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Contents House of Commons • Noticeboard ......................................................................................................... 1 • The Week Ahead ................................................................................................. 2 Weekly • Order of Oral Questions ...................................................................................... 3 Information Business Bulletin • Business of the House of Commons 11 – 15 June 2007...................................... 5 • Written Ministerial Statements............................................................................ 8 • Forthcoming Business of the House of Commons 18 – 22 June 2007 .............. 10 Editor: Nick Majer • Forthcoming Business of the House of Lords 18 – 22 June 2007. .................... 14 House of Commons Legislation Information Office London Public Legislation SW1A 2TT • Public Bills before Parliament 2006/07............................................................. 19 • Bills - Presentation, Publication and Royal Assent............................................ 27 TEL: 020 7219 4272 • Public and General Acts 2006/07 ...................................................................... 28 FAX: 020 7219 5839 • Draft Bills under consideration or published during 2006/07 Session .............. 29 [email protected] www.parliament.uk Private Legislation • Private Bills before Parliament 2006/07............................................................ 31 To Contact the Editor: Delegated Legislation TEL: 020 7219 5715 -
Harren & Partner
No. 3 - 2008, November on the Prestige and MSC Napoli cases Page 10-13 TheHarren & Partner GroupPage 8-9 MEMBER PORTRAIT Piracy preventative measures Page 16-17 The Swedish Club Letter 3–2008 Content Leading article The road ahead 3 Loss Prevention P&I www.excelload.com …a one-step source for cargo securing computation 4-5 Fatalities in enclosed spaces 6-7 Member portrait The Harren & Partner Group 8-9 Salvage Prestige and MSC Napoli: two very different approaches 10-13 Regulations IMO calls for increased damage stability of cargo and passenger vessels 12-13 ISM Spelling out the need to avoid a prescriptive ISM 14-15 Piracy Rocketing piracy calls for insurance review 16-17 Claims report New Flame – Progressing one of the most difficult wreck removals of recent times 18-21 Club Information News from Piraeus 21 Cargo Safe reefer operations onboard 22-23 MRM New MRM training providers 24 Out and About with MRM 24-25 FD&D Rule B attachment of EFTs – Are you playing offense, defense or both? 26-29 Claimants seeking to attach ”EFTs” head into overtime – Are you in the game? 30-33 Club Information News from Asia / New Members / Basic Facts 33 American Liberty ship becomes Greek 34 Out and About 35 Staff kick-off 36-37 Staff News 38 Public Holidays 38 Historical Corner – The Swedish Club Medical Center 1945-1955 39 Club Calendar 40 Head Office Sweden Greece 5th Floor, 87 Akti Miaouli Visiting adress Gullbergs Strandgata 6 GR-185 38 Piraeus 411 04 Göteborg Greece Tel +30 211 120 8400 Postal adress P.O. -
Lord-Pearsons-Letter-Of-Complaint-To
COMPLAINT: COVERAGE BY “TODAY”, SINCE THE WILSON REPORT, OF THE CASE FOR THE UK TO WITHDRAW FROM THE EU. BACKGROUND The 2005 Wilson Report into the BBC’s coverage of EU affairs was the Corporation’s first published independent analysis of its output. Its committee of inquiry was chaired by Lord Wilson of Dinton, formerly Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service. This complaint is that the BBC has not delivered the improvements it promised in its response to that report, of its coverage of EU affairs. This applies particularly to the debate about the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The Wilson Report was published in January 2005. It was critical of parts of the relevant output. It said: …we do think there is a serious problem. Although the BBC wishes to be impartial in its news coverage of the EU it is not succeeding. Whatever the intention, nobody thinks the outcome is impartial. There is strong disagreement about the net balance but all parties show remarkable unity in identifying the elements of the problem. Sometimes being attacked from all sides is a sign that an organisation is getting it right. That is not so here. It is a sign that the BBC is getting it wrong, and our main conclusion is that urgent action is required to put this right. The problem can be summarised under a number of headings which we analyse below.1 Institutional mindset. Giving the audience the information it needs to make up its own mind is a proper and important role for the BBC and one which it must carry out. -
Doomed to Failure? UKIP and the Organisational Challenges Facing Right-Wing Populist Anti-Political Establishment Parties
