MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Pre-appointment hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life
Source: British Parliament News 09 October 2018The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee will hold a pre-appointment hearing with Lord Jonathan Evans, the Government’s preferred candidate for the position of Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life. Lord Evans is a non-executive director of HSBC, KPMG and Ark Data Centres. He was Director […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Minister for Small Business questioned on late payments
Source: British Parliament News 09 October 2018The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee questions Small Business Minister Kelly Tolhurst as part of the inquiry into the effect of late payments on small suppliers and Government support for boosting the productivity of SMEs. The session will also hear from four companies with experience of late payments […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: How can we ensure intergenerational fairness in the workplace?
Source: British Parliament News 09 October 2018The House of Lords Committee on Intergenerational Fairness and Provision takes evidence from experts on work and skills as its inquiry focuses on intergenerational fairness in the workplace. WitnessesTuesday 9 October in Committee Room 4A, Palace of WestminsterAt 11.40amSimon Kelleher, Head of Education and Skills, Policy ConnectJulian Gravatt, Deputy […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Peers debate Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill
Source: British House Of Lords News 08 October 2018Members of the Lords, including a former director general of the Security Service and a former deputy assistant commissioner in the Metropolitan Police, will discuss the key principles and purpose of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill during second reading, on Tuesday 9 September. Baroness Williams of Trafford (Conservative), […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Ofcom and CMA discuss whether further internet regulation is needed
Source: British Parliament News 08 October 2018The Communications Committee takes evidence from representatives of Ofcom, the UK’s communications regulator, and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as part of its inquiry into internet regulation. BackgroundThe inquiry explores how the regulation of the internet could be improved, including through better self-regulation and governance. In these sessions the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Deputy Governor of the Bank of England questioned on RPI
Source: British Parliament News 05 October 2018The Economic Affairs Committee will hear evidence from the Dr Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor (Monetary Policy) of the Bank of England on the use of the retail price index (RPI) as a measure of inflation. This evidence session is the latest in the Committee’s inquiry into the use of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: How effective is the Bribery Act 2010 in Scotland, Lords ask
Source: British House Of Lords News 04 October 2018The Select Committee on the Bribery Act 2010 hears evidence from the Criminal Law Committee of the Law Society of Scotland about the effectiveness of the Bribery Act 2010 in Scotland, compared with England and Wales. WitnessesTuesday 9 October in Committee Room 4, Palace of WestminsterAt 11.35amGillian Mawdsley, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Minister questioned over nitrate levels in UK rivers
Source: British House Of Lords News 04 October 2018The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee will ask the Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food about the UK’s implementation of the EU Nitrates Directive. WitnessWednesday 10 October in Committee Room 2, Palace of WestminsterAt 11.00amGeorge Eustice MP, Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, […]
Read More →MIL-Evening Report: ‘I was coerced into the 1987 coup,’ admits Sitiveni Rabuka
By Sri Krishnamurthi of Asia-Pacific Report A repentant Sitiveni Rabuka, the Fiji military strongman who sparked off the country’s “coup culture” in 1987, admits he was “coerced” by the defeated Alliance party into carrying out the first coup. Three decades after I watched Lieutenant-Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka walking Parliamentarians out of the back door of Parliament […]
Read More →MIL-OSI New Zealand: Parliament Oral Questions – Oral Questions – 27 September 2018000051
Source: New Zealand Parliament – Oral Questions and Answers Hon PAULA BENNETT to the Prime Minister: Does he stand by all his Government’s statements and actions? Hon PAUL GOLDSMITH to the Minister of Finance: Is it a goal of the Government’s economic development policy for New Zealanders to enjoy higher incomes? Dr DUNCAN WEBB to […]
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