Sentences with phrase «made by some government ministers»

Conference deplores the misleading claims made by some government ministers that teachers have nothing to fear if a pupil dies or is injured as a result of participating in educational activity sanctioned by the school and where the teacher has exercised common sense.

Orders are usually made by government ministers, and serve a specific, closely defined purpose.

Not exact matches

«It would be a great gesture of goodwill for the prime minister to make ahead of negotiations but equally it's good for our businesses... This is what I hear about day in, day out,» he added, noting that the U.K. government could offer this to EU workers unilaterally despite having been rebuked earlier by the trading bloc in an attempt to agree a deal on this issue ahead of full Brexit negotiations.

«Since the federal government won't lead, Ontario will lead by developing a «made - in - Ontario» solution,» Finance Minister Charles Sousa said as he delivered the budget in the legislature.

«We are writing to set out Mr. Whitmarsh's concerns with respect to the manner in which the Public Service Agency's review is being conducted, as well as the damaging public comments that have been made about him recently by the Minister of Health Terry Lake, Premier Christy Clark and others in Government,» wrote Adams.

The government's announcement, made by Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird, lists the following far - reaching amendments to the CFPOA:

International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland, named to cabinet a day before the finalized treaty was made public, reiterated that the Liberals believe in trade, but she was careful to note the deal was negotiated by the Conservative government.

Nonetheless, to ignore the absolute need for simplification and reform of the tax system, and the contribution it would make to a strengthening economy and a sustainable fiscal framework would represent a complete lack of «political leadership and courage» by the Minister of Finance and the government.

Thanks to an Access to Information request filed by Blacklock's Reporter, an online newsmagazine, we've learned that the Harper government has been drafting legislation since last November to strip away pension security for federally - regulated workers, despite Finance Minister Joe Oliver's statement this past April that no changes would be made without the consent of the retirees.

When the Alberta government released its Climate Leadership plan in November 2015, I said that Premier Rachel Notley and Environment and Parks Minister Shannon Phillips had made pigs fly by uniting a coalition of industry leaders and environmental leaders in our province.

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.

In 2014, Premier Dave Hancock and Justice Minister Jonathan Denis asked the RCMP to investigate findings made by the Auditor General that Ms. Redford and her staff had misused government aircraft.

The Organic Federation of Canada is very supportive of today's announcement by Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri - Food, that the federal government will be making an important contribution to the Canadian organic sector.

Unusually, the government has urged the ACCC not to take Telstra's $ 11 billion NBN deal into account when making this determination (letter from the Minister for Communications and Minister for Finance received by ACCC on 17 July 2014).

She is not short on prescriptions, either, and would like to see the government make a «big, bold offer» by asking Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, a former health minister, to chair a commission on funding the NHS and social care.

The prime minister even suggested the practises condoned by the Bush government may have made the problem of terrorism more severe.

The first batch of N153.01 Billion is currently being processed for release to 14 State Governments,» The statement by the Ministry, made available to the Nigeria Politics Online by the Media to the minister, Festus Akanbi, stated.

If I were the minister, I would rather have been all over the place talking about how bad things were and how long it would take to fix them and ask people to bear with me and make sacrifices and demonstrate the sacrifices that the government too was making by asking every ministry to turn off appliances at certain times, etc..

Speaking on the economy, Buhari, who was represented by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau said that the Federal Government was already putting policies in place to encourage and facilitate Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to promote made in Nigeria goods, adding that same was part of his administration's overall national economic policy.

«This latest action by EFCC has confirmed rumours making the rounds that the federal government wants to give the former Minister of Aviation the Dasuki / Naamdi Kanu treatment, a treatment alien to our laws but is fast becoming the norm under the current administration.

Dr Bawumia's comments dovetail into those recently made by Deputy Finance Minister Abena Osei Asare who said there is «no country in the world that doesn't borrow» in defence of the Akufo - Addo government's borrowing for certain projects, including one that aims to make Ghana's capital city, Accra, the cleanest in Africa.

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.

A call has been made for a youth affairs minister to coordinate services for young people across government by Unite, the country's largest union...

Speaking on RADIO GOLD current affairs programme Alhaji and Alhaji, Kwesi Pratt indicated the answer given by the Finance Minister - designate suggests that the NPP government does not intend to keep the promise the party had earlier made.

In a statement by the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dambazau, who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, enjoined all Muslim faithfuls and Nigerians in general to extend the spiritual benefits of Ramadan, which are love, peace and justice to their daily living and, through this, contribute to the development of the nation.

«The repeal bill will include powers for ministers to make some changes by secondary legislation, giving the government the flexibility to take account of the negotiations with the EU as they proceed.»

