Sentences with phrase «increasing numbers of ministers»

The fact is that the doctrine of collective cabinet responsibility means that unless one is a mindless automaton who agrees with every aspect of govt policy (and to be fair, increasing numbers of ministers are) then you are compelled to be a hypocrite if you serve in any UK government.

Five or six years ago, when enrollments in the three seminaries of these two denominations began to show a marked increase, there were dire warnings about the placement problems that were being created for the future with an increasing number of ministers for a shrinking number of congregations.

«He had earlier refused to do that because he believed politicians were responsible for all the evil in this country and he also promised to increase the number of ministers.

Not exact matches

Employment provider Programmed hopes to increase the number of indigenous employees in the national workforce by 5,000 within a decade, the company said at an announcement with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Generation One founder Andrew Forrest in Canberra today.

In 2016, the Far East Federal District's trade with China amounted to $ 6 billion, accounting for 25 percent of its foreign trade volumes.47 In a meeting with the vice premier of China's State Council, Putin stated that Chinese investment in the Russian Far East has exceeded $ 3 billion since 2015.48 According to Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Galushka, as of November 2017, the number of projects in the PDAs and the Free Port of Vladivostok involving Chinese capital tripled in the past year to twenty - eight projects worth $ 4 billion that account for 85 percent of foreign investment attracted to the Russian Far East since 2015.49 At the Third Eastern Economic Forum in September 2017 — an annual conference to attract foreign investment to the Russian Far East — Putin even used these investment figures in jest to encourage Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to increase Japanese investments in the Russian Far East.50

Prime Minister Harper and Finance Minister Joe Oliver were so confident that this commitment was a «no - brainer» that the Prime Minister announced in a «mini-budget» in October, the Family Tax Cut, and increases to the Universal Child Care Benefit along with a number of other small initiatives.

«As a result of the new circumstances, the Minister of Agriculture, Orit Noked, encourages Israeli palm tree growers to significantly increase the number of lulavs to be given for the Sukkot holiday.

In denominational systems which rely on placement appointments, an increase in the number of women in senior pastorates is slowly beginning to occur; but in systems which rely on a call from a congregation, the availability of highly qualified and experienced clergywomen has made little difference in the tendency of large churches to call male ministers.

An increasing number of seminaries has come into existence, and seminary education has become more professionalized — by emphasizing more specialized and practical training than a minister received a century ago.

However, an increasing number of Protestant ministers in this century have complemented attention to the sermon with concern for meaningful worship, pastoral care, religious education, and other avenues of ministry.

In New England the first group consisted of a small number of people such as the magistrates and other political officers, the ministers, the merchants, and the slowly increasing number of professional people such as doctors, lawyers, and teachers.

The one category of civil servants which increased substantially in number and paybill over the past five years was «special advisers,» the political appointees who work closely with ministers (Figure 3).

The number of rough sleepers has increased every year since David Cameron became prime minister.

«It is a matter of real concern that the number of people on Universal Credit being sanctioned is increasing,» shadow employment minister Margaret Greenwood said.

Speaking at a Flying Start centre in Pembrokeshire First Minister, Carwyn Jones, said the number of children benefitting from Flying Start provision under Labour in Wales had increased from 18,000 to 33,000 contrasting with cuts by the Tories to Sure Start in England which has seen 720 centres close and the loss of 40,000 childcare places.

The Prime Minister talks of cutting the cost of politics, but while he is cutting the number of MPs he is increasing the Lords, which will eat into whatever money is saved.

In a Holyrood debate this afternoon, Alex Salmond, the Scottish First Minister, has tabled a motion recognising «that free school meals help tackle child poverty and promote child welfare and educational attainment; further recognises that free school meals save families at least # 330 per child per year; confirms its commitment to increasing the number of primary school pupils eligible for free school meals».

David Parks, head of physics at Graveney school, argues against the new GCSE, saying it shows a «confused and contradictory situation» where ministers promise to increase the number of science graduates but «dumb down» the subject to broaden its appeal.

The Lib Dems are expected to increase their number of MPs from eight to 12, although the former deputy prime minister lost his seat.

The coalition government has appointed an excessive number of ministers because it wants to increase its control over the Commons, MPs have claimed.

As I am now the universities minister, I am aware that my generation had all the advantages of a free university education which is no longer available due to the rapid increase in student numbers.

In a prime minister's question time domination by law and order, Mr Brown said the government would increase the number of prison places to meet demand.

Health minister Ann Keen said the government's strategy of extra investment, increasing the number of matrons and the bare below the elbows dress code to support hand hygiene was clearly having an impact.

He also pointed to a nine per cent increase in the number of drug offences committed, saying it represented a «serial failure» on the part of ministers.

Brandon Lewis has admitted knowing about attempts to increase the number of government deportations and discussing them with Amber Rudd while a minister in her department, increasing pressure on the home secretary to resign.

The number of people coming to live in Britain for good has increased for the first time in two years, in a development leaving ministers deeply embarrassed.

That is the tradition of a shadow Education Minister popping up to tell is that the increased number of passes and the higher proportion of students getting top marks was because under Labour the exams were getting easier.

