» Friday, November 5, 2004

Black Watch

Asked why The Secretary of State for Defence did not give the statement to the House of Commons on the deaths of the Black Watch soldiers killed in Iraq last night, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that Adam Ingram had taken part in a procurement debate in the House and at the time the MOD had wanted to make a statement as quickly as possible.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

MRSA

Asked why it was acceptable that John Reid was announcing that the National Health Service was going to cut MRSA by half in 4 years time, the PMS replied that the Government was doing as much as it could to deal with the problem and clearly wanted to improve the situation. She advised journalists to approach the Department of Health to discuss specific targets.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (10)

North East Referendum

Asked if the Prime Minster had spoken to the Deputy Prime Minister with regards to the North East Referendum result, the PMS said that she was not aware that they had spoken.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)

Pension Rises

Asked if the Prime Minister supported the pension rise for judges, the PMS replied that it was being looked at by the DCA and was something that was kept under regular review.

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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