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Joint Committee On Statutory Instruments
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The remit of the committee is to scrutinise all statutory instruments made in exercise of powers granted by Acts of Parliament. Instruments laid before the House of Commons alone are considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments, which is composed of the Commons members of the joint committee. Membership As of May 2021, the members of the committee are as follows: See also *Joint Committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom *Parliamentary Committees of the United Kingdom External linksJoint Committee on Statutory Instruments ''UK Parliament''The records of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments are held by the Parliamentary Archives {{UKParliamentCommittees Stat Stat STAT, Stat. , or stat may refer to: * Stat (system call), a Unix system call that returns file attributes of an inode * ''Stat'' (TV series), an American sitcom that aired in 1991 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Committee Of The Parliament Of The United Kingdom
A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords. It is a type of Parliamentary committee of the United Kingdom. Permanent joint select committees Three permanent joint select committees meet regularly: *Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy *Joint Committee on Human Rights *Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments Two committees meet as required to scrutinize bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes or to simplify the language of tax laws: *Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills *Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills Temporary joint select committees Temporary Joint Select committees are formed to consider either a specific topic or a proposed law (Bill) that requires particular scrutiny. Former committees have considered the following specific topics: * Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Rowe-Beddoe, Baron Rowe-Beddoe
David Sydney Rowe-Beddoe, Baron Rowe-Beddoe, (born 19 December 1937) is a Welsh businessman, a life peer and a crossbench member of the House of Lords. Peerage: /ref> Lord Rowe-Beddoe is a former chairman of the , and was chairman of until November 2016. Early life David Rowe-Beddoe is the son of Sydney Rowe Beddoe and Gwendolan Evans. Rowe-Beddoe's early education was at |
Select Committees Of The British House Of Commons
Select or SELECT may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Select'' (album), an album by Kim Wilde * ''Select'' (magazine), a British music magazine * ''MTV Select'', a television program * ''Select Live'', New Zealand's C4 music program * Selects, Zakir Hussain album Brands and enterprises * Select (fashion chain), UK women's fashion/clothing retailer * Select Citywalk, a shopping mall in Delhi, India * Select Sport A/S, a Danish sports equipment manufacturer * Select (aperitif), an Italian aperitif Technology * Select (SQL), a keyword in SQL * select (Unix), a system call (in sys/select.h or unistd.h) for polling multiple file descriptors * , an HTML element * Cable select, a setting on Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) devices that allows position on the cable to determine the role of a drive * quick select, an algorithm to select the ''k''th-smallest element of an array Other uses * SELECT (Electrical Contractors' Association of Scotland) * Selenium and Vitamin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliamentary Committees Of The United Kingdom
The parliamentary committees of the United Kingdom are committees of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Each consists of a small number of Members of Parliament from the House of Commons, or peers from the House of Lords, or a mix of both, appointed to deal with particular areas or issues; most are made up of members of the Commons. The majority of parliamentary committees are select committees. The remit of these committees vary depending on whether they are committees of the House of Commons or the House of Lords. House of Commons Select committees Select committees in the Commons are designed to oversee the work of departments and agencies, examine topical issues affecting the country or individual regions or nations, and review and advise on the procedures, workings and rules of the House. *Departmental select committees are designed to oversee and examine the work of individual government departments and any related departmental bodies and agencies. *Topical select c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joint Committee Of The Parliament Of The United Kingdom
A joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom is a joint committee of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, formed to examine a particular issue, whose members are drawn from both the House of Commons and House of Lords. It is a type of Parliamentary committee of the United Kingdom. Permanent joint select committees Three permanent joint select committees meet regularly: *Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy *Joint Committee on Human Rights *Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments Two committees meet as required to scrutinize bills that seek to consolidate existing statutes or to simplify the language of tax laws: *Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills *Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills Temporary joint select committees Temporary Joint Select committees are formed to consider either a specific topic or a proposed law (Bill) that requires particular scrutiny. Former committees have considered the following specific topics: * Parliament ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blaydon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Blaydon is a constituency represented in the House of Commons since 2017 by Liz Twist of the Labour Party. Constituency