Hc 188 The Extractive Industries Hc 188

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-28
Category : Mineral industries
ISBN : 9780215078506

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HC 188 - The Extractive Industries - HC 188 by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

Extractive companies contribute directly to the UK in a number of ways. Both domestic companies and global companies listed in London contribute through taxes, dividends, licenses and the employment of British workers. The size of the UK's domestic extractive sector is well below its historical peak. However, the Government has expressed support for the enlargement of the UK's domestic extractive and the United Kingdom Trade and Investment is doing good work to promote the United Kingdom as a base for extractive companies to do business with the rest of the world. However, the extractive sector is not without controversy, particularly when one considers reports of poor practice around the world. The UK is at risk of being associated with some of the negative practices often reported alongside the sector. To counter this, more needs to be done to improve to social and environmental performance, transparency and reputations of the companies it hosts and both industry educational institutions and Government must promote and excite the next generation of extractive workers. This should be done by encouraging more British students to study STEM-related subjects, engage with industry to encourage and promote mining as a rewarding and exciting career and encourage large mining companies to support the UK as a base for mining through funding and resources.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 33 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-25
Category : Foreign trade promotion
ISBN : 9780215084521

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HC 804 - Transatlantic Trade And Investment Partnership by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership is an ambitious attempt by the European Union and the United States to deliver a comprehensive trade and investment treaty. Negotiations between the two are currently underway and the Government hopes that an agreement can be reached by the end of 2015. The trade deal may be beneficial to the UK and EU economies but TTIP is not universally supported and the level of financial benefit to the UK is open to question. The lack of detail available on the negotiations means that it is difficult to assess which is the more accurate argument. However, this should not excuse the quality of debate which we have, on occasion, observed by campaigners and lobbyists on both sides of the argument. Everyone involved in the debate on TTIP - campaigners,lobbyists, the UK Government and the European Commission - must ensure that an evidence-based approach is at the heart of any TTIP debate. One of the key concerns about TTIP is the proposal to include Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) provisions. These provisions - common in bilateral trade agreements - aim to protect foreign investors from illegal interference by the host government. However, campaigners have argued that such clauses could allow US healthcare investors to force the permanent privatisation of the NHS. Although this view has been rebutted repeatedly by the European Commission and the UK Government, until draft clauses are published, it will be difficult for them to convince those with concerns.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2014-12
Category : Business and education
ISBN : 9780215078902

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HC 249 - Business-University Collaboration by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

The Government must commit to a 3 per cent target of GDP of research and development (R&D) spending by 2020 to ensure the UK doesn't lag behind international competitors. The BIS Committee finds that more than 30 years of under-investment in R&D has left the UK trailing countries such as the USA, Germany and France in science and innovation spending, threatening the opportunities for economic growth offered by the research excellence of the UK's world class university system. The Committee found the Catapult network has played a valuable role in harnessing the commercial benefits of science and innovation research. The Committee calls on the Government to back the recommendations of the recent Hauser Catapult review and expand the Catapult Network from the seven current centres to 20 by 2020 and 30 by 2030 and increase funding to Innovate UK. The Government needs to do more to bring businesses and universities together to realise the benefits of the cutting-edge research taking place across the country. The Committee recommends that the Government establish a respected and impartial way to measure and evaluate the success of its initiatives to increase R&D activity, such as by reintroduction of the R&D scoreboard. These measures, alongside an ambitious long-term vision for the innovation system, should be built into the forthcoming Science and Innovation strategy.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. International Development Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-02
Category : Ebola virus disease
ISBN : 9780215078209

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HC 247 - Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. International Development Committee Pdf

Sierra Leone and Liberia have made remarkable recoveries since their civil wars. Ban Ki Moon was in Freetown this month to bring an end to the UN Security mission and set the UN presence on a conventional development footing from 1st April 2014. In Liberia there has been a gradual drawdown of the peacekeeping mission which will approximately halve the UN military presence by 2015. However both countries remain fragile with high unemployment and concerns about corruption. The devastating Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone and Liberia demonstrates the dangers of ignoring the least developed countries in the world. The weak state of the health system in both countries has greatly reduced the effectiveness of the response to Ebola. There is an alarming lack of capacity in the health system, including a shortage of skilled clinicians.The Committee have determined that the scale of the Ebola crisis now unfolding in Sierra Leone and Liberia, may well be connected to declining levels of international support for health system improvements in what remain two of the poorest and least developed countries in the world.

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Industrial policy
ISBN : 9780215081612

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HC 770 - Government Support for Business by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

Helping British businesses to thrive and grow is vital to the UK's long-term economic prosperity. The Government's ambition is for the UK to be one of the best places in Europe to start, finance and grow a business. In order to facilitate this, the Government offers support to business in accessing finance, promoting exports, developing manufacturing and encouraging growth at a local level. The Committee's inquiry considered the wide range of support that is on offer, and in particular those support programmes run by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills. Access to finance is fundamental to the success of business of all sizes. However, the Committee heard varying evidence about the availability of finance, in particular for SMEs. Too many business still report that they find it difficult to get the financial support they need. By drawing on the British Business Bank's expertise, the Government should be able to develop a better understanding of the blockages in the system, why they occur, and whether changes in regulation or funding are needed to address them. The British Business bank also has a clear role to play in enhancing SME access to finance though clearly signposting the services available from alternative finance providers. In particular, it should develop a menu of alternative finance providers for each different area of financial support.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Science
ISBN : UIUC:30112101038146

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U.S. Government Research & Development Reports by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Colonial Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 850 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1912
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : PRNC:32101076382942

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The Colonial Office List for ... by Great Britain. Colonial Office Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1932
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015035989212

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Colonial Office List ... by Anonim Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1066 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1934
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : MINN:31951002214430W

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The Dominions Office and Colonial Office List for ... by Great Britain. Office of Commonwealth Relations Pdf

Author : Great Britain. Colonial Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 596 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : UOM:39015048695467

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The Colonial Office List, Comprising Historical and Statistical Information Respecting the Colonial Empire, List of Officers Serving in the Colonies, Etc by Great Britain. Colonial Office Pdf

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0215081595

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The Extractive Industries by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

Government response to HC 188, session 2014-15 (ISBN 9780215078506)

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1328 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Government reports announcements & index
ISBN : PSU:000047869547

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Government Reports Annual Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1332 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Nuclear science abstracts
ISBN : MINN:31951000842149P

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U.S. Government Research and Development Reports Index by Anonim Pdf

Author : Phillips Jim Phillips
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2019-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781474452342

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Scottish Coal Miners in the Twentieth Century by Phillips Jim Phillips Pdf

Examining working class welfare in the age of deindustrialisation through the experiences of the Scottish coal minerThroughout the twentieth century Scottish miners resisted deindustrialisation through collective action and by leading the campaign for Home Rule. This book argues that coal miners occupy a central position in Scotland's economic, social and political history, and highlights the role of miners in formulating labour movement demands for political-constitutional reforms that eventually resulted in the establishment of the Scottish Parliament in 1999. The book also uses the struggle of the mineworkers to explore working class wellbeing more broadly during the prolonged and politicised period of deindustrialisation that saw jobs, workplaces and communities devastated. Key featuresExamines deindustrialisation as long-running, phased and politicised processUses generational analysis to explain economic and political changeRelates Scottish Home Rule to long-running debates about economic security and working class welfareAnalyses the longer history of Scottish coal miners in terms of changing industrial ownership, production techniques and workplace safetyRelates this economic and industrial history to changes in mining communities and gender relations

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 820 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Government publications
ISBN : STANFORD:36105013139600

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Government Reports Index by Anonim Pdf