10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACKBENCH»
Discover the use of
backbench in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
backbench and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Review of the
Backbench Business Committee: Second Report of ...
Additional written evidence is contained in Vol. 2, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/proccom
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee, 2012
2
Executive Leadership and Legislative Assemblies
NOTES 30. P. Riddell, 'Cabinet and Parliament', p.108. 31. Riddell, 'Cabinet. 1. P.
Norton. 'Behavioural Changes: Backbench Independence in the 1980s', in P.
Norton (ed.), Parliament in the 1980s (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1985). pp.2 1-6. 2.
3
Rebuilding the House: implementation, first report of ...
therefore provides for the recommendations of the Liaison Committee on the
matters to be debated to be channelled through the Backbench Business
Committee. Prayers against secondary legislation 13. Motions seeking to annul
secondary ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: House of Commons Reform Committee, 2010
4
Backbench Debate Within the Conservative Party and Its ...
This book makes a major contribution to our knowledge of the forces shaping Conservative policy-making as the Empire drew to a close.
5
Report of the Leader's Group on Working Practices: report, ...
In the House of Commons, the Committee on Reform of the House of Commons,
which reported in late 2009,62 sought to establish an accountable, transparent
system whereby backbench business could be selected for debate. This led to
the ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: Leader's Group on Working Practices, 2011
6
UK Government & Politics
Maastricht John Major's Conservative government weathered a series of
backbench revolts over the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and 1993, and the treaty
was finally passed only when the Prime Minister made the vote an issue of
confidence - a ...
7
Debates on government e-petitions: seventh report of session ...
We are aware of some suggestions that a debate in Westminster Hall is of less
value than a debate in the Chamber; the Chair of the Backbench Business
Committee told us that some petitioners were dissatisfied when a debate on a
petition ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee, 2012
8
Clement Attlee: The Inevitable Prime Minister
56 The Backbench Diaries, 21 April 1954, pp. 314–317. 57 The Backbench
Diaries, 6 May 1954, p. 325. 58 Bevan at the Tribune rally 1954. He denied that
he was referring to Gaitskell, commenting that'youcould hardly call hima
calculating ...
9
Debates on Government E-petitions in Westminster Hall: Sixth ...
Allocation of backbench time 6. In evidence preceding our previous report, the
Government suggested that time allocated to debates on e-petitions be counted
as backbench business for the purposes of Standing Order No. 14(4).7 Whilst the
...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Procedure Committee, 2013
10
Policy Making in Britain: An Introduction
Itis reasonable to assume that governments will normally only introduce Bills that
theyare confident willbesupportedby themajorityof their backbench MPs,
therebyminimizing the likelihood of defeat atSecondReading stage. Ministers will
either ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACKBENCH»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
backbench is used in the context of the following news items.
Emergency Budget 2015: Boris Johnson calls on George Osborne to …
... Tory Chancellors Lord Lawson and Lord Lamont as well as a host of backbench MPs who raised the pressure on Mr Osborne last week. «The Independent, Jul 15»
'He's flogging a dead horse'
... joked Jones could take advantage of the Prime Minister's new policy saying it was a fantastic opportunity to “explore” the backbench. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
Pinhoe councillor quits role with immediate effect
... more opportunity to influence the projects and policies that address social injustice in my “day job” than in the role of a backbench councillor, ... «Exeter Express and Echo, Jul 15»
Bipartisan barney bubbles up
With more than $1.2 billion in funding for new policy initiatives, the Coalition's agricultural backbench committee chair and Victorian Liberal MP ... «Queensland Country Life, Jul 15»
Victorian government remains committed to $60 million startup fund …
... on the $60 million startup initiative and if Somyurek's move to the backbench had resulted in delays to the implementation of the program. «StartupSmart, Jul 15»
Belfast councillor interested in local politics
Gun control in Canada was of particular interest to Craig; an issue which the veteran Canadian backbench MP had a lead role in changing ... «Wiarton Echo, Jul 15»
Unite backs Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader
Backbench MP Mr Corbyn only made it on to the ballot for the leadership contest thanks to a last minute rush of support from Labour MPs who ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Scotland Bill: Alistair Carmichael takes on SNP as he demands …
For example, the SNP – as well as some backbench Conservatives – wanted full fiscal autonomy, demanding the right for Holyrood to set its ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Find out why the new Hyundai Creta is all the rage
Legroom at the backbench is great, though the seats could have done with a bit more thigh support. Rear seat features a centre armrest with ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
Defiant Liberal MPs at odds with Tony Abbott over media reform
West Australian Senator Dean Smith, who chairs a backbench communications committee, said on Friday there should be "much greater ... «The Australian Financial Review, Jul 15»
