U.K. House of Commons

Sir Denis Rooke: Engineer and chairman of British Gas who battled Nigel Lawson over the...

independent.co.uk     5 hrs ago   1 related          

The Queen bestows the Order of Merit only on a few who have achieved exceptional distinction. Denis Rooke, OM, Fellow of the Royal Society, pioneer of liquid petroleum gas, and chairman of British Gas plc and under its...                    

Club criticises car park closure

bbc.co.uk     05-Sep-2008          

The club and fans said the common was the most convenient parking area Bosses at Lincoln City Football Club have said they are "baffled" that parking for fans has been scrapped. Supporters have been banned from leaving...                    

Crisis Management, Immigration, and Devolution

quezon.ph     05-Sep-2008          

It’s an interesting time to be in the UK, where the Mother of All Parliaments, the House of Commons, has been roiled by infighting and discouraging economic news. The Chancellor of the Exchequer ignited a firestorm of...                    

Blow for women in battle for top jobs

independent.co.uk     04-Sep-2008   1 related          

Women are losing the battle for gender equality in Britain's workplaces after years of progress, a report shows today. The number of women MPs – who make up just 19.3 per cent of the Commons – puts Britain in 70th place...                    

Thou Shalt Not Park Here!

vitalfootball.co.uk     03-Sep-2008          

Vital Towers has done some digging and come up with some more information. Apparently a group of people called the 'Commons Advisory Panel' have made strong representation to the City Council. According to them the 1985...                    

Ministers 'must do better on PFI'

bbc.co.uk     02-Sep-2008   3 related          

The government must do more to ensure deals between the public and private sectors provide good value for money, MPs have said. The Commons public accounts committee said many authorities were "not doing a good job" of...                    

Politics › Pelosi lays flowers at Hiroshima A-bomb monument

japantoday.com     02-Sep-2008   37 related          

Tuesday 02nd September, 09:00 AM JST HIROSHIMA — U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi laid flowers at a monument in Hiroshima dedicated to atomic-bomb victims, becoming the highest serving U.S. dignitary to...                    

Father of the House

bbc.co.uk     01-Sep-2008          

The title Father of the House is given to the MP with the longest unbroken service in the House of Commons. The term Father of the House is not defined in the rules which govern the House of Commons, known as Standing...                    

Female Speakers

bbc.co.uk     01-Sep-2008          

Betty Boothroyd was the first woman to occupy the post of Speaker, but not the Speaker's chair. The first women to occupy the Speaker's chair was the Conservative Betty Harvie Anderson, Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means...                    

First Reading

bbc.co.uk     01-Sep-2008          

First Reading is when a bill is formally presented to Parliament for the first time. When a bill passes through both the House of Commons and the House of Lords it goes through three key stages known as readings. This...                    

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