Sentences with phrase «makes votes in parliament»

The DPR Voting system that makes votes in parliament «party proportional» does not apply to Committees.

Not exact matches

Although the Conservatives later replaced the Canadian Building Incentive Program with a similar program, the new one is more limited in scope with a smaller budget — typical of the cuts Harper made to many climate related initiatives that had been proposed and voted through in Parliament under the previous Liberal government.

Ahead of the make - or - break vote in Athens's parliament, Tsipras held back - to - back meetings as he attempted to rally support for measures at total variance with the rationale of his radical left party.

There are two types of spending in the Main Estimates: first, there are «voted» expenditures that require annual approval from Parliament; and second, there are «statutory» expenditures (e.g., major transfers to the provinces and individuals) for which legislation was previously approved setting out the specific terms and conditions under which payments can be made.

Lawmakers in the Belgium Parliament have voted to adopt a bill that would make child euthanasia legal in the country.

«That this House expresses profound concern that, despite voting 279 in favour and none against the motion calling on the Government to refer genocidal atrocities of Daesh to the United Nations Security Council on 14 April 2016, still, no such referral has been made; recalls the words of the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in an article in the Telegraph on 27 March 2016, Daesh are engaged in what can only be called genocide of the poor Yazidis, though for some baffling reason the Foreign Office still hesitates to use the term genocide; and calls on the Government to ensure that the unanimous will of Parliament is implemented with urgency.»

Thus when Prime Minister Julia Gillard (an avowed atheist who makes Nancy Pelosi seem like Margaret Thatcher) nonetheless announced that a «gay marriage» proposal would get a «conscience vote» in the federal parliament, she was accused by her lefter - than - left opponents of being... undemocratic.

The SNP make up the vast majority of Scottish seats in the Westminster Parliament and all voted against bombing Syria.

EU Parliament votes in favor of waste legislation package; 2030 recycling targets set at 60 % for municipal waste and 70 % for packaging; manufacturers to make information on SVHC content in products available to public

And in 2011, in the wake of heavy lobbying by infant - formula makers, the European Parliament fell short of the vote needed to prevent a disputed DHA claim from being made on formula labels.

A minister could use this power to start making changes on the ground - tinkering with law and regulators in a way that makes it all - but impossible for parliament to vote against the deal, because of the chaos it would trigger.

In 2011, the party won an overall majority at the Scottish Parliament, a result which Holyrood's proportionate voting system was supposed to make impossible.

What I don't really see is how the Labour party holding three pilots in this Parliament, or even selecting all of its candidates in some form of primary at the next election or the time after would make any really significant difference to arguments for or against first - past - the - post, the Alternative Vote, AV +, AMS, STV and various hybrids thereof.

«Sovereignty» — as Geoffrey Robertson QCreminds us in How to stop Brexit: get your MP to vote it down — «resides in Britain with the «Queen in parliament», that is with MPs alone who can make or break laws and peers who can block them.

In both cases, many votes are wasted and there are massive distortions between the make - up of the parliament and the popular vote so the added complexity does not solve any of the problems you set out to address.

The promise of an In / Out referendum under a Conservative Government late in the next Parliament will draw much of the poison that has plagued the party over the EU issue since Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech - by making it clear to those MPs and party members opposed to EU membership that in such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No votIn / Out referendum under a Conservative Government late in the next Parliament will draw much of the poison that has plagued the party over the EU issue since Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech - by making it clear to those MPs and party members opposed to EU membership that in such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No votin the next Parliament will draw much of the poison that has plagued the party over the EU issue since Margaret Thatcher's Bruges speech - by making it clear to those MPs and party members opposed to EU membership that in such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No votin such circumstances they will have an opportunity to campaign for a No vote.

Whips are MPs appointed by parties in Parliament to do what they can to make sure party members vote the way the party wants.

In this sense, the votes on devolution were republican - that the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly depended on the approval of electors made them «public things».

«We have a good record on consulting parliament - having a vote in parliament if we decide to take any military action and we're conscious of the views of parliament on these matters and the need to be consulted,» foreign secretary William Hague said before the recall announcement was made.

But from what I can make of the case, it's rather more complicated and convoluted than that piece makes it - because Allighan was making false allegations in an attempt to cover his own tracks: http://www.markpack.org.uk/garry-allighan-expulsion-from-parliament/ It's a good point about Conway, though I think overall Parliament should be very cautious about voting to kick out MPs - as it only requires a simple majority vote.

Harper voted against all the reform options in the last parliament when Jack Straw made a late attempt in the final years of the Labour government to burnish its reformist credentials.

