Sentences with phrase «while environment secretary»

Communities secretary Eric Pickles, who took over responsibility for the flooding emergency while environment secretary Owen Paterson had an operation on a detached retina, attacked the competence of the Environment Agency over the weekend.

Not exact matches

They are a murky regulatory environment, where states seem to be taking individual initiatives while the industry awaits rulings from the new administration's Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; concerns about both reliability and cybersecurity in hackable robot cars; and the as yet unknown liability guidelines in the inevitable event of autonomous vehicle crashes and human injuries.

That target, said former Environment Secretary Richard Lochhead «will put Scotland at the forefront of global action to tackle food waste», but Binns Group Chief Executive Allan MacGregor says that while government direction is good, the amount of food currently being wasted in Scotland is «staggering».

We can't have a climate change sceptic as environment secretary while Britain faces a growing climate crisis.

James Ocholi while the nominee from Gombe will replace former Minister for Environment Ms Amina Mohammed who had gone to serve in the United Nations as a deputy Secretary General.

While he was hired as assistant secretary for the environment in 2012, he was promoted to deputy secretary in 2013.

Mary Creagh takes over from Hilary Benn as Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, while Ann McKechin takes the Scotland portfolio over from Jim Murphy.

Elizabeth Truss, the Environment Secretary, accused Mr Farage of «attention seeking», while George Osborne, the Chancellor, said the remarks were intended to provoke a reaction from ministers and he would not dignify them with a response.

The Home Secretary also said she does not like the phrase «hostile environment» - Mrs May's flagship policy while Home Secretary.

When he was environment secretary, Heseltine was keen to back this stance while other government departments, including energy and trade and industry, backed away.

In Summer 2011, Education Secretary Duncan and Attorney General Holder announced the launch of a collaborative project — the Supportive School Discipline Initiative (Initiative)-- between the U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Justice (DOJ) to support the use of school discipline practices that foster safe, supportive, and productive learning environments while keeping students in school.

In a telephone interview, Claudia A. McMurray, assistant secretary for oceans, environment and science, said that while the biggest flow of such contraband is to China, the United States comes in second, and that means far too many Americans are willing to break the law — and threaten global biodiversity — for the sake of having an unusual pet or product.

This voluntary CO2 reduction plan would get you and others in the UK, who are rationally skeptical of the premise that AGW represents a serious potential threat, off the hook, while allowing Royal Society president, Sir Paul Nurse, UK environment secretary, Caroline Spelman, and other supporters of the «dangerous AGW» premise to «do their thing to save the planet».

«This project rewards ranchers for stewardship activities that help store carbon in their soils, while improving soil health and the productivity of their land,» said Robert Bonnie, USDA Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the Environment.

While maybe counterintuitive to an environment conference, state officials sought out Spencer to bring «balance to a subject that is generally one - sided,» said Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources Douglas Domenech.

While accepting that whether the material came from external experts is plainly relevant, Richards LJ refused to accept any general principle either that disclosure of advice obtained from an outside adviser is required (see R v Secretary of State for Health, ex parte United States Tobacco International [1992] 1 QB 353), or that there is no duty to disclose and invite comment on internal advice (see Bushell v Secretary of State for the Environment [1981] AC 75 and R v Secretary of State for Education, ex parte S [1995] ELR 71).

While the role of this professional is not much different from that of a regular secretary, they are expected to possess advanced legal knowledge as they have to work in an environment that... Read More»

While the role of this professional is not much different from that of a regular secretary, they are expected to possess advanced legal knowledge as they have to work in an environment that demands this.