Sentences with phrase «peers elected for»

He said a 15 year timetable has been set out for the reform, with peers elected for 15 year terms introduced in three tranches, so there was no need to rush into decisions on Lords powers.

Labour's Toby Perkins asks what's democratic about having peers elected for 15 years, knowing that they don't have to appeal to the electorate.

Not exact matches

As a McDonald's franchisee and chairman of the National Leadership Council, a group of franchise - owners elected by our peers, representing more than 2,400 McDonald's franchisees in the U.S., I can say with firsthand knowledge that the article «Coffee leaves»em jumpy; McDonald's owners fret cost of new drinks» (Business, Dec. 3) does not represent the truth regarding franchisee alignment with the company and support for our combined beverage business.

Quite extraordinary for peers to test the will of the elected house like this, but just goes to show how deeply flawed the #HousingBill is

In February 1974, he was once again elected to Parliament, now for Newham South, but left the House of Commons soon afterwards when he was made a life peer, as Baron Elwyn - Jones, of Llanelli in the County of Carmarthen and of Newham in Greater London.

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Senior Tory peers line up to sound sceptical notes about Nick Clegg's proposals for an elected second chamber

The government on Wednesday set out areas of agreement between it and the joint committee: a mainly elected chamber, elected members voted on a system of single transferable vote, staggered elections with one third coming up for renewal at a time, peers to serve 15 - year terms, current peers to leave in stages, a reduced number of peers, and powers to expel peers.

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The main report by the joint committee of peers and MPs published on Monday broadly welcomes the coalition's proposals, but calls for a post-legislative referendum and says «a concordat» will have to be agreed between the two elected houses on their respective powers.

Downing Street pointed to the 462 MPs who had supported the bill's second reading to hail the «significant majority» who voted to take reform forward, and denied Tuesday night's setback meant there was no longer sufficient time for the first tranche of elected peers to take their seats in 2015.

In 2007, he was elected MEP of the Year for Justice and Fundamental Rights by his peers.

Critics have claimed that the proposals could undermine the power of the House of Commons, arguing that the Lib Dems call for peers to be elected by proportional representation would hurt the Conservatives.

Others, including Liberal Democrat peer Lord Steel and Tory Lord Howe, argue that the house should be wholly appointed for fear it might otherwise rival the power of the elected Commons.

Independent peers could be elected by having «Independent» (for a list of independent candidates) as a voting choice alongside the political parties.

«Well it is a very sad day for our community when a jurist, an elected Supreme Court Justice, who was, by all accounts respected by both the attorneys of our community and his peers, demonstrates that he has betrayed the trust given to him by us,» stated Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Flaherty.

A century after the People's Budget took on the hereditary peers, let us honour Lloyd George with a Great Reform Act, finally fully electing the Lords, alongside Commons reform, votes at 16, fixed election dates and, perhaps, full PR for local government, too.

Campaigners for a largely elected Lords see the appointment as a victory for traditionalists who want to keep elected peers to a minimum.

[7][8] The new Parliament met on 18 May for the swearing - in of Peers in the House of Lords and newly elected and returning Members of Parliament in the House of Commons, and the election for the Speakership of the House of Commons.

The white paper calls for 20 % of peers to be elected by the public and the axing of the 92 hereditary peers.

16 July 2003: Responding to the report by the joint committee on Lords reform, the government says that there is no consensus in parliament for introducing any elected element into the second chamber, only for removing the remaining 92 hereditary peers and establishing a new independent appointments commission.

Most of the hereditary peers left the Lords, although 42 places were reserved for those elected by their own party group.

Jenkins, a leader in Democratic politics for over 20 years, won his 16th District legislative seat for a third full term November 9, 2011 and was elected once again by his peers to become Chairman of The Board of Legislators and was sworn in on January 9, 2012.

These included funding for dinners for the panel of chairs, a group of MPs who help with Bercow's parliamentary duties, # 1,700 on a reception for retiring MPs, # 3,000 on an event for newly elected MPs, and # 2,000 on a «standing down» dinner for Dawn Primarolo, who served as deputy speaker and is now a peer.

Roland Watson, The Times» political editor, reports (#) that a group of Tory peers are ready to disrupt the Coalition's legislative programme if Cameron and Clegg press on with their plans for a largely elected Upper House:

It is often tempting to dive into debates about House of Lords reform (for instance, the balance between elected and unelected peers) without thinking about what it ought to be doing.

«I've tried — my bills to ban non-dom peers are now law — but my efforts to expose and end cash for peerages in all parties, including our own, and help get the Lords elected have failed.»

Brown is having to navigate between Lord Mandelson, the business secretary, who wants to retain 20 % of the places for appointed peers, and Jack Straw, the justice secretary, who favours a wholly elected second chamber.

Tony Blair, who expressed unease in early 2005 about a «hybrid» house with elected and appointed members, pledged in the Labour manifesto for that year's general election to remove the remaining hereditary peers and to «allow a free vote on the composition of the house».

«Iain Duncan Smith sets out and defends the Government's pensions legislation Main Senior Tory peers line up to sound sceptical notes about Nick Clegg's proposals for an elected second chamber»

AAAS elected fellows are members of AAAS who have been recognized by their peers for their efforts to advance science or its applications — a tradition that dates back to 1874.

APS Fellows are elected by their peers for «exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise; e.g., outstanding physics research, important applications of physics, leadership in or service to physics, or significant contributions to physics education.»

Elected by his peers, Liu was recognized for his distinguished contributions to cancer biology, particularly the molecular analysis of breast cancer, and to the global advancement of human genomics.

Michelle Barton, Ph.D., was nominated and elected by her scientific peers in recognition for her contributions to understanding the function of the tumor suppressor, p53 in stem cells, particularly with respect to the discovery of TRIM24, an E3 - ligase and epigenetic regulator that is overexpressed in many cancers.

She has published over 250 peer - reviewed publications to date, she was elected a fellow of the UK Academy of Medical Sciences in 2014, and in 2010 helped set up the UK All - Party Parliamentary Group for HD.

Those elected to the rank of NAI Fellow are named inventors on U.S. patents and were nominated by their peers for outstanding contributions to innovation in areas such as patents and licensing, innovative discovery and technology, significant impact on society, and support and enhancement of innovation.

This is an elected fellowship to the leading professional society for heart specialists in the United States, based on achievement, community contribution, and peer recommendations.

In many countries, the law also provided for work councils made up of workers elected by their peers at the firm level to adjust the national agreement to local conditions.

According to Climate Depot, the» talking points memo -LSB-...] is a complete skeptics» guide for elected officials, media and the public on how to discuss global warming backed up by dozens of citations to peer - reviewed research.»

I was the Senior Material Scientist at the UK's Coal Research Establishment (CRE), my peers elected me to every elected office up to and including Vice President of the British Association of Colliery Management (BACM) despite my being a scientist and my not having worked in a colliery (except for emergency duties during NUM strikes).

In these votes the House of Commons voted to remove the remaining hereditary peers, as well as simultaneously voting for both the options of a wholly elected and an 80 % elected House.

► Valued Writing Industry Leadership and elected by our peers to serve on the Board of Directors for The National Resume Writers» Association (the only non-profit organization dedicated to the image of the resume writing industry) for two consecutive years and as the incoming President - Elect for 2018 / President for 2019.

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His peers elected Jim Chair of the Council of Division Presidents for the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT).

We have 11,000 members and I am very honored to have been elected by my peers for this position.

Thirteen members are elected by their peers for two year terms.