The party contested the 2009 European elections around the slogan of «Make Greed History», campaigning for a Europe - wide tax on millionaires, [23] and also achieved a higher vote share than in the Scottish Parliament election.

I have no doubt that the Conservative Party will make major gains in votes and seats in the next 10 years that will build to their return to power ultimately, but they are a long way off actually winning a majority and it has to be said that a Hung Parliament now looks more improbable than at any time since 2001, demographic factors are working against the Conservative Party as well - Labour seats mostly are held with far lower turnouts which is partly why Labour can get fewer votes than the Conservatives and end up with an overall majority and far more seats than the Conservative Party.

Clegg made it clear in advance of the previous election that in the event of a hung Parliament he would give preference to whoever won the most votes and seats.

«There are many things a good electoral system should do, but the most fundamental is ensuring that how people have voted is broadly reflected in the make - up of Parliament... We use an electoral system designed for there being just two political parties, when in reality we have a multi-party system.»

And we've pushed the government to act to guarantee the rights of EU citizens living here and of UK citizens who have made their homes elsewhere in Europe; to ensure a transition period on the existing terms; to minimise disruption and avoid an economic cliff edge; to avoid any return to a hard border in Northern Ireland; and to guarantee Parliament a meaningful vote on the final deal.

After weeks of delay and tactical disagreements inside the cabinet, Brown staked his authority on committing his party not just to a referendum on the alternative vote, but also to making the law introducing the referendum a legislative priority in the remaining six weeks of parliament before the election is called.

While the Corbyn surge and the tripling of numbers entitled to vote flowed from changes made in the procedure, the thinking behind the leadership selection has lapsed behind the constitutional changes made and being made by the coalition government and its Tory successor, most importantly the Fixed - term Parliaments Act.

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».

Leanne Wood has made a pitch for the votes of former Labour supporters against a backdrop of Ukip by - election victories and the possibility of a hung parliament at Westminster in May.

A serious argument is being made that we can not (and should not) trigger Brexit without a vote in parliament, or perhaps even a general election.

Some 80 % feel their vote makes more of a difference in a UK general election than in the election for the European parliament.

By the time the GE came around Farage had blown what had made UKIP successful chasing BNP votes, and pushed Tory voters back... especially with the worry about Labour being the biggest party in a hung parliament and reliant on an authoritarian Sturgeon to get them into govt.

«That is why when we are campaigning, we are campaigning that people should vote for the NPP, both the presidential and parliamentary because if they don't and assuming I go to Parliament and it's the NDC that is in power, that makes me very weak.»

Labour has made the case since the referendum for a meaningful vote in parliament on the terms of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union.

Undoubtedly, the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly can vote to block Brexit, but the Supreme Court made a ruling on the Sewel Convention, which, in effect said Westminster can override decisions by Scotland and Wales.

«What makes for a lethal cocktail on this is that the Conservative party wants to devolve 100 % of income tax to the Scottish parliament and then immediately end the right of Scottish MPs to vote on income tax on a matter as substantial as the budget in this parliament of the UK.

They have vital votes that could make the difference in crucial votes over the next few years of this new Scottish Parliament.

Simon Woolley, director of Operation Black Vote, which ran a high - profile campaign featuring prominent black British stars with white faces, welcomed the progress made but added: «Although this is encouraging and a positive development, it's simply not good enough in terms of composition of parliament.

«Does the fact that Mr Cameron is now leader of the UK Conservative Party make you more likely or less likely to vote for the Conservatives in a SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT election or does it not make any difference?

The French parliament voted on June 30 to ban the controversial technique for extracting natural gas from shale rock deposits known as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, the web sites of Le Monde and other French media reported.The bill had already passed the National Assembly, the country's lower chamber, on June 21, and on June 30 a Senate vote of 176 to 151 made France the first country to enact such a ban, just as New York State is preparing to lift a moratorium on the same method.The vote was divided along party lines, with the majority conservative party voting in favor and the opposition voting against the bill, according to Le Monde.

The letter was sent to MEPs on the European Parliament Environment committee, who will vote on Tuesday 24 February on whether to put a cap on food crops in biofuels, which will prevent some of the devastating global impacts, and make sure that the climate impact of biofuels is fully accounted for.

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Everything Conservative government Cabinet ministers and representatives said about their Bill C - 16 in the House of Commons and Senate made it clear that the legal effect of the Bill (which became law in May 2007) is to require the government (whether minority or majority) to lose a vote of confidence in the House of Commons before the Prime Minister can advise the Governor General to dissolve Parliament and call an election.

The people of Australia voted overwhelmingly to amend the Constitution [in 1967] so that the Parliament of Australia would be able to make special laws for peoples of the aboriginal race.