Abedi, A. and Lundberg, T.C. (2009) Doomed to failure? UKIP and the organisational challenges facing right-wing populist anti-political establishment parties. Parliamentary Affairs, 62 (1). pp. 72-87. ISSN 0031-2290 http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/41367 Deposited on: 22 October 2010 Enlighten – Research publications by members of the University of Glasgow http://eprints.gla.ac.uk Doomed to Failure? UKIP and the Organisational Challenges Facing Right-Wing Populist Anti-Political Establishment Parties This is a pre-copy editing, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Parliamentary Affairs following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version (‘Doomed to Failure? UKIP and the Organisational Challenges Facing Right- Wing Populist Anti-Political Establishment Parties’, Parliamentary Affairs, 62(1): 72-87, January 2009) is available online at http://pa.oxfordjournals.org/content/62/1/72.abstract. Amir Abedi Thomas Carl Lundberg Department of Political Science School of Social and Political Sciences Western Washington University Adam Smith Building 516 High Street 40 Bute Gardens Bellingham, WA 98225-9082 University of Glasgow U.S.A. Glasgow G12 8RT +1-360-650-4143 Scotland [email protected] 0141-330 5144 [email protected] Abstract: Using the UK Independence Party (UKIP), we examine the effects of sudden electoral success on an Anti-Political Establishment (APE) party. The pressures of aspiring to government necessitate organisational structures resembling those of mainstream parties, while this aspiration challenges APE parties because they differ not just in terms of their policy profiles, but also in their more ‘unorthodox’ organisational make-up, inextricably linked to their electoral appeal. -
Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy
House of Commons Innovation, Universities, Science and Skills Committee Putting Science and Engineering at the Heart of Government Policy Eighth Report of Session 2008–09 Volume I Report, together with formal minutes Ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 8 July 2009 HC 168-I Published on 23 July 2009 by authority of the House of Commons London: The Stationery Office Limited £0.00 The Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Committee The Innovation, Universities, Science & Skills Committee is appointed by the House of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills. Current membership Mr Phil Willis (Liberal Democrat, Harrogate and Knaresborough)(Chairman) Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods (Labour, City of Durham) Mr Tim Boswell (Conservative, Daventry) Mr Ian Cawsey (Labour, Brigg & Goole) Mrs Nadine Dorries (Conservative, Mid Bedfordshire) Dr Ian Gibson (Labour, Norwich North) Dr Evan Harris (Liberal Democrat, Oxford West & Abingdon) Dr Brian Iddon (Labour, Bolton South East) Mr Gordon Marsden (Labour, Blackpool South) Dr Bob Spink (UK Independence Party, Castle Point) Ian Stewart (Labour, Eccles) Graham Stringer (Labour, Manchester, Blackley) Dr Desmond Turner (Labour, Brighton Kemptown) Mr Rob Wilson (Conservative, Reading East) Powers The Committee is one of the departmental Select Committees, the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders, principally in SO No.152. These are available on the Internet via www.parliament.uk Publications The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet at www.parliament.uk/ius A list of reports from the Committee in this Parliament is included at the back of this volume. -
MSC Napoli Report
Explosive Separation of MSC NAPOLI MSC Napoli is a UK flagged container ship built in 1991. Some 275 metres in length, with a beam of 37 metres, she weighs 53,409 gross tonnes. On Thursday 18 January 2007 she suffered flooding to the engine room during force 8 gales, whilst 40 miles south of Cornwall. The 26 crew abandoned ship and were safely rescued from their lifeboat by helicopter, whilst the vessel grounded off the south coast of England. Working in challenging conditions, SMIT salvage removed over 2000 shipping containers and pumped out the majority of the 4 000 tonnes of bunker oil on board in an attempt to salvage the vessel. On the morning of 9 July 2007 SMIT Salvage re-floated the MSC Napoli, and brought her to deeper water, where she was dewatered and inspected. Once re-floated however, it became apparent that the damage she had sustained would prevent her from being towed. After being continuously pounded by bad weather, cracks on both sides of the ship worsened and the stern of the ship gradually started settling lower in the water. With the risk of the vessel sinking, the Secretary of States Representative (SOSREP) for Marine Salvage, made the decision to ground her again. The stern section was grounded and ballasted down with 30 tonnes of sand, east of Sidmouth to minimize any environmental impact or risk to other vessels. At this stage it was decided to separate the stern and bows section of the vessel, at the vessels shear point, immediately forward of the superstructure. -
Better Protecting BBC Financial Independence an Exploratory Report for the BBC Trust
