Sentences with phrase «point under the last government»

The Chancellor said: «The disability budget will still rise by more than # 1billion, and we'll be spending more in real terms supporting disabled people than at any point under the last government.»

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These figures present a huge turnaround from the last election — in a comparable question on May 3 - 4th 2005, a Labour government under Blair led a Conservative government under Michael Howard by 17 points, more interesting though is what they say about attitudes to Gordon Brown.

In 2013 the Lord Speaker suggested that «if we don't reform and shrink our numbers, the Lords will collapse under its own weight»; last year she pointed out that debates are «coming under increasing time pressure as more members wish to speak, all to the detriment of our ability to hold the government to account» (pay wall).

The DWP last week claimed that food poverty has gone down under this government, pointing to a recent report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Notwithstanding that, the government, under the leadership of what I can say is our workaholic President, can point to some significant achievements in these last 100 days.»

On this last point, the BC Court of Appeal has ruled that government does not have the power under the RAR to intervene to prohibit development where the hired professional has authorized it, even when they believe that the development will harm fish habitat.