Sentences with phrase «own opposition days»

A year and a half ago, the Liberals used an opposition day to put forward the following motion.

Since Notley's own opposition days of painting Alberta's oft - hallowed «job creators» as fat - cat corporate barons, she's learned to work with the big companies.

It doesn't matter what players play on the pitch,,, the performances have and always will be the same,,,, therefore blame lies with Wenger and his staff,,,,,,,, one of the main reasons why we won the league under wenger is because the level of opposition those days wasn't like the level these days..

I thought it had the ideal opening racks, considering the opposition that day, «Tottenham Hatter» and «Laughing Gooner»

Oral Questions - Deputy Prime Minister, including Topical Questions; Attorney General Ten Minute Rule Motion - Gift Vouchers and Insolvency - Mr Michael McCann Debate - Opposition Day (17th allotted day)--(i) Education (ii) Infrastructure Adjournment - Common Agricultural Policy reform - Roger Williams

There's an Opposition Day debate in the Commons What do you do?

These include the right to determine the subject for 17 of the 20 «opposition days» for debate in the Commons each session (standing order 14 (2)-RRB-, and the right to chair the prestigious Public Accounts Committee (standing order 122B (8 (f)-RRB--RRB-.

A member of the National Communication Team of the main opposition National Democratic Congress, Abass Nurudeen has said that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo must apologize to the former President His Excellency John Dramani Mahama for calling him incompetent when during his opposition days.

Hence when Labour was in government the Liberal Democrats could choose topics for three opposition days per session, and enjoyed rights to some (albeit fewer) interventions by frontbenchers during debates and question times.

Questions - Scotland Prime minister's questions Ten minute rule motion - annual statements on healthcare costs Opposition day - publication of NHS risk register Adjournment debate - consular assistance for UK nationals who own property at Turquoise resort in Bodrum

Debate - Opposition Day (5th allotted day)(Half day)- The effect of Government Policies on Disabled People

Questions - International Development PMQs Ten minute rule motion - national curriculum (emergency life support skills) Opposition day debate Adjournment debate - funding from public purse of trade union officials

The development comes as the Lords debate the remaining stages of the bill and Labour holds an opposition day debate in the Commons in a last - ditch attempt to prevent the health and social care bill becoming law.

That honour went to a rebellion by Philip Davies on a Labour Opposition Day Motion on Policing on 24 October.

The Prime Minister has called the blacklisting of workers by large construction firms «completely unacceptable» ahead of a Labour Opposition Day debate on the issue.

I want members to tell us what we should debate in parliament on opposition days.

Republicans are wary of Cuomo's talk of big tax changes, with Senate Leader John Flanagan announcing his opposition days before Cuomo delivers the plan.

The Tories - David Willetts in particular - had the wit to take that EDM unamended and make it their Opposition Day Motion.

Questions - justice Presentation of bill - flue gas systems (strategy) Ten minute rule motion - public festivals, holidays and commemorations Motion - to approve the appointment of the chairman of the statistics board Legislation - charities bill Motion - to approve a statutory instrument relating to financial restrictions (Iran) Opposition day debate - DUP Adjournment debate - illegal downloading of music

But Labour pressed the issue with its opposition day debate.

Interestingly, the government had not put forward an amendment to the motion - a typical ploy utilised by ministers in order to win the day during opposition day motions.

Questions - Cabinet Office Prime minister's questions Ten minute rule motion - victims of crime (code of practice) Motion - standing orders relating to ways and means; and supply Motion - scrutiny of draft orders under the public bodies bill Opposition day debate - TBA Adjourment debate - pedestrian access through railway stations

When Davis was responding to Labour's opposition day motion on Brexit last week the pound fell again as he spoke and then rose once he sat down.

He will use an opposition day debate in October to vote on a referendum, vowing to «push the government all the way.

Questions - Northern Ireland PMQs Ten minute rule motion - hairdressers registration (amendment) Opposition day debate Adjournment debate - radiation at Dalgety Bay

Then came the opposition day debate in the Commons.

Oral Questions - Communities and Local Government Debate - Opposition day [9th allotted day]--(i) Government response to Ash Dieback (ii) Cost of living Adjournment - Unoccupied houses available for private rental in Newcastle

With an opposition day debate scheduled for the Commons this afternoon, Mr Brown decided to reject the Army's proposed cuts after all.

Questions - deputy prime minister Ten minute rule motion - offshore gambling (licensing) Opposition day debate - responsibility and reform for British banks Backbench business - metal theft Adjournment debate - asbestos in schools

He told the prime minister to come join Labour's opposition day debate on tax credits next week.

Clegg said that, even though the vote was on an opposition day motion and not on a piece of legislation, the government would have to change its policy.

MPs voted 299 to zero to «pause and fix» universal credit, because Tory MPs did not vote, though the vote on an opposition day motion is not binding on the government.

It is the first significant Commons defeat of Brown's premiership and Labour's first defeat on an opposition day debate since 1997.

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There was an Opposition Day Debate on the Royal Mail in the House of Commons yesterday.

Shadow Secretary of State for Health Andrew Lansley sets out his position on GPs in this opposition day debate:

Of the 86 Labour MPs that backed the original early day motion criticising the # 100 million cuts 63 voted against the Tory motion, brought during an opposition day debate.

But no feat goes unmentioned by the opposition these days.

John Redwood, a leading Eurosceptic, expressed hope that Labour's motion «would not be opposed», though the opposition day debate and vote is non-binding and has no effect on government policy

Labour chief whip Nick Brown had raised a point of order complaining about the Government tabling statements on an Opposition Day, thereby reducing the amount of time available for debate.

Following exchanges over the issue at PMQs earlier, a vote has just taken place during an Opposition Day debate initiated by the Liberal Democrats in which the Government was defeated on settlement rights for Gurkhas.

The Conservatives have decided to give over their Opposition Day debate in the Commons next Wednesday to discussion of the expansion of Heathrow airport.

Labour have tabled an Opposition Day motion which «recognises that the 14 Trusts investigated by Sir Bruce Keogh have seen increasing problems since May 2010».

He suggested extending the parliamentary sitting for an extra day to accommodate the debate and said he would look into whether it was possible to allot an opposition day debate to ensure the proposal gets a second reading.

Theresa Villiers MP is Shadow Secretary of State for Transport and will lead today's Opposition day debate on the very issue of the third runway at Heathrow.

The change of heart by the coalition - confirmed by Home Secretary Theresa May in a Commons statement ahead of an opposition day debate on the issue - was broadly welcomed by MPs on all sides of the House.

The welfare reform - which the government refers to as the «spare room subsidy» - is the subject of an Opposition Day debate in the House of Commons.

Labour is using one of its allotted opposition day debates in the Commons to force the vote, which is non-binding, for a three - month freeze in the face of rising household bills and transport fares as wages remain stagnant.

Shadow Business Secretary Chuka Umunna condemned blacklisting as a «secret, insidious, shameful practice» as he opened Labour's Opposition Day debate.

Coalition MPs are under a three - line whip to attend the opposition day debate on a Labour - authored motion that falls short of opposing higher fees, but calls for the white paper on the future of universities to properly explain the plans before the Commons votes on the fee cap.