
The Government got us into this debt and we don’t believe it will be able to get us out of it.
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"CDC Group, whose role is to help reduce poverty by investing in private businesses in poor countries, has shown that it is very good at turning a profit. And the Group built up its uninvested cash deposits to £1.4 billion by mid-2008, a far higher level than expected. We need to know, however, how effective it is at reducing poverty and so far there is limited evidence.Mr Leigh was speaking as the Committee published its 18th Report of this Session which examined how effectively DFID has exercised its oversight of CDC to maximise its development impact.
"CDC is government-owned but its obligations to report to the Department for International Development have been weak. Oversight by the department of how
CDC operated agreed remuneration arrangements was ineffective. These arrangements led to extraordinary levels of pay in a small, publicly owned organization aimed at fighting poverty. The Chief Executive earned £970,000 in 2007. The pay arrangements place too much emphasis on financial performance and too little on success in reducing poverty. "DFID needs to steer CDC to invest more in those poor countries with less well-known and less developed capital markets, rather than in countries such as China and India which are already successful in attracting foreign investors."
"The Parish Council is as anxious as the Village Hall Committee to ensure the provision of a first class community venue which Nettleham residents would expect.
"The Parish Council has been working on this matter with the Village Hall Committee over the past 11 months, in response to a request from them for assistance in the complete refurbishment of the Village Hall. As a result of that request a task group was established comprising of members of the Village Hall Committee and the Parish Council, and a Business Plan has now been produced. The next stage is the compilation of the necessary costings analysis by the Village Hall Committee, following which the Council will be in a position to make a decision on the most appropriate way forward
"In the meantime, the Council is pleased that the Village Hall Committee have already commenced work on the replacement of the windows and doors."
“In these tough economic times, families and local firms across (area) are going to pay the price for Gordon Brown’s failings. These aren’t taxes for the few; they are taxes for the many. At a time when people are losing their jobs or facing pay freezes, hard-working families now face smaller pay packets and a higher cost of living thanks to Labour.
“It’s time for change. Conservatives will work to repair our broken public finances and help lead the country out of recession.”
"We could use that area for car parking and that would increase our income.
"My view is it's a redundant building and the cost of refurbishing it far outweighs any intrinsic value."
“Given the average house in Lincolnshire is more than six times average earnings, we need to do more to help people get on and move up the housing ladder. We need social housing which promotes opportunity and social mobility, rather than reinforcing welfare dependency. We must also champion the vulnerable and help the 20,720 people on housing waiting lists in Lincolnshire.
“I welcome the plans to give an equity stake to social tenants in Lincolnshire. It will reward the socially responsible citizens who pay their rent on time and keep their kids in check, and help restore a sense of pride to all our neighbourhoods.”
“Home Information Packs have already damaged the market and discouraged sellers. Now Gordon Brown is making things even worse. You cannot trust the contents of a Home Information Pack, and these regulations will lead to yet more wasted time and expense.
“A Conservative Government will scrap Home Information Packs outright. If Ministers really wanted to help homeowners, they would use their emergency powers to suspend HIPs and provide a shot in the arm to the (area’s) ailing market. Only Conservatives are on the side of Britain’s home owners and the many people who want to move on and up the housing ladder.”
“It is completely unacceptable that control freak Ministers should try to water down these ground-breaking new openness laws. Labour are obsessed with trying to control everything from Whitehall. It speaks volumes that they want to stop local people finding out which areas gets a raw deal from the Government.
“The Sustainable Communities Act can give local communities a far greater say on how their money is spent. In this way, we can tackle ‘Ghost Town Britain’ and the ongoing loss of local shops, services and facilities. Only Conservatives will open up the books and give power and funding so local people can adopt local solutions.”
"We’re still in the very early stages, but we have reached an agreement in principle that Lincoln BIG will take over the management of the centre on Castle Square, with the help of a grant from the City Council.Ursula Lidbetter, Chair of Lincoln Business Improvement Group added:
"The reaction to our decision to close the Tourist Information Centres was phenomenal, but the savings target was fundamental to that decision and it was imperative that we met that target for the future sustainability of the council.
"This option means we can still make the necessary savings, whilst retaining the Tourist Information Centre that people feel is most needed. The fine details of how this will work are yet to be drawn up, but this is an excellent opportunity to provide a top quality tourism service. I am overjoyed that we have made such progress and hope that residents, visitors and businesses will reap the benefits.
"We are pleased that we have been able to reach an agreement in principle with the City of Lincoln Council for Lincoln BIG to take on the operation of a customer facing Tourist Information Centre on Castle Square.
"Lincoln BIG is funded by business ratepayers in the city centre and this agreement fits well with the other things that we do to improve peoples' experience of the city centre. It will safeguard the future of our warden scheme and compliment the work we are doing to create a wireless information network across the city centre.
Everyone has a role to play as ambassadors for Lincoln and we don't see this as just providing an information centre, but as the Tourist Information Centre acting as the focal point for over 600 information provisions in the city.
"We have ensured that this is an additional benefit but at no additional cost to our members. It will generate commercial revenues using the expertise of our members, better integrate events and information provision and the web and give the businesses more say in the operation and standard of tourist information in the city."