profile The seat has been a safe seat for the Labour Party since 1935. Historically the area's economy relied on coal mining from the Victorian period until the decline of mining in the latter half of the 20th century. Today the economy is supported by engineering and service industries on Tyneside, and agriculture. The constituency is on the western upland outskirts of Gateshead and its communities are separated by green buffers. It currently comprises the towns of Blaydon, Whickham, Ryton, Birtley and surrounding villages in the south and west of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead. Boundaries 1918–1950 * The Urban Districts of Blaydon, Ryton, Tanfield, and Whickham. ''Blaydon was created under the Representation of the People Act 1918 for the 1918 general election when Blaydon, Ryton and Whickham were split off from the existing Chester- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Twist
Mary Elizabeth Twist (born 10 July 1956) is a British Labour Party politician. She has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon since the 2017 general election. Before her parliamentary career, she was the head of health in the North-East for the trade union, UNISON, and a local councillor. Early life and career Twist was born in July 1956 in St Helens, Lancashire. She attended the Notre Dame High School (now De La Salle School, St Helens) and studied at Aberystwyth University. Twist worked as a local government archivist. She worked as a trade union official for UNISON and became their head of health in the North-East. She credits her grandfather's activism in the National Union of Mineworkers as her inspiration to enter politics. Political career Twist was elected as a Labour Party councillor for Ryton, Crookhill & Stella ward in the Gateshead Council in 2012. She was the cabinet member for housing on the council. Twist was re-elected in 2016. She was elected ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon (UK Parliament Constituency)
Gordon is a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (Westminster), which elects one member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election. The constituency first returned a member in the 1983 general election, but has undergone boundary changes since that date. The constituency has been represented since 12 December 2019 by Richard Thomson of the Scottish National Party. Boundaries 1983–1997: Gordon District, and the City of Aberdeen District electoral divisions of East Don and West Don. 1997–2005: The Gordon District electoral divisions of East Gordon, Formartine, Garioch, Inverurie, Kintore and Newmachar, and West Gordon, the Banff and Buchan District electoral division of Lower Deveron and Upper Ythan, and the Moray District electoral division of Keith-Strathisla. 2005–present: The Aberdeenshire Council wards of Tarves, Ythan, Ellon Town, Logie Buchan, Meldrum, Udny-Slains, Belhelvie, Insch, Chapel a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Thomson (politician)
Richard Gordon Thomson (born 16 June 1976) is a Scottish politician. He is a member of the Scottish National Party (SNP) He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Gordon since the 2019 general election, having previously the leader of the SNP group on Aberdeenshire Council. He has been serving as SNP Spokesperson for International Trade since 2022, and SNP Spokesperson for Wales and Northern Ireland since 2021. Early life and education Thomson was born in Edinburgh in 1976, the son of Alexander and Ethel Thomson. He was educated at Tynecastle High School, Edinburgh, before going to the University of Stirling to study History and Politics. He gained a BA (Hons) in 1998. He is presently studying part-time for an MBA from the Edinburgh Business School at Heriot-Watt University. Career He worked for Scottish Widows in Edinburgh from 1999 to 2004, firstly as an Assistant Manager in their Customer Relations Department, and latterly as an Account Manager in Corporate Pensions. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poole (UK Parliament Constituency)
Poole is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 1997 by Robert Syms, a Conservative. History The first version of the Poole constituency existed from 1455 until 1885. During this period its exact status was a parliamentary borough, sending two burgesses to Westminster per year, except during its last 17 years when its representation was reduced to one member. During its abeyance most of Poole was in the East Dorset seat and since its recreation in 1950 its area has been reduced as the harbour town's population has increased. Boundaries 1950–1983: The Municipal Borough of Poole. 1983–1997: The Borough of Poole wards of Broadstone, Canford Cliffs, Canford Heath, Creekmoor, Hamworthy, Harbour, Newtown, Oakdale, Parkstone, and Penn Hill. 1997–2010: The Borough of Poole wards of Bourne Valley, Canford Cliffs, Hamworthy, Harbour, Newtown, Oakdale, Parkstone, and Penn Hill. 2010–19: The Borough of Poole wards of Branksome West, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Syms
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Smith, Baron Smith Of Hindhead
Philip Roland Smith, Baron Smith of Hindhead, (born 16 February 1966) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He is Chief Executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs. Honours Smith was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours. He was created a life peer on 29 September 2015, gazetted as Baron Smith of Hindhead, ''of Hindhead in the County of Surrey Surrey () is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in South East England, bordering Greater London to the south west. Surrey has a large rural area, and several significant ur ...''. References Living people Conservative Party (UK) life peers Life peers created by Elizabeth II Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Place of birth missing (living people) 1966 births {{UK-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
