Sentences with phrase «increase over the parliament»

«However, their reported # 30bn increase over the parliament is in reality a one - off boost of # 6bn counted five times.

Not exact matches

The need to obtain Parliamentary authority for new borrowings increased Parliament's oversight over government's finances and improved the transparency of government finances to Parliament and the public at large.

Specifically, the manifesto argues for an end to austerity: the SNP proposal is for a 0.5 % annual increase in public spending over the course of the next parliament, rather than the reductions in spending which George Osborne laid out in his March 2015 budget.

Although this is a substantial increase over past levels it still lags well behind the three main parties — Labour and the Conservatives both retain 94 - 95 % of their European Parliament votes, whilst the Liberal Democrats retain about 80 %.

The Minority leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu on the same floor of Parliament expressed concerns over the EC's budget, saying the cost of conducting elections in Ghana is consistently increasing.

A Liberal Democrat recovery to May 2010 levels would increase the chances of a hung parliament to over 50 %.

The Conservatives are pinning their hopes on increasing their presence in the next parliament by having Ruth Davidson shift over to the Lothian region (and hopefully win) and standing Professor Adam Tomkins (of Glasgow University) in Glasgow in her stead.

And why not use any revenues from the planned increase in the licence fees for the mobile phone spectrum, expected to be over # 1billion in the next parliament, to capitalise the British Investment Bank so that, region by region, we can get small and growing businesses the finance they need to grow and create jobs?

Compare that with Orban and Kaczynski tight control of their respective governments (including their parliaments and increasing control over the judiciary), and the fact that those have actually taken actions (laws, etc.) towards their ends.

They should have focused more on increasing the accountability of the executive to parliament and how elected lords would strengthen parliament's position in a system where there are too few «checks and balances» over what governments can get away with.

We have therefore agreed that there will need to be: - a significantly accelerated reduction in the structural deficit over the course of a Parliament, with the main burden of deficit reduction borne by reduced spending rather than increased taxes; - arrangements that will protect those on low incomes from the effect of public sector pay constraint and other spending constraints; and - protection of jobs by stopping Labour's proposed jobs tax.

The offer is part of a wider productivity plan, which would also require large firms hiring skilled workers from outside the EU to create 100,000 apprenticeships over the parliament, a move that would inevitably increase the cost of hiring foreign workers.

As popular enthusiasm for his party increased, Clegg faced repeated questions over which way he would jump in the event of a hung parliament.

Increased security measures for MPs have seen costs rise 18-fold and show the alarm felt by members of Parliament over threats.

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Plans backed by Gordon Brown to increase the Scottish parliament's remit — including giving it greater control over income tax, borrowing powers and criminal justice — are now in great doubt after the Queen's speech made only a fleeting reference to the proposals.

The pledge card, which mirrors New Labour's initiative in 1997, will promise free party membership for trade unionists, the building of 1m new homes over the course of a parliament, an increase in the minimum wage funded by a cut in employers» national insurance, a cost - of - living test for every policy item and a cabinet minister to «take action for the consumer against rip - off companies».

The Minority in Parliament wants the Inspector General of Police, David Asante - Apeatu, to be sacked over the increasing spate of armed robberies in the country.

The Liberal Democrats did not promise to increase health expenditure over the Parliament or ring fence health expenditure from cuts.

We will significantly accelerate the reduction of the structural deficit over the course of a Parliament, with the main burden of deficit reduction born by reduced spending rather than increased taxes.

According to the analysis, while the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are all proposing to spend more on 16 to 18 education over the course of the next parliament, only Labour's spending plans will result in a real - terms increase (8 per cent in real terms).

The Institute of Fiscal Studies estimates that schools in the UK will face up to 12 per cent real term cuts over the next Parliament while forecasts suggest pupil numbers will increase by seven per cent, a result of rising immigration and higher birth rates over the next five years.

The Conservatives pledged last week to increase the school budget by # 4 billion in real - terms over the next parliament.

The think tank says that although the Conservatives, Labour and Liberal Democrats are all proposing to spend more on 16 to 18 education over the course of the next parliament, only Labour's spending plans will result in a real - terms increase.

If implemented, Labour's proposals would increase 16 to 18 spending per pupil to # 5,800, equivalent to 8 per cent over the parliament, but this would still leave sixth form spending «about 11 per cent below» the # 6,500 per pupil amount the party would give to secondary schools.

At the same time, Parliament has approved stringent new measures to reduce carbon emissions by 2020, with the biggest CO2 cuts by far to come from an increase of more than 800 percent in offshore wind power over the next seven years.

To increase democratic oversight over the adoption of technical standards, the Parliament proposes to be informed more directly and pro-actively of steps the Commission takes in this regard and to be involved more directly in policymaking initiatives (recommendation 51).

If, in respect of expenditure other than that necessarily resulting from this Treaty or from acts adopted in accordance therewith, the actual rate of increase in the draft budget established by the Council is over half the maximum rate, the European Parliament may, exercising its right of amendment, further increase the total amount of that expenditure to a limit not exceeding half the maximum rate.

In addition to increasing consumer awareness, the European Union parliament recently adopted the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which gives consumers more control over their personal data, requires greater transparency of corporate data sharing, and penalizes companies that fail to comply with the new rules.