Sentences with phrase «local government minister»

A deputy Local Government Minister nominee, O.B Amoah, has denied claims that he received GH cents 75,000 of the Ghc51 million judgement debt wrongfully paid by the state to embattled businessman, Alfred Woyome.

It was a blue on blue battle between Cllr John Gilbey, the Conservative leader of Canterbury City Council which is putting up 1.92 % (according to the BBC, actually 1.99 % according to the Council agenda) with Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis.

Shadow local government minister Bob Beill MP has written today to John Healey MP calling for an end to the leaking of information about councils» exposure in a «piecemeal» and «speculative manner».

According to the former local government minister under the Rawlings administration, the NPP has never liked people in the Zongos, citing how the party fought against Rawlings» plan to make Eid Adah and Eid Fitr a public holiday.

Local Government Minister Nominee, Hajia Alima Mahama, has explained that the termination of the appointments of all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), after President Akufo - Addo's inauguration, was not in contravention of the law.

«The rule of 85 discriminates not only on the grounds of age, but also against women, who are likely to start work for their local government employer later and on a part - time basis,» said local government minister Phil Woolas.

Local government minister John Healey said: «It is right that councils do all they can to help people through these tough economic times - including keeping any council tax down.

``... The President needs a formal report from the Regional Minister and other heads of agencies as soon as it's ready, [and] if there is any report that the President needs it will be provided to him,» the deputy Local Government Minister said.

«It comes as no surprise that a man who couldn't even pay his own council tax bill can't be bothered to read his own official handbook,» said shadow local government minister Caroline Spelman.

Local Government Minister Nick Raynsford sent out invitations to interested groups for their views on whether there was a problem with the current tax and what they would do to change it.

Some former executives of the Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), have suggested the Member of Parliament - elect for the Tarkwa - Nsuaem Constituency, George Mireku Duker, be made Deputy Local Government Minister under the incoming Nana Akufo - Addo government.

The evening is completed via a sojourn to the Smoking Room, with a few Scotch and sodas shared with Local Government Minister Bob Neill, a font of stories from his time as a criminal barrister in the East End, Nadine and Mark Francois (another Brent veteran and who I am fond of despite him being a very important Whip!)

Department for Communities and Local Government Minister of state - Margaret Beckett Minister of state - John Healey Parliamentary under secretary of state - lain Wright Parliamentary under secretary of state - Baroness Andrews Parliamentary under secretary of state - Sadiq Khan

Mr Cairns has also been appointed Shadow Local Government Minister in the National Assembly by Opposition leader Nick Bourne.

Local government minister Tony Simpson has suspended the Shire of York's president and councillors for six months and has appointed former South Perth mayor James Best to oversee the local council.

Mr Akufo - Addo said in reference to Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuye and Local Government Minister Collins Dauda, who, the NPP has accused of instigating their followers to visit violence on NPP members in Odododiodoo and Asutifi South constituencies, respectively, where the two ministers are MPs.

The final budget was all set to go but then yesterday local Government minister Sajid Javid adjusted the amount of money that he was giving to various authorities around the country.

«Labour ministers failed to ensure proper transparency and local accountability to keep it in check,» local government minister Grant Shapps said.

Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely - Hayford is suggesting that if the immediate past Local Government Minister, Akwasi Oppong Fosu was dismissed due to the sanitation crisis in the capital, then the Mayor should also be shown the exit.

He accused the former first lady of using one Agyekum, who served as a Deputy Minister Local Government Minister under the Mahama administration, as her surrogate in the financial transaction at an unnamed bank.

Shadow Assembly Local Government Minister Darren Millar said that every pensioner household in Wales should receive a 30 per cent reduction in their council tax bills.

Mr. Ampofo, a former Local Government Minister commenting further told Banson that validation is done in countries that exercise compulsory registration and therefore does not see the reason why Ghana should be doing same when its laws does not permit such.

Shadow local government minister Eric Pickles dismissed the proposals as «nothing more than a New Labour land tax», and questioned how much of the money was likely to go back to local people.

Councillors elected in this election will serve an extended five - year term, after local government minister Carl Sargeant announced the next elections would be moved from 2016 to 2017 to avoid clashing with the National Assembly for Wales election, 2016 which in turn had been delayed a year to avoid clashing with the United Kingdom general election, 2015.

Shadow communities and local government minister Liz McInnes also resigned from her frontbench role in a further blow to Jeremy Corbyn.

The news comes in a speech that Andrew Stunell, a Lib Dem local government minister, will make at an event tonight.

«Any attempt to make local elections partisan must tread very cautiously in order not to polarize this country from top to down,» the former Local Government Minister cautioned.

On 28 October, MSP and Shadow Local Government Minister Sarah Boyack became the first person to announce her candidacy for party leader.

Local Government Minister Brandon Lewis MP with his series celebrating excellence in our Town Hall

Councils will see their Whitehall funding rise by # 3.1 billion to # 65 billion next year, local government minister Phil Woolas has announced.

This morning's Telegraph reports that local government minister John Healey MP is to encourage councils to give local people a say in the naming of public places:

Julia Goldsworthy, Liberal Democrat shadow local government minister, said: «This survey shows the devastating effect failing to pay council tax can have on families, especially those already struggling to cope with mortgage repayments and rising bills.

LOCAL Government Minister Nick Raynsford yesterday ruled out the abolition of district councils in County Durham in the wake of the No vote.

Mr Miliband, who was local government minister in 2005 - 06, said the sector «did not have the prominence it should have had during our time in office [as] neither Tony nor Gordon took strengthening local government seriously enough... We devolved to Scotland and Wales but stopped there.

In 2012, the NDC's former Local Government Minister, Samuel Ofosu - Ampofo, gave the NPP a good run for their money, losing by a paltry 945 votes.

The Former Deputy Local Government Minister and Rural Development in the Kufuor administration had described as ridiculous the call by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT) on president - elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, to restore teacher trainee allowances within its first 100 days in office.

Two other changes took place below shadow cabinet level - the sacking of shadow Europe minister Pat McFadden and appoitment of Emma Lewell Buck as Shadow Local Government minister.

Bob Neill, shadow local government minister, said: «Council tax has gone through the roof under Gordon Brown, thanks to a combination of unfunded burdens imposed from Whitehall and fiddling of the local finance settlement.

Peace ambassador Irbad Ibrahim says apart from comments made by the local government minister, at the NDC campaign launch in Cape Coast, all other comments were peaceful in nature.

Emma Lewell - Buck has stepped down as a shadow communities and local government minister, and 77 Labour councillors have signed a letter saying Corbyn should go.

Last night, Grant Shapps, a local government minister said: «This was a tough but fair settlement.

The deputy Local Government Minister - designate, John Oti Bless has issued an apology to the Chief Justice, Georgina Theodora Wood and members of the judiciary for derogatory comments he made against them on Accra - based radio station Montie FM.

Indeed, when Phil Woolas was the Local Government Minister, the Isitfair council tax protest group asked him about this, and he responded by stating that the Government had no plans to cap Town or Parish precepts.

According to a Local Government Minister, O.B Amoah, for the MMDCE elections to be possible, there is a need for a referendum to be held or Article 55 (3) of the Constitution amended to make the position a partisan one.

Almost out of politeness, the bookies named other possible contenders including Angus Robertson, the SNP's successful election strategist, Alex Neil, the Scottish Health Secretary, and Derek Mackay, a local government minister.

This is according to the Local Government Minister nominee, Hajia Alima Mahama, who explained that the change in government at the national level had to reflect at the assembly level.

After serving as a whip he was promoted to a local government minister for housing and then made Transport Minister under Gordon Brown.