What is a Cobra meeting UK?

These rooms are used for committees which co-ordinate the actions of government bodies in response to national or regional crises, or during overseas events with major implications for the UK. It is popularly referred to as COBRA.

Where is the Cabinet Office based?

The Cabinet Office forms part of the centre of government, alongside 10 Downing Street and the Treasury. Its head office is at 70 Whitehall, next door to Downing Street. There are also Cabinet Office teams based across Westminster, with some elsewhere in London and around the country.

What is Cobra an acronym for?

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss.

What is the acronym Cobra stand for?

What did Cobra stand for?

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) is a landmark federal law, passed in 1985, that provides for continuing group health insurance coverage for some employees and their families after a job loss or other qualifying event.

What does the UK cabinet do?

The Cabinet is the team of 20 or so most senior ministers in the Government who are chosen by the Prime Minister to lead on specific policy areas such as Health, Transport, Foreign Affairs or Defence.

What is COBRA continuation coverage?

COBRA continuation coverage lets you stay on your employer’s group health insurance plan after leaving your job. COBRA stands for the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act. It’s shorthand for the law change that required employers to extend temporary group health insurance to departing employees.

Why was Cobra passed?

The idea for COBRA originated with a grassroots organization, The Older Women’s League (OWL), which was seeking to help women continue their health coverage after divorce or the death of a spouse.

What are government meetings called?

Public session – a meeting, usually of a governmental body, that is open to the general public. For government bodies, such meetings may be required to be open to the public due to open meeting laws. Electronic meetings – a meeting held by electronic means, such as the internet.