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Chinese Delegation
Rob Sykes OBE
Senior Fellow
University of Worcester
Government of UK
The Queen – Head of State
Parliament
House Of Commons
House Of Lords
The Cabinet
Prime Minister – David Cameron
Ministers – Chancellor – G Osborne
Health
1. Also Devolved Administration for
Wales
Scotland
N. Ireland
2. Members of the European Union
Education
Defence
Foreign Office etc
Central Government
Two Houses of Parliament
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Raise taxes
Determine policy to deploy revenue
Defence of the realm
Security of the State
External Relations
Devolved / Local Government
• Scottish Parliament – devolved power
e.g. Health / Education
• National Assembly for Wales – less
power
• County Councils / City Councils
• District Councils
• Town or Parish Councils
County/ District Council
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Education
Social Services
Highways and Waste Disposal
Planning and Economic Development
Libraries Recreation and Environment
Fire
Current State of the Parties / Central Government
Party
Seats
Conservative
305
Labour
255
Liberal Democrat
57
Democratic Unionist
8
Scottish National
6
Sinn Fein
5
Plaid Cymru
3
Social Democratic & Labour
3
Alliance
1
Green
1
Independent
2
Speaker & 3 Deputies
4
Total number of seats
650
Current working Government Majority* 83
*305 Conservative and 57 Liberal Democrat MPs less 279 of all other parties - excludes Speaker, Deputy Speakers and Sinn Fein.
The Coalition Agreement
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Prime Minister – David Cameron
Conservative
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Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg
Liberal Democrat
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All other ministerial posts shared between parties
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Programme for the length of the Parliament
The Spending Review – 4 Years
• Currently spending £43 Billion on dept interest – to be
removed during spending review period
• Education
Health
Overseas Aid
Local Gov
Home Office
& Justice
Transport
Defence
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Schools protected
Protected
Protected
27% reduction
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23% reduction
21% reduction
7.5% reduction
Other Issues
• ‘Big Society’
• More power to front line services
Education – Academies
Free Schools
Health – GP’s to purchase all services
• Personalisation
? Move towards proportional representation