Better protecting BBC financial independence An exploratory report for the BBC Trust Martin Moore King’s College London January 2016 The Policy Institute at King’s About the Policy Institute at King’s The Policy Institute at King’s College London acts as a hub, linking insightful research with rapid, relevant policy analysis to stimulate debate, inform and shape future policy agendas. Building on King’s central London location at the heart of the global policy conversation, our vision is to enable the translation of academic research into policy and practice by facilitating engagement between academic, business and policy communities around current and future policy needs. We combine the academic excellence of King’s with connectedness of a think tank and the professionalism of a consultancy. Moore, M., Better protecting BBC financial independence: an exploratory report for the BBC Trust, Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power, the Policy Institute at King’s College London, January 2016. About the author Martin Moore Dr Martin Moore is a Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Centre for the Study of Media, Communication and Power at the Policy Institute at King’s College London. He has twenty years experience working across the UK media, in the commercial sector, the third sector and in academia. 1 Preface This report was commissioned by the BBC Trust in order to explore ways to better protect the BBC’s financial independence beyond Charter Renewal. The ideas presented in the report are derived from ten interviews with expert sources conducted for the study in October and November 2015, supplemented by relevant publicly available information. -
SYNOPTIC ELECTIONS Mike Simpson 2002; Revised AJE 2013, 2015, 2016
SYNOPTIC ELECTIONS Mike Simpson 2002; revised AJE 2013, 2015, 2016 Contents Introduction p2 Election Systems p2 Candidate Selection p7 Campaigns p20 The Role of the Media p24 Campaign Finance p26 Voting Behaviour p42 Turnout p62 Issues affecting representation & participation – reform proposals p67 Page 1 Introduction In any system of democracy, elections are likely to have a vital role to play. If Lincoln's “rule of the people, by the people, for the people” is to be achieved, the public must be involved in politics. In a representative democracy this is most likely to be achieved via the use of elections. Elections serve several vital purposes in a democracy; 1. They encourage participation which must be regarded as essential in any democracy. 2. They provide for representation of the people's views. 3. They are a means of providing a government. 4. They also serve as a means of holding that government to account and as means of replacing it. 5. They are a means of recruitment of talented and committed people into the political elite who provide the Executive. The UK and the US whilst both, legitimately, claiming to be liberal democracies have very different arrangements for elections. These differences have a profound impact upon the nature of government and politics in these countries as a consequence. ELECTION SYSTEMS Overview Similarities The US and the UK both use First Past The Post – the Single Member Simple Plurality voting system. This is most obvious in elections to the House of Representatives and the House of Commons, as both are based on single-member districts or constituencies. -
Le Rôle Des Associations Eurosceptiques Et Du United
Le rôle des associations eurosceptiques et du United Kingdom Independence Party dans la campagne référendaire britannique de 2005 autour du traité constitutionnel européen Agnès Alexandre-Collier, Karine Tournier-Sol To cite this version: Agnès Alexandre-Collier, Karine Tournier-Sol. Le rôle des associations eurosceptiques et du United Kingdom Independence Party dans la campagne référendaire britannique de 2005 autour du traité constitutionnel européen. Revue française de civilisation britannique, CRECIB - Centre de recherche et d’études en civilisation britannique, 2009, pp.19-29. hal-00465876 HAL Id: hal-00465876 https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00465876 Submitted on 10 Jun 2021 HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est archive for the deposit and dissemination of sci- destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents entific research documents, whether they are pub- scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, lished or not. The documents may come from émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de teaching and research institutions in France or recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires abroad, or from public or private research centers. publics ou privés. Distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial - NoDerivatives| 4.0 International License 1 Article paru dans Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique, hors-série 2009, pp. 19-29 Le rôle des associations eurosceptiques et du United Kingdom Independence Party dans la campagne référendaire britannique de 2005 autour du traité constitutionnel européen Agnès ALEXANDRE-COLLIER, Université de Bourgogne et Karine TOURNIER-SOL, Université de Toulon. Si les résultats négatifs des référendums français et néerlandais du 29 mai et du 1er juin 2005 ont désormais exclu la possibilité d'un référendum britannique sur le traité constitutionnel européen, la perspective d'un référendum, à plus ou moins long terme, sur l'avenir de la place du Royaume-Uni dans l'Union européenne, n'en reste pas moins envisageable. -
Ship-Breaking.Com Information Bulletins on Ship Demolition, # 8 - 11 from January 1, to December 31, 2007