However politics.co.uk has learned that Locog had hoped to make an official announcement two weeks ago but has been delayed due to an inability by senior government ministers to determine what Mr Hall's responsibilities should actually be.

Some members of the committee suggested that making it easier for by - elections to be triggered could prompt a flood of «vexatious attempts to get rid of you» which, in the case of ministers, could have an impact on the government.

When we came into office the amount outstanding for completion of the project was Ghs45 million and thanks to the pressure put on the Minister of Finance by the Minister for Defence as well as the Minister for Works and Housing, government made payment of about Ghs38 million in December and I think the rest will be done soon.

Nick Clegg's confession at last night's CentreForum do that he feels «lobotomised» in government made for an overcast speech by the deputy prime minister.

The government insists the appointments are made by independent committees mostly composed of civil servants and independent members, but No 10 representatives are allowed to attend and the final lists are approved by the prime minister and the Queen.

It was after the briefing of 23 rd December 2011 and the subsequent discussions between the President, the Minister for Finance and me on the same 23 rd December 2011 that I made available file copies of the relevant documents to Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Kofi Totobi Kwakyi and others in the office of the Secretary to the President to draft a press statement explaining the role of the President in directing non-payment of the GHC51million by the Government.

The coalition decided to make faith an organ of government by appointing the first - ever minister for faith, Baroness Warsi.

However, today's report says the UK minister should report back to parliament on any future discussions of the G6, the information should be made public by the government, and all papers should be circulated to the relevant select committees.

The Rivers state government has narrated how Governor Nyesom Wike escaped assassination attempt made on him by the Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Amaechi, on Saturday in Port - Harcourt, the state capital.

In spite of promises made by government that autonomy is being handed back to teachers and schools, there is still an appetite among ministers to control everything rigidly from the «centre.»»

A report carried by a Ghanaian newspaper and its website claim the leaked document from the Sports Minister, Nii Lante's office says his own government made $ 420,000 unclassified payments which the newspaper described as «bribe» to secure Ghana's qualification to the world football fiesta.

He finally stated: «Why can't the prime minister listen to those in local government, to the King's Fund, the NHS Confederation, her own council leaders and recognise this social care crisis forces people to give up work to care for loved ones because there isn't a system to do it; makes people stay in hospital longer than they should; and leads people into a horrible, isolated life when they should be cared for by all of us through a properly funded social care system.

The British Humanist Association (BHA) has reacted with dismay to comments made by Chairman of the Conservative Party and Government Minister Baroness Warsi last night and today.

Appearing on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff for the second day running, the Conservative MP - who was axed as culture minister by Theresa May - explained why he had not been told off for criticisms of the government's approach to Brexit that he made yesterday.

The Minister, represented by the Executive Secretary, NCCE, Prof Monday Joshua, noted that the education sector needed to key into the various «change initiatives» of the government to make the nation stronger than it was before.

The Home Office is backtracking over comments made on Monday in the House of Commons by the immigration minister Damian Green which put the government's commitment to end child detention in doubt.

I have been privileged to work as PPS to four senior Labour ministers in four government departments and now feel that I can make my best contribution to the Labour effort in parliament by concentrating on helping, as a regular back - bencher, to show that Labour remains sound on matters of Defence.

The Welsh Government says it doesn't recognise the comments made by Steve Jones who was special adviser to the First Minister from 2009 to 2014.

Mr John Peter Amewu, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has urged illegal miners to take advantage of the numerous opportunities offered by the government under the Multilateral Mining Integrated Project (MMIP) to make a living.

General News of Tuesday, 15 May 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoEmmanuel Asante Krobea, Director of Crop Services, MoFA Contrary to claims made by the Agric Minister, Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie that government has eliminated fall armyworms which have plagued farmers since 2017, the Director of the Directorate of Crop Services at the Ministry for Food and Agriculture, Emmanuel Asante Krobea has conceded that the pests can not be exterminated in the long haul.

But new revelation made by Foreign Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey confirm that the duo were granted refugee status in Ghana by the Mahama government and they, therefore, can not be removed from the country without their consent.

Contrary to claims made by the Agric Minister, Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie that government has eliminated fall armyworms which have plagued farmers since 2017, the Director of the Directorate of Crop Services at the Ministry for Food and Agriculture, Emmanuel Asante Krobea has conceded that the pests can not be exterminated in the long haul.

His claims echo those made last week by the former minister Leighton Andrews who alleged that a «toxic» environment in the Welsh Government during the 2011 - 16 Assembly was «damaging» to the mental health of ministers such as Mr Sargeant.

The donations were given discreetly over the last two months but, due to be made public in the normal way by the Electoral Commission shortly, are also intended to encourage voters to think, vote tactically and elect a reforming parliament with a «Labour - led government headed by Ed Miliband as prime minister».