» Monday, February 27, 2006

Education Bill

Asked if it was right to assume that the Prime Minister would not be announcing any new reforms in the Bill, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said the Prime Minister had made his thoughts known at the Downing Street seminar held earlier today. The Bill would make it absolutely clear that there would be no return to selection, but it would give schools the freedoms they needed to develop and let them use their independence to develop.

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Tessa Jowell

Asked if the Prime Minister gave his full support to Tessa Jowell, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied: yes.

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Tessa Jowell

Asked if the PMOS could give any more information about whether Tessa Jowell had informed the permanent secretary in 2001 about the specific investment her spouse had made in 2000, the PMOS said he would not be giving a running commentary on private discussions, as they always were, between permanent secretaries and secretaries of state. Tessa Jowell was no different from any other secretary of state in that regard. The important thing was that Tessa Jowell had said that she did not believe there was a conflict of interests and that she believed that she had abided by the ministerial code.

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Ken Livingstone

Asked if the suspension of the Mayor for four weeks meant that he was unnecessary to run London, the PMOS replied that in terms of the decision on Friday, he had nothing further to add.

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Education

Asked if the Prime Minister was involved in any way in the Education Bill's preparation, the PMOS said that he was involved today in the seminar today with the local authority leaders. It was an opportunity for them to set out their view of the issues and measures contained in the White Paper.

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Power Report

Asked what the Prime Minister's view was about the Power Report, the PMOS said that there were many issues dealt within the Power Report. They were all matters that were debated as much within Parