.

If that MP can be the sole voice speaking up for, representing, the party in the parliament when there is a party political debate, why can not that MP vote on behalf of the party, and why should that vote not reflect the full weight of votes determined by the votes cast by the electorate in the General Election?

2.40 pm: Michael Howard rises to make a point of order - calling the arrest of Damian Green an «attack» on parliament - and calls for freedom in next Monday's debate to question Government Ministers and House authorities.

After a debate, the 129 delegates passed Hardie's motion to establish «a distinct Labour group in Parliament, who shall have their own whips, and agree upon their policy, which must embrace a readiness to cooperate with any party which for the time being may be engaged in promoting legislation in the direct interests of labour.»

Liberal Democrats should press the government to propose substantial reforms in Europe: a smaller European commission whose members are individually accountable to the European parliament for their conduct of their office; a council that meets openly whenever it debates legislative matters; a core of human and social rights embodied in the next amended treaty.

Since returning to parliament Galloway has faced criticism for the scarcity of his appearances in the Commons, been banned by the National Union of Students for comments about the Julian Assange rape case and stormed out of a debate after discovering his opponent was an Israeli.

Only last week a cross-party group of MPs called for the liberalisation of cannabis laws during a Westminster Hall debate in parliament.

And the government is consulting on how in future the ISC should be appointed and should report to parliament - with, where possible, hearings in public, a strengthened capacity for investigations, reports subject to more parliamentary debate and greater transparency over appointments to the committee.

This means that any extension would not only be: - subject to a specific case being made by the Director of Public Prosecutions; - subject every seven days up to the agreed limit to the approval of a High Court Judge; - subject to the regular report of the independent reviewer with an annual debate in parliament; - but also be subject in each and every instance to a specific parliamentary notification procedure, to a further statement to parliament on the individual case, a review on the specific case by the independent reviewer and with the provision for this House to scrutinise and debate the report and all the circumstances.

As the UK Youth Parliament gears up for its debate in the House of Commons on 23 November, Total Politics interviews 5 budding young politicians on the 5 issues they will be deliberating.

We are also proposing for consultation - and this would not require a state of emergency - an extension of the current limit for up to 28 days more or a lesser period — but only if, in addition to the requirement that a judge must approve every single seven day extension, the case is itself is notified to parliament and subject to a timely report to parliament of all circumstances, with the option of a later parliamentary debate.

A few months earlier, a motion calling for an assessment of the impact of welfare cuts on sick and disabled people was debated in parliament.

First, let me confirm to the House that in future we will publish a national security strategy, and that the first will be published and presented in the autumn to parliament for debate and decision in this House.

«I'm 52, I was in the army; to be honest for me sleeping rough in central London is a lot more comfortable than going on exercise in the army,» declared the MP for Gravesham in a debate in Parliament.

But for many, the most poignant moment of the debate was a speech by Conservative MP Charles Walker, chair of Parliament's Procedure Committee and a key player in the drama.

No 10: That is an issue for Parliament and Parliament will decide whether it debates it and in what format.

«Open Britain is calling on the Government to bring forward their substantive plans for the negotiations - in the equivalent of a White Paper - to be debated and voted on in Parliament before Article 50 is triggered.»

She admits David Cameron's performance in the first leaders» debate was «flat» but insists the mood is against a hung parliament, and that seems to be playing well for her.

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I gave the example of the late Lord Biffen and the current example of my right hon. Friend the Member for Richmond, Yorks, but there have been many other people who gained an appetite for engaging in democracy and debate through the political process, without coming to visit Parliament and without having to sit on the green Benches.»

Graham Jones, the Labour backbencher for Hyndburn, is seeking a debate in parliament on the circumstances leading to Meadows» death.

Parliament will today debate the report of the bipartisan «cash for seat» Committee, barely a month after the Committee was formed to investigate claims that the Trade Ministry extorted $ 100,000 from expatriates to allow them to sit close to the President during the Ghana Expatriates Business Awards in December 2017.