Sentence examples for debate on the changes from inspiring English sources

By contrast, the Liberal Democrats managed a full debate on the changes, despite being hamstrung as part of the coalition, with one disabled delegate receiving an ovation before she even started to speak.

That's why Labour needs to set out practical reforms as part of a sensible debate on the changes we need".

Concerns that welfare standards could be weakened had been raised by the RSCPA and Compassion in World Farming as well as by Labour, which this week called for an urgent parliamentary debate on the changes.

The Liberal Democrats' leader, Tim Farron, has tabled a motion seeking to block the changes by "praying against" them – a formal parliamentary manoeuvre that could force the government to offer a debate on the changes, if it gains enough support from MPs.

Opening a parliamentary debate on the changes on Monday evening, Mr. Papandreou urged politicians to place "the good of the nation above narrow party interest" and approve the measures, which he said were the only way to save Greece from default and set it on the road to economic recovery.

The 576-member National Assembly and 330-member Senate held long debates on the changes.

Pyne said he believed he was winning the public debate on the university changes and Australians would agree that a 50-50 split for student contributions was fair.

Before a parliamentary debate on the proposed changes to housing benefit, campaigners argue the debate has focused too much on the capital and the possible effect of "cleansing" its centre of the poor.

The latest protests coincide with a French senate debate on the proposed changes to employment law, which supporters say are aimed at making the job market more flexible and reducing high unemployment but which opponents say are too pro-business.

This would have limited the time for future debate on the proposed changes in the House of Commons to 10 days.

In the debate on welfare changes, the government has championed hard working families against those it says are "sleeping off a life on benefits".