Only half of parents and carers had heard of the EBacc, compared to 58 per cent last year, despite a push from ministers to increase the number of pupils studying the core academic EBacc subjects.

The Schools Minister continued to explain that the new English Baccalaureate (EBacc) was introduced to combat this issue, with the number of pupils being entered for the qualification increasing from 23 per cent to 39 per cent over three years.

Minister for Education and Training Simon Birmingham said for the first time this early in the year, the data showed international student numbers had grown 12 per cent to 509,610 in the year to February 2018, on top of a 54 per cent increase over the past five years since the current Federal Government came to power in 2013.

«As the number of academies and free schools has increased, the eight RSCs have recruited strong teams to support their work to provide effective oversight of schools and advise the national school commissioner and ministers.»

Nick Gibb, the schools minister, today hailed an increase in the number of pupils taking these subjects, claiming it means «even more young people will have access to all the opportunities higher education provides».

Schools minister Nick Gibb said the government did not recognise this picture of teacher training and was «disappointed» the report did not recognise «the significant work already done, and the vision set out in the White Paper, to increase the number of people entering the classroom».

There is some good news emerging through the smoke; reading at primary school has significantly improved — largely associated with the work of the reappointed Minister of State for Schools, Nick Gibb — and the number of children attending a good or outstanding school as judged by Ofsted has increased by almost 1.9 million since 2010.

Big increase in number of female and minority ethnic ministers, but concerns raised over gender pay gap and appointment of hard Brexit supporter

The minister will recommend to the Scottish Funding Council that universities should increase the number of student teachers in 2012/13, ready to join the teaching workforce as probationer teachers in 2013.

The schools minister told the House of Commons this afternoon that «strict conditions» designed to increase numbers of disadvantaged pupils in selective schools would apply to both new and existing grammar schools.

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has set targets to increase the number of pupils in secondary school in England taking science subjects.

«As a result [of the changes], we've noticed a significant increase in the number of students who have taken advantage of the student loan program,» says Marlin Schmidt, Minister of Advanced Education in Alberta.

Following an announcement by climate change & environment minister Denis Naughten, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland has introduced a number of changes to the Better Energy Homes grant scheme for retrofits including increased grants for external wall insulation and heating controls, and two measures which signal a dramatic change in emphasis: the elimination of grants for fossil fuelled boilers and the introduction of heat pump grants from 16 April.

ENVIRONMENTAL OVERVIEW Minister for the Environment & Heritage: David Kemp Minister for Forestry & Conservation: Ian McDonald Total Energy Consumption (2000E): 4.89 quadrillion Btu * (1.2 % of world total energy consumption) Energy - Related Carbon Emissions (2000E): 96.87 million metric tons of carbon (1.5 % of world carbon emissions) Per Capita Energy Consumption (2000E): 255 million Btu (vs U.S. value of 351 million Btu) Per Capita Carbon Emissions (2000E): 5.1 metric tons of carbon (vs U.S. value of 5.6 metric tons of carbon) Energy Intensity (2000E): 10,804 Btu / U.S. $ 1995 (vs U.S. value of 10,918 Btu / $ 1995) ** Carbon Intensity (2000E): 0.21 metric tons of carbon / thousand U.S. $ 1995 (vs U.S. value of 0.17 metric tons / thousand $ 1995) ** Sectoral Share of Energy Consumption (1999E): Transportation (42 %) Industrial (37 %), Residential (13.5 %), Commercial (7.5 %) Sectoral Share of Carbon Emissions (1998E): Industrial (46.4 %), Transportation (26.5 %), Residential (15.2 %), Commercial (11.9 %) Fuel Share of Energy Consumption (2000E): Coal (44.2 %), Oil (34.8 %), Natural Gas (16.6 %) Fuel Share of Carbon Emissions (1999E): Coal (55.4 %), Oil (32.6 %), Natural Gas (12.0 %) Renewable Energy Consumption (1998E): 396 trillion Btu * (0.9 % increase from 1997) Number of People per Motor Vehicle (1998): 1.7 (vs U.S. value of 1.3) Status in Climate Change Negotiations: Annex I country under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (ratified December 30th, 1992).

(10.0.3) In response to a request by a district school board under subsection (10.0.2), the Minister may by order increase the number of members of the board if, in the Minister's opinion, the increase is justified by,

It was nearly eight months after the federal election before the Liberal government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced its first judicial appointments, in the wake of an increasing call, even from senior members of the bench, to fill a number of vacancies across the country.

On Thursday, May 5, Ontario Health Minister Eric Hoskins announced he plans to implement 12 recommendations to bolster accountability, regulation, quality and safety in the increasing number of non-hospital health clinics in Ontario.

Number of enrolments in Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana has increased from 8.85 - crore in 2015 - 16 to 13.41 crore in 2017 - 18 through auto - debit under the scheme, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.

The amendments redrew the boundaries of representative body areas (reducing the number of NTRBs), reassessed the existing bodies» eligibility, increased the Minister's control over the bodies, removed the requirement that representative bodies be representative and increased their responsibilities and functions.

Some factions of Renzi's own Democratic party and several former prime ministers also voiced their objection to the reforms, which would have streamlined government by reducing the number of senators and increasing the prime minister's power.