Pre Appointment Hearing With The Chairman Elect Of Ofcom Dr Colette Bowe

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Pre-appointment Hearing with the Chairman-elect of Ofcom, Dr Colette Bowe

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee
Pre appointment Hearing with the Chairman elect of Ofcom Dr Colette Bowe Book PDF

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Computers
ISBN : 0215525957

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Pre-appointment Hearing with the Chairman-elect of Ofcom, Dr Colette Bowe by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee Pdf

The committees held a joint pre-appointment hearing with Dr Colette Bowe, the chairman-elect of Ofcom. This position is one of those key public positions identified by the Governance of Britain green paper as qualifying for pre-appointment hearings from Parliamentary committees. The report examines briefly the role the chairman and provides some biographical information about Dr Bowe, her cv, and a transcript of the oral hearing. The committees conclude, having questioned Dr Bowe, that she is a suitable candidate for the post.

Work of the Committee 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Work of the Committee 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215543041

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Work of the Committee 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

Work of the Committee 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal Minutes

The work of committees in 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
The work of committees in 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215544749

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The work of committees in 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Liaison Committee Pdf

work of committees In 2008-09 : Second report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal minutes and Appendices

The Work of the Committee In 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The Work of the Committee In 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215543254

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The Work of the Committee In 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

work of the Committee In 2008-09 : First report of session 2009-10, report, together with formal Minutes

Press standards, privacy and libel

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Press standards privacy and libel Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-02-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215544080

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Press standards, privacy and libel by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

The Committee's inquiry addresses concerns that the operation of libel laws and the impact of costs were stifling press freedom. It also considers the balance between personal privacy and press freedom, and the increasing use of injunctions and super-injunctions. It also examines press standards in the UK, particularly considering Madeleine McCann's disappearance, the suicides in and around Bridgend in 2008 and phone hacking and blagging. The Committee does not consider that it would be right to legislate on privacy. The Press Complaints Commission (PCC) should amend its Code to include a requirement that journalists notify the subject of their articles prior to publication, subject to a "public interest" test. The report also assesses the damage so called 'libel tourism' has caused to the UK's reputation as a country which protects free speech and freedom of expression. In cases where the UK is not the primary domicile or place of business of the claimant or defendant, the claimant should face additional hurdles before being allowed to bring a case. There is an urgent need to control defamation litigation costs more effectively. Competitive and commercial factors led to an inexcusable lowering of press standards in the gathering and publishing of 'news' about the McCann case, and self-regulation signally failed. The PCC should be renamed the Press Complaints and Standards Commission, reflecting its role as a regulator, not just a complaints handling service. The regulator should have the power to fine its members where it believes that the departure from the Code of Practice is serious enough to warrant a financial penalty.

House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport Committee: Pre-appointment Hearing with the Government's Preferred Candidate for the Chairman of Ofcom - HC 933

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
House of Commons Culture Media and Sport Committee Pre appointment Hearing with the Government s Preferred Candidate for the Chairman of Ofcom HC 933 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215065891

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House of Commons - Culture, Media and Sport Committee: Pre-appointment Hearing with the Government's Preferred Candidate for the Chairman of Ofcom - HC 933 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

The Committee held a pre-appointment meeting with the government's preferred candidate for chair of Ofcom, Dame Patricia Hodgson. The Committee is satisfied that Dame Patricia is a suitable candidate and recommends that the Secretary of State proceeds with the appointment.

BBC annual report 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
BBC annual report 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215553217

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BBC annual report 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

Incorporating HC 945-i, session 2008-09

The Licensing Act 2003

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
The Licensing Act 2003 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215530071

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The Licensing Act 2003 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pdf

This report examines the operation and impact of the Licensing Act 2003. In conclusion the Committee makes several recommendations. These include: that the Government should, together with local authorities, licence applicants and other stakeholders, evaluate the licensing forms with the aim of making them more user friendly; that in the case of not for profit clubs only the bar area should be taking into account when assessing the rateable value of the premises; that sports clubs should be placed in a fee band based on 20 per cent of their rateable value; that a national database of licence holders be implanted and that the allowable period for transferring a personal licence due to death should be increased to 21 days; increasing the limit of Temporary Events Notices (TENs) to 15 per year whilst enhancing the ability to object to the granting of a TEN; that the density of venues in a particular area should always be taken into consideration when granting a premises licence; the exemption of venues with a capacity of 200 or less from the need to obtain a licence for the performance of live music and the reintroduction of the two in a bar exemption; the introduction of portable licences for circuses and possible exemption of certain low-risk small-scale travelling entertainments; the creation of a new category be created for adult clubs such as lap dancing clubs and that they be licensed, in accordance with Government proposals, under the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act.

The Insolvency Service

House of Commons Business and Enterprise
The Insolvency Service Book PDF

Author : House of Commons Business and Enterprise
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009-05-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215529995

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The Insolvency Service by House of Commons Business and Enterprise Pdf

With the economic downturn there has been an alarming increase in the number of companies entering liquidation and unprecedented numbers of people are being made bankrupt. So the Committee decided to review the work of the Insolvency Service and found it to operate in a generally efficient and effective way. The investigation, though, uncovered concerns about the insolvency regime. Public confidence in the insolvency regime will be damaged unless prompt, robust and effective action is taken to ensure that pre-pack administrations (when a company's business and assets are sold on terms that were negotiated between the buyer and the administrator before the company formally entered administration) are transparent and free from abuse. This causes particular outrage where the existing management buy back the business and continue to trade clear of the original debts ("Phoenix pre-packs"). Pre-packs of this kind fuel concerns about illegitimate, self-serving alliances between directors and insolvency practitioners. The interests of unsecured trade creditors must take a higher priority, especially in "phoenix" pre-pack administrations. The Committee welcomes the new practice statement, Statement of Insolvency Practice 16, which aims to increase the transparency of pre-packs. Monitoring of its implementation, in the recession, becomes a matter of considerable urgency. Insolvency practitioners' remuneration is perceived as unduly high by many creditors: the Insolvency Service should publicise the results of it monitoring to see whether insolvency practitioners are complying with the current practice statement governing the approval of their fees. The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform must ensure the Service's funding arrangements are sufficiently robust to handle the very high levels of insolvency.

