The Committee
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| Initial release | 1968 |
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| Directors | Peter Sykes |
| Screenplay | Peter Sykes |
| Languages | English Language |
| Composers | Pink Floyd |
| Arthur Brown | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2451696 |
About The Committee
The Committee is a 1968 British independent black-and-white film noir film. It featured original music by Pink Floyd as well as Arthur Brown's song "Nightmare".
Henry Kissinger: Divisive diplomat who towered over world affairs
... Kissinger chaired The Committee that authorised the action...
Asylum seekers: Home Office says more than 17,000 are missing
... Officials told The Committee that claims are withdrawn if asylum seekers fail to respond to two successive case worker interview requests or questionnaires...
Childcare: £400m to expand free scheme in England
... Robin Walker, who chairs The Committee, said the childcare market faced significant challenges in " affordability and availability"...
Government spending plans 'a very big risk', says watchdog
... However, members of the OBR told The Committee that the impact on economic growth from this measure was " unambiguously" positive...
No interest rate cuts for foreseeable future, says Bank of England
... " While we are of the strong view that independence should be preserved, reforms are needed to improve the Bank s performance and to strengthen its accountability to Parliament, " said Lord Bridges of Headley, chair of The Committee...
The Laird of Tomintoul: £5m police fraudster who lorded over village
... Robert Sheldon, the MP who chaired The Committee, said Williams had been " living the life of a lord in Scotland"...
Laura Kuenssberg: Questions politicians can't seem to answer on immigration
... So what decisions could politicians take? The Committee itself has already suggested scrapping the list of " shortage occupations" it publishes, which determines the sectors that can bring in extra foreign workers...
Harvard under fire for helping elite skip the queue
... It also noted the " generous support" that alumni provide which helps make financial aid possible to increase diversity and excellence, " Although alumni support Harvard for many reasons, The Committee is concerned that eliminating any consideration of whether an applicant s parent attended Harvard or Radcliffe would diminish this vital sense of engagement and support...
Government spending plans 'a very big risk', says watchdog
By Vishala Sri-PathmaBusiness reporter
Spending plans outlined in the chancellor's Autumn Statement represent " a very big fiscal risk" according to the UK's official economic forecaster.
Richard Hughes , chair of The Office for Budget Responsibility, told MPs on the Treasury Select Committee that spending plans carried A Level of " uncertainty".
He explained that much of the spending promised is funded by projected savings rather than income already received.
Last week, the OBR slashed its forecast for UK Economic Growth .
In March, the OBR said it expected Gdp - a measure of the size and health of a country's Economy - to grow by 1. 8% in 2024 and 2. 5% in 2025.
Those predictions have now been cut, with a new forecast suggesting the UK Economy will grow by 0. 7% in 2024 and 1. 4% in 2025.
Presenting his Autumn Statement last week, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced tax cuts, tighter welfare rules, and further measures aimed at Getting More people into work.
" It is very difficult to assess the credibility of the government's spending plans, because after March of 2025 the government doesn't have any spending plans, " Mr Hughes said, as he and other members of the OBR faced questions on the Autumn Statement.
The chancellor's speech, delivered to The Commons , is the government's main opportunity outside of the Budget to make tax and spending announcements.
Bigger-than-expected cuts to National Insurance (NI) and frozen tax brackets were raised in Tuesday's hearing in parliament.
The main rate will go down from 12% to 10% from January - although previous tax changes mean many workers will not be much better off.
However, members of the OBR told The Committee that the impact on Economic Growth from this measure was " unambiguously" positive.
While Mr Hunt announced The Cut to NI rates, he opted to leave NI and Income Tax thresholds untouched, meaning they remain frozen until 2028.
It means that as workers secure pay rises, they may end up paying more tax if they are dragged into a higher tax band than before.
Some 2. 2 million more workers now pay the basic rate Income Tax of 20% compared with three years ago, according to official figures, while 1. 6 million more people have found themselves in the 40% tax bracket in the same period.
Prof David Miles , a member of the Budget Responsibility committee, told MPs it wasn't clear how this measure would impact growth.
" It would mean that living standards would be lower and so may mean that workers would have to do additional hours, " said Prof Miles.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
