Sentences with phrase «parliamentary questions from»

This was only confirmed to parliament via responses to parliamentary questions from MPs.

The information came to light following a parliamentary question from Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock.

The Parliamentary Under - Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Bach): Ministers have received two letters and one Parliamentary Question from the noble Lord, Lord Carlile of Berriew, answered by my noble friend Lord Hunt of Kings Heath on 29 September 2008 (Official Report, col. WA416) specifically about the presence of Law Lords in the House of Lords since the passing of the Constitutional Reform Act 2005.»

Responding to a parliamentary question from Tory MP Bob Neill in July 2009 regarding possible reductions in the present level of green belt protection, housing minister John Healey insisted that the level of protection would not be affected by any regional spatial strategy and that this was set out in National Planning Policy.

In answer to a parliamentary question from Caroline Flint MP, Labour's Shadow Energy and Climate Change Secretary, the Government confirmed that the budget for this year's Warm Front scheme is # 100m.

Meanwhile, Mr Johnson launched a defence of his own decision to fire Prof Nutt, both in a letter to the Guardian and in response to an urgent parliamentary question from the Conservatives.

In response to a written parliamentary question from SNP MP Deidre Brock asking for minutes and papers of the meetings between the Permanent Secretary at DExEU and Shanker Singham, Brexit minister Steve Baker said «We do not publish the minutes of officials» meetings.»

Just 35 of the 79 approved to open in 2012 have found premises, Mr Gibb said in response to a parliamentary question from Labour's Stephen Twigg.

In response to a written parliamentary question from Labour MP Kevin Brennan about the publication's timing, Mr Gibb said that after considering all the review's documentation «the government believes that schools are best placed to decide how they use and deploy teaching assistants, and to set standards for the teaching assistants they employ.

Figures released after a parliamentary question from Labour MP Diana Johnson show the government is still to claw back # 1.2 million it dished out in 2013 - 14.

Not exact matches

«We are considering potential changes to the UK passport after the UK has left the European Union,» the immigration minister, Robert Goodwill, said in reply to a parliamentary question about reintroducing Britain's «old blue style passport» from the Conservative MP Julian Knight.

And with John Baird away from the House of Commons, opposition questions directed at Mr. Clement are now being handled by Deepak Obhrai, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He could, for instance, cut Mr. Poilievre off when the parliamentary secretary, as he is fond of doing, turns a question from the New Democrats into an excuse to stand and expound on the failings of members of the opposition.

Once you had got past the police sentinels, who knew who everyone was, you could go everywhere, even the thrilling ministerial corridor behind the Speaker's chair, from which Prime Ministers emerged to face what was then the genuine ordeal of Parliamentary questions, twice a week.

It may be tempting to secure senior parliamentary support for an issue, but from a campaigning perspective it is often better to build strong cross-party links among backbenchers as they are better able to table questions and put on pressure.

Andrew Mitchell's other big problem now, apart from the question over his survival, is how he can impose discipline on a parliamentary party, when he has been so undisciplined himself.

Lords» Questions, which are similar to Parliamentary Questions (PQs) in the House of Commons, are effectively tools for obtaining information from the Government that is not already in the public domain.

«Speaking in the chamber is only one of the ways members hold the government to account and this research ignores members» contributions including amending legislation, asking the government written questions and serving on select committees — more than 320 members served on committees in the last session of parliament — as well as parliamentary work away from the chamber.

That's why, as MPs start the second reading of the Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill on 6 September, I am tabling an amendment that would rewrite the referendum question to allow people to choose from a wider range of voting systems, including properly proportional options such as the additional member system (used in elections for the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly and Greater London Assembly) and the single transferable vote (used in Northern Ireland).

An answer to a parliamentary question has also revealed that the BHA has received a further # 35,000 from the Equality and Human Rights Commission to to deliver «increased understanding of issues of religion or belief in the context of equality and human rights within the voluntary sector, media and general public».

The matter was raised at Business Questions and a number of written parliamentary questions followed - including a number from vocal campaign supporter and Tory chairman Eric Pickles, and later came an adjournment debate initiated by Labour's DaviQuestions and a number of written parliamentary questions followed - including a number from vocal campaign supporter and Tory chairman Eric Pickles, and later came an adjournment debate initiated by Labour's Daviquestions followed - including a number from vocal campaign supporter and Tory chairman Eric Pickles, and later came an adjournment debate initiated by Labour's David Cairns.

Just received from CCHQ: «Parliamentary Questions, buried by John Prescott and yet to be published in Hansard, have today revealed that Prescott has spent # 645 of taxpayers money on a new sign for his office — replacing the previous «Office of the Deputy Prime Minister» sign with a new «Deputy Prime Minister's Office» sign.

Thursday Introduction — Lord Trees Questions — Developing separate drug treatment programmes for addiction and withdrawal from legally prescribed drugs, distinct from programmes for illegal drug addiction; copyright exemption for schools; reducing unemployment in Wales Debate — Implications relating to the parliamentary boundary commission's current proposals Debate — Problems faced by families in the rented housing sector Short debate — Coastal access in England

At the same event, Sir Menzies was forced to admit once again the trouble he had with prime minister's questions (PMQs), saying it was a «rather different experience from other parliamentary occasions we have to face».

During last week's prime minister's questions, David Cameron was confronted by Caroline Lucas MP on why the government had done nothing to change our rotten extradition laws, despite a clear call from two separate parliamentary committees, a Commons motion in December last year and well - supported public petitions to do just that.

Perhaps Cameron missed a reshuffle trick judging from the sparks shooting from the Hansard stenograph as Nicky Morgan rattled off responses during her first parliamentary questions as education secretary.

A written Parliamentary question by Farrelly, answered on 19 October 2009, became the subject of debate as The Guardian newspaper was prevented from reporting on it by a court injunction that became known as a super-injunction.

Victoria Ayling, Ukip's parliamentary candidate for Great Grimsby in Lincolnshire, posed the rhetorical question during a Question Time - style debate in Cleethorpes this week, prompting «guffawing» from the audience, according to a local newspaperquestion during a Question Time - style debate in Cleethorpes this week, prompting «guffawing» from the audience, according to a local newspaperQuestion Time - style debate in Cleethorpes this week, prompting «guffawing» from the audience, according to a local newspaper report.

[9] Instead the leader of the second largest parliamentary opposition party at the time, Nigel Dodds of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), usually asked a single question later in the session followed by at least one MP from another smaller party such as the Scottish National Party or Plaid Cymru.

The prime minister was pleased to see Caroline Lucas get to ask her question in PMQs but he would not back her bid to have the Sun newspaper banned from the Parliamentary Estate.

Liz Kendall, the Labour MP for Leicester West, obtained the figures from answers to parliamentary questions.

The figures come from a parliamentary question asked by Lucy Powell, who stepped down as shadow education secretary in June 2016.

The Department for Education has responded to questions from the parliamentary education committee about the movement of schools between academy trusts.

The education secretary will take questions from MPs when he appears in front of the parliamentary education committee next week.

The figures were confirmed by Mr Gibb in a written parliamentary answer to a question from Liberal Democrat MP Greg Mulholland.

Spielman is due to face questions about unregistered schools from MPs when she appears in front of the parliamentary education committee this morning.

The details emerged from a parliamentary question asked by Ann Winterton MP.

Pretty well as bad was Pearce's subsequent report on Jones» appearance before the parliamentary committee in which he claimed the committee didn't ask the questions it should have done and quoted with approval from the Institute of Physics submission.

«The prevailing political situation, including the lack of a parliamentary majority and the pressure of the Brexit talks, does leave employment law developments hanging in the air, raising significant questions as to which proposals from its manifesto the Government will be able to implement.

The sheer volume of delegated legislation that will inevitably flow from the «Great Repeal Bill» raises the question of parliamentary scrutiny.

[5] The central question is whether principles of parliamentary privilege allow the National Assembly to exclude kirpans from its precincts or whether constitutional rights such as the freedom of religion and expression preclude the Assembly from excluding them.

I quickly discovered while facilitating discussion through a sample research question that I was not quite able to convince a room full of skeptical parliamentary librarians into using Wikipedia for their research needs, namely research requests on any myriad of topics from current Members of Parliament (MPPs).

Facebook's Chief Technology Officer Mike Schroepfer will answer questions from British lawmakers on the social media giant's recent data scandal on April 26, a parliamentary committee said on Friday.

The PM's enthusiasm for pushing the frontiers of people - friendly tech is well - known, so for 43 minutes and 14 seconds on that day, he sat in front of a camera, heard the phone ring, pressed a button that connected the call and answered questions from five parliamentary constituencies across the country.

House Legal Counsel Balasa has continued to provide assistance to state societies and local chapters on questions involving bylaws, parliamentary procedure, suspected or actual misappropriation of funds, record retention, obtaining an Employer Identification Number / Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN / TIN), incorporation, responding to questions from the Internal Revenue Service, and the ineligibility of states and chapters for state sales tax exemption.

Legal Counsel Balasa has continued to provide assistance to state societies and local chapters on questions involving bylaws, parliamentary procedure, suspected or actual misappropriation of funds, records retention, obtaining an Employer Identification Number / Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN / TIN), incorporation, responding to questions from the Internal Revenue Service, and the ineligibility of states and chapters for state sales tax exemption.

House Legal Counsel Balasa has continued to provide assistance to state societies and local chapters on questions involving bylaws, parliamentary procedure, suspected or actual misappropriation of funds, records retention, obtaining an Employer Identification Number / Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN / TIN), incorporation, responding to questions from the Internal Revenue Service, and the ineligibility of states and chapters for state sales tax exemption.