Sessional returns

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Sessional returns Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215543602

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Sessional returns by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons Pdf

On cover and title page: House, committees of the whole House, general committees and select committees

The Creation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Departmental Annual Report 2008-09

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
The Creation of the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the Departmental Annual Report 2008 09 Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215542592

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The Creation of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Departmental Annual Report 2008-09 by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

The new Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) was formed in June 2009 by the merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills (DIUS). This report looks back on the last departmental report of the old Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and considers the progress made in moving forward the new Department. The Committee welcomes the creation of the new Department which brings under one roof the business and further and higher education sectors. The Committee believes this could deliver significant potential benefits. The report examines the merger process, the delivery agencies, public service agreements and departmental strategic objectives, and future departmental reports and resource accounts. The report also focuses on the Automotive Assistance Scheme, designed primarily to support investment in low carbon plant and research and development. It welcomes the lowering of the limit of the Scheme from £5 million to £1 million, in line with its recommendation made in July, but is deeply concerned that not a single loan or loan guarantee has been made under the programme. The Committee calls on the Government to expedite its negotiations, and prove to the Committee and the automotive industry that the Scheme can provide tangible benefits to companies in the sector.

Pub companies

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Pub companies Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2010-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0215544374

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Pub companies by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

Previous report on this subject was HC 26-I, session 2008-09 (ISBN 9780215530127) by this Committee's predecessor the Business and Enterprise Committee

Pub Companies

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee
Pub Companies Book PDF

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215530128

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Pub Companies by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee Pdf

This report deals with the relationship between pub companies and their lessees. It is interested, specifically, in those companies which operate a tied estate, whose operations have frequently been criticised on the grounds that they are unfair to lessees who not only have to pay rent, but are also forced to buy beer at higher prices than those they could obtain elsewhere. Those who support the system maintain that the tie gives pubcos an incentive to support their lessees and that the revenue stream from the beer tie means that basic rents are lower than they would otherwise be. The Committee prepared a report in 2004 and put forward a number of recommendations and they were interested to see the extent to which those recommendations have been implemented. They found that many of the problems identified earlier remain and that the imbalance of bargaining power persists. There are strong indications that the existence of the tie pushes up prices not just to lesses but to consumers. However they are wary of simply recommending that it be abolished as that may simply put too much power to brewers and distributors. The OFT has declined to act in the past and the Committee recommends that the Secretary of State refer the matter to the Competition Commission for urgent investigation. Provisionally they feel that the tie should be severely limited.

Regional Development Agencies and the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill: Report, together with formal minutes

Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee
Regional Development Agencies and the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Bill Report together with formal minutes Book PDF

Author : Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215529081

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Regional Development Agencies and the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill: Report, together with formal minutes by Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons. Business and Enterprise Committee Pdf

The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill proposes substantial changes to the way that economic development policies are delivered. The four main proposals relating to economic development are: merging the existing regional economic and spatial strategies into a single integrated regional strategy, with local authorities and regional development agencies (RDAs) being jointly responsible for its drafting and agreement; giving local authorities the duty to undertake an economic assessment of their areas; devolving funding to local authorities to enable them, rather than RDAs, to deliver economic development policies; and encouraging collaboration between local authorities in delivering these policies. The Committee notes the strong support for a level of governance between central government and local authorities for the delivery of economic development policies and business support. The Committee would have liked more evidence about the effectiveness of RDAs and it is surprised the Government has proceeded with plans to restructure the way regional policy is made before the review of RDAs the Government has commissioned from PricewaterhouseCoopers is available. The Committee expresses concern over some proposals contained in the Bill: most importantly, there needs to be a proper balance between RDAs' business focus and the role of councillors in representing the views of their constituents. The proposals in the Bill about the relationship between RDAs and local authorities place too much weight on the views of RDAs and business interests, particularly during the drafting and agreement of the single integrated regional strategy. The role of local authorities - and of the communities they represent - must be strengthened. Many of the provisions of the Bill need clarifying.

Exporting out of recession

Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Exporting out of recession Book PDF

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2010-01-28
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0215543610

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Exporting out of recession by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Business, Innovation and Skills Committee Pdf

This report examines what should be done by Government to sustain and increase Britain's export strengths. It is essential that the Government does all it can to help to create an environment that is supportive of businesses' engagement in international trade. The report calls on all Government departments to involve themselves in the exporting effort and not simply to leave it to UK Trade and Investment (UKTI), the Government export promotion agency. The Committee found that UKTI is, overall, a successful agency but that it has been subject to too much interference from other parts of government. Its priorities have been changed too often, leading to a lack of clarity. Treasury imposed revenue targets have also forced UKTI to offer businesses services it is able to charge for, rather than providing the services which will most benefit individual companies and the country. The Committee was also concerned to hear worrying reports about unnecessary competition and wasteful duplication of services by the Regional Development Authorities (RDAs), whose activities often seen to conflict or overlap with work being done by UKTI. If RDAs are to become more of a benefit than a burden to national trade promotion efforts this must stop, the report says.