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12 Jun 2008, 12:20 pm
Shelved asylum centre cost £29mThe Home Office has been criticised by a group of MPs for spending £29m on an asylum accommodation centre which was never even built.Over £6m was paid to consultants for work on the proposed site at Bicester, in Oxfordshire, a report has revealed.A termination fee of almost £8m was also paid to the contractor when the scheme was cancelled.Is it any wonder the country is in a mess when the government cocks up grand style like this and… [read post]
11 Mar 2010, 7:10 am
In a meeting with a Parliamentary photography group and journalists, David Hanson MP said the Sections 44 and 58A of the 2000 Terrorist Act should not be ‘used to stop ordinary people taking photos or to curtail legitimate journalistic activity’. [read post]
25 Jun 2009, 3:48 am
If you want a perfect example of the way in which this Government legislates in a vacuum, with an eye solely to tomorrow's headlines, it is hard to beat the latest proposal to make expenses cheating by MPs a distinct criminal offence. [read post]
13 Sep 2008, 10:50 pm
The Competition Policy & Consumer Affairs Minister, Chris Bowen MP, has released an issues paper calling for public comment on developing a national goods unit pricing regime. [read post]
12 Aug 2011, 1:31 am
David Allen Green and Carl Gardner is at the table as always and we are joined by former Lib-Dem MP Dr Evan Harris, David Wales, a lawyer in private practice – a criminal law specialist and blogger – and Adam Wagner, a practising barrister at 1 Crown Office Row and editor of the UK Human Rights blog. [read post]
9 Jan 2008, 11:00 pm
In Britain's House of Commons yesterday, Liberal Democratic MP Evan Harris withdrew his proposed Criminal Justice bill amendment that would have abolished Britain's blasphemy laws after Justice Minister Maria Eagle promised a compromise. [read post]
25 Jul 2008, 7:15 am
Alongside about 100 attendees, were several NDP and Liberal MPs including Charlie Angus, Peggy Nash, Guelph candidate Tom King, and Borys Wrzesnewskyj. [read post]
17 Sep 2009, 1:48 am
Following on yesterday's post on how Conservative MPs submitted comments to the CRTC in support of fee-for-carriage, this morning Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore announced an Order-in-Council directing the CRTC to hold hearings and report back on a fee-for-carriage system in Canada. [read post]
20 May 2023, 5:13 am
The opinion is from the Thirteenth Court of Appeals and is styled, Bill Wendlandt, 120-MP Victoria Ltd, and Laurent Tower, LLC, v. [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 12:54 pm
The Assistant Treasurer, Chris Bowen MP,has announced the release of a Treasury discussion paper on proposed changes to the taxation treatment of disposals of investments by Managed Investments Trusts (MITs). [read post]
19 Mar 2008, 11:04 am
The House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, chaired by Conservative MP James Rajotte, has announced plans to conduct hearings on science and technology policy this spring. [read post]
6 Aug 2009, 2:29 am
Andrew Dismore, a Labour MP, has launched a Private Members' Bill, the Employers' Liability Insurance Bureau Bill 2008-09, seeking to introduce an employers' liability insurance bureau which will pay out to claimants should the employer not have insurance or, more likely, that the insurance policy cannot be traced.The bill received its first reading on 26 January 2009 and its second reading, although due on 13 March 2009, has been postponed until 16 October 2009. [read post]
19 Mar 2012, 9:54 pm
Here it is from the Linn Products forum: SL= NT+OH+MP I don’t want to spoil the suspense, but you will have to read the hysterical answer at Linn. [read post]
2 May 2009, 5:18 am
If I may go 'off topic' for a moment, I would like to say how pleased I am at the MPs recent vote which hopefully will result in Ghurkha veterans being allowed to live in this country. [read post]
2 Jun 2008, 9:46 pm
Liberal MP David McGuinty has introduced the Telecommunications Clarity and Fairness Act, a private members bill that will come as welcome news to every Canadian consumer. [read post]
8 Jun 2008, 4:20 am
On 3 June 2008 the Treasurer the Honourable Wayne Swan MP, asked the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics to inquire into and report on Competition in the banking and non-banking sectors. [read post]
8 Feb 2010, 4:11 am
“Following widespread concerns about the expenses claimed by some MPs and some members of the House of Lords, a number of complaints were made to the Metropolitan Police alleging criminal conduct. [read post]
13 Mar 2019, 10:24 am
With MPs again rejecting the draft Withdrawal Agreement we are now moving into uncharted territory with a series of crucial votes scheduled to take place in the House of Commons this week. [read post]
29 Feb 2012, 1:22 am
The home secretary, Theresa May, will tell MPs on Wednesday that she is breaking the link between migration and settlement for the first time, by taking away the right to remain in Britain for more than five years from any migrant worker earning less than £35,000 a year.” Full story The Guardian, 29th February 2012 Source: www.guardian.co.uk [read post]
22 May 2012, 3:55 am
“There’s been quite a commotion about gay marriage in the last few weeks following the Government’s apparent plans to shelve or delay its introduction with MP Gerald Howarth, amongst others, saying that the Tories’ stance on gay marriage was partly to blame for their performance at the local elections. [read post]
