Sentences with phrase «parliamentary debate on the issue»

No doubt, there should be a thorough parliamentary debate on the issue, but instead of forcing a decision in this parliament, which could well be as controversial and divisive as the ill - fated referendum, I strongly agree with Nick Clegg that by far the best and most dignified way out of the current mess would be to ask the people in the proper constitutional way by calling an snap general election:

We have consistently called for the suspension of the closure and franchising programme and welcome the parliamentary debate on the issue.

The union's document has been circulated in advance of a parliamentary debate on the issue.

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The conservatives, liberals and socialists, who command a large majority of the parliamentary seats, will work out a joint motion on Tuesday and expect to debate the issue in parliament on Wednesday and vote on it on Thursday, Tremosa's aide said on Monday.

With 10,000 signatures the Government is obliged to respond formally and take a stance on the issue; with 100,000 signatures the issue would be considered for a formal parliamentary debate.

The NPP Parliamentary opposition latched on to the story and insisted on forcing a debate on the issue.

Gordon's first parliamentary debate after the 2010 defeat was a late night adjournment debate on a constituency issue.

At a Parliamentary debate on government procurement and manufacturing this week, organised by the Associate Parliamentary Manufacturing Group, a number of issues were identified as barriers to greater use.

, particularly members of the All Party Parliamentary Humanist Group (APPHG), on legislation related to faith schools and education in Parliament, and organising debates in the House of Commons and House of Lords on relevant issues.

But the consensus around European issues in general tends to reduce the temperature of debate on the Belgian political landscape — and the fact that, for the first time, federal, regional and European elections will be contested on the same day makes the European parliamentary elections less visible to most people.

And Jim Fitzpatrick, who chairs the all - party parliamentary group on fire safety and who will lead a debate in the Commons on the issue tonight, also rejected the shadow chancellor's choice of language.

Citizens should be given the right to petition for Parliamentary debates, public inquiries and, where necessary, referendums on issues that concern them.

Tony Blair has again rejected calls for a formal parliamentary debate on Iraq, but insisted he was happy to discuss the issue «at any point in time».

21 MPs who have been on Caabu delegations to Palestine spoke in a parliamentary debate following an Urgent Question tabled by Shadow Foreign Secretary Emily Thornberry on 15 May 2018 on the issue of violence against protesters in Gaza.

Mr Ato Panford, the NPP parliamentary candidate for Shama Constituency, said this during a recent parliamentary candidates» debate held on the theme: «Election 2016 - Prioritizing Fisheries and Oil and Gas Governance Issues for Inclusive Development».

In 1947, ahead of the foundation of the United Nations, he co-founded the Parliamentary Group for World Government, which as All Party Parliamentary Group for World Governance (APPGWG) counts today (2008) 167 members and meets regularly to provide a forum for debate on global governance issues in the UK Parliament.

The issue of teaching character, which until now has mainly been debated within the ivory towers of academia, is suddenly all the rage in policy circles in the UK, in the wake of the report by the All - Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on social mobility, and shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt's latest speech.

His visit to the world's first animal hospital, which was founded in 1906, comes before a Parliamentary debate (September 4th) on the issue of young dogs and cats being available to buy in pet shops.

I think it's fair to say that the Democratic leadership let us down and didn't fight as hard as they should, or with as much parliamentary skill as necessary, but still, flat out it was Republican obstructionism that killed this bill and killed all substantive debate on the issues.

The CJRB does not advocate positions on specific issues, we simply say that debates about public policy including social issues should be resolved democratically by the parliamentary process.