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16:48 In Brief Events
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Business secretary Vince Cable attends the Green Investment Bank conference in Edinburgh Culture secretary Maria Miller attends the launch of a new Visit England domestic marketing campaign Energy secretary Ed Davey, Treasury minister... Continue to article
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06:05 Greg Clark: It's right to extend lending scheme On air
On Air | Greg Clark MP | Financial Secretary to the Tre... | Radio 5Live
Greg Clark said it was right for the Government to extend the Funding for Lending scheme. "It has to be a commercial decision for banks to lend. The reason for creating Funding for Lending in the first place was a particular problem that... Continue to article
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13:37 Transcript: HM Treasury: Review of the Special Administration Regime for Investment Banks Transcripts
HM Treasury: Review of the Special Administration Regime for Investment Banks
Financial Secretary to the treasury Greg Clark, HM Treasury Review of the Special Administration Regime for Investment Banks The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Greg Clark): HM Treasury is today laying before Parliament a copy o... Continue to article
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15:48 In Brief Events
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Labour party leader Ed Miliband is expected to launch an independent commission to investigate how to better integrate the NHS with social care Education secretary Michael Gove and skills minister Matthew Hancock are expected to unveil t... Continue to article
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16:33 In Brief Events
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Education secretary Michael Gove and former education minister Lord Adonis attend the Spectator conference on the schools revolution in London (09.00) Transport secretary Patrick McLoughlin speaks at a London First breakfast discussion o... Continue to article
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16:03 House of Commons Business Commons Business
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COMMONS CHAMBER 2.30pm: Defence questions (topicals at 3.15pm) Main business Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second reading Draft Small Charitable Donations Regulations 2013: Motion to approve (no debate) Motion relating to EU document... Continue to article
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07:27 Greg Clark: Any MP would struggle on £53 a week On air
On Air | Greg Clark MP | Financial Secretary to the Tre... | Breakfast, BBC Radio 5live
Greg Clark admitted any MP would find it hard to live on the £53 a week given to someone on Jobseeker's Allowance. "Listen, I think it’s an incredible struggle to do that and I think any MP, anyone earning the comfortable wage that an MP... Continue to article
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06:38 Greg Clark: Govt accepting majority of Heseltine recommendations On air
On Air | Greg Clark MP | Financial Secretary to the Tre... | Sky News
Greg Clark said the Government was accepting the “great majority” of the Heseltine review recommendations for devolving power to local communities. “We’re going to implement the great majority of the Heseltine recommendations. He made 89... Continue to article
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17:14 MPs criticise scrutiny of Banking Reform Bill House of Commons
MPs criticise scrutiny of Banking Reform Bill
MPs of both sides have criticised the level of parliamentary scrutiny that will be given to the Banking Reform Bill. The Government’s programme motion will see the Bill leave its committee stage before the Parliamentary Commission on Ban... Continue to article
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17:01 House of Lords Business Lords Business
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LORDS CHAMBER 3.00pm: Oral questions, to ask the government: - What progress they are making in the designation of sites as Marine Conservation Areas (Lord Eden of Winton, Con) - How have they consulted early years practitioners on ... Continue to article
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16:49 In Brief Events
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Prime minster David Cameron attends the European Council meeting in Brussels Foreign secretary William Hague (10.30), business secretary Vince Cable (13.00), financial secretary to the Treasury Greg Clark (14.45), transport secretary Pa... Continue to article
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12:57 Greg Clark: Big advance in credit conditions On air
On Air | Greg Clark MP | Financial Secretary to the Tre... | BBC News
Greg Clark said the Funding for Lending Scheme had been effective in turning around rising interest rates and falling access to credit. “It’s had an effect on the rates. It’s now the case for small businesses that actually they’re b... Continue to article
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17:19 In Brief Events
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The Mid-Ulster constituency by-election takes place today Prime minister David Cameron delivers a lunchtime speech on the economy from West Yorkshire Business secretary Vince Cable delivers a dinner address at Mansion House Foreign... Continue to article
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08:30 Story (1 links): Clark: Planning has become legalistic
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Greg Clark has defended the Government's planning reforms, announced this week, insisting that the previous planning system had become "legalistic".
In an interview with The Times, the Minister for Cities, Decentralisation and Planning said he wanted the reforms to be ones he could "look back on as having improved Britain" and insisted there was no longer any ambiguity over the phrase "sustainable development". -
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31/03/2012 in Planning
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Clark: Planning has become legalistic
Greg Clark has defended the Government's planning reforms, announced this week, insisting that the previous planning system had become "legalistic".
In an interview with The Times, the Minister for Cities, Decentralisation and Planning said he wanted the reforms to be ones he could "look back on as having improved Britain" and insisted there was no longer any ambiguity over the phrase "sustainable development".
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23/09/2011 in Housing
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Clark promises planning 'changes'
Planning minister Greg Clark has promised to make changes to the Government's plans to overhaul the planning system after there was strong protest over the proposals. Speaking at a British Property Foundation event, Mr Clark said: "If people responding to the consultation think that various aspects should be more clearly expressed then we are very happy to do so".
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03/09/2011 in Housing
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Govt reconsiders planning changes
Planning minister Greg Clark denied that the Government is performing a U-turn over its proposals to reform the planning system and said that the Government had a "responsibility" to solve the housing crisis.
Speaking on the Today programme this morning, Mr Clark said: "What we are clear about is that we need to reform the system, it needs to be much simpler. We started with 1,300 pages of national planning policy. It had grown up over the years to be a lawyers paradise. What we have done is to boil it down into a very simple statement of 52 pages". He later appeared on Channel 4 News and said that he was "very happy" to "meet and be constructive" with opponents to the Government's planning changes.
Labour's Jack Dromey has welcomed the news, saying: "It is good news that ministers are now willing to listen to the groups that champion Britain’s countryside and green spaces".
The Government has said that it will look again at controversial new planning proposals and the Planning Minister has said that he is willing to sit down and discuss the issues raised by organisations such as the National Trust, which has claimed that the new planning regulations will open the door to "unchecked and damaging developments" in the UK.
Mr Clark told The Times newspaper that there would, however, be "no change" to the bulk of the proposals to simplify planning laws.
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25/01/2012 in Local Government
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Local mayor elections fast-tracked
Elections for new mayors in up to eleven of Britain's cities are to be fast-tracked to the middle of November in an attempt to boost economic growth and local democracy. Cities Minister Greg Clark will reveal the new timetable today, which begins on 3 May when the eleven cities hold mandatory referendums, asking voters if they want directly elected mayors.
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15/09/2011 in Local Government
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Planning minister facing fresh criticism
Planning Minister Greg Clark is facing renewed criticism over his close relationship with the house-building industry after it emerged that he will speak in favour of the reforms at an event sponsored by one of Britain’s biggest property developers.
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17/07/2010
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Civil servants to help community groups
Civil servants will help social action projects such as youth groups, the decentralisation minister Greg Clark has pledged. The move is part of the government's "big society" policy and is part of a series of measures to turn Whitehall "upside down".
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