Ship-breaking.com Information bulletins on ship demolition, # 8 - 11 from January 1, to December 31, 2007 Robin des Bois 2008 Press release January, 24th 2008 Global Statement 2007 of Shipping Vessels Sent to Demolition For the 2nd consecutive year, Robin des Bois has been studying in detail the reality of the ship breaking market. The mobilisation and the analysis of about thirty diverse and specialised bibliographical sources made it possible to establish an inventory of the vessels sent to be demolished in 2007. In 2006, Robin des Bois tallied 293 vessels sold for demolition. In 2007, we listed 288 of them. If this decline in demolished vessels is modest (-2%), it is a little more significant with regard to the total weight of recycled metals: 1.7 million ton in 2007 against 1.9 million in 2006 (-10%). The situation differs however according to the category of ships considered: the number of tankers (oil tankers, chemical tankers, gas carriers) dismantled in 2007 increased by almost 30 % compared with 2006 whereas that of the bulk carriers and other general cargo ships decreased by almost 40 %; the average age of the tankers sent to demolition is 29 years, the average age for all the vessels is 31 years, the average age of bulk carriers 34 years. Of the 288 vessels, 95 (33 %) were under a European flag or belonged to ship-owners established in the European Union or members of the European Association of Free Exchange (EFTA) or members of the principalities like Monaco. Not one of the international exchanges linking these European ship-owners to non-European demolition sites were preceded by any asbestos removal. -
ME1308: Design and Co-Ordination of the Programme by Cefas
General enquiries on this form should be made to: . Defra, Science Directorate, Management Support and Finance Team, Telephone No. 02072381612 . E-mail: [email protected] defr~ SID 5 Research Project Final Report • Nole In line with the Freedom of Information Act 2000, Defra aims to place the results I Project identification of its completed research projects in the public domain wherever possible. The 1. Defra Project code I_M_E_1_3_0_8 _ SID 5 (Research Project Final Report) is designed to capture the information on the results and outputs of Defra-funded 2. Projecttille research in a format that is easily Provision of Scientific and Technical Expertise with publishable through the Defra website. A Regard to the Grounding of the MSC Napoli in Lyme SID 5 must be completed for all projects. Bay, Dorset • This form is in Word format and the boxes may be expanded or reduced, as 3. Contractor Cefas appropriate. organisation(s) Pakefield Road • ACCESS TO INFORMATION Lowestoft The information collected on this form will Suffolk NR33 OHT be stored electronically and may be sent to any part of Defra, or to individual researchers or organisations outside Defra for the purposes of reviewing the project. Defra may also disclose the 4. Total Defra project costs IL£__1_3_9L,7_0_2__1 information to any outside organisation (agreed fixed price) acting as an agent authorised by Defra to process final research reports on its 5. Project: start date I__3_0_J_a_nU_a_ry'--20_0_7__' behalf. Defra intends to publish this form on its website, unless there are strong reasons not to, which fully comply with end date 1 31 March 2008 1 exemptions under the Environmental Information Regulations or the Freedom of Information Act 2000. -
Charity Reg. No. 1113276
BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST. Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ended 30th. June 2008. BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST Charity Reg. No. 1113276 TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2008 1 BONE CANCER RESEARCH TRUST. Report of the Trustees and Financial Statements for the year ended 30th. June 2008. CONTENTS: Pages 2 – 3 1.0 Legal and Administrative Information Pages 4 – 7 2.0 How the Bone Cancer Research Trust came into begin Pages 7 – 8 3.0 Initial Structure, Governance and Management Pages 9 – 10 3.1 Governing Document 3.2 Organisational Structure 3.3 First Trustees 3.4 Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) 3.5 Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees 4.0 OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES Pages 10 – 11 4.1 Grant Making Policy 5.0 STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT for the year 1st. July 2007 to 30th. June 2008 Pages 11 – 14 5.1 Trustees 5.2 Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) 5.3 Related Parties 5.4 Risk Management 5.5 Trust Patron 5.6 Establishment of the Trust’s Own Office 5.7 Appointment of the Head of Fundraising 5.8 Administrator 5.9 Voluntary Workers 5.10 Human Resources Consultancy 5.11 Professional Advisors 5.12 General, Designated and Restricted Fund Accounts 6.0 LINKS WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS Pages 14 – 16 6.1 National Alliance of Childhood Cancer Parent Organisations (NACCPO) 6.2 British Sarcoma Group – 3rd. Annual Conference, Sheffield 6.3 Sarcoma UK 6.4 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) 6.5 National Sarcoma Register Steering Group 6.6 Childhood Eye Cancer Trust (CHECT) 6.7 Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) 7.0 ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE Pages 16 – 25 7.1 Research Applications and Grants 7.2 Promotional Activity 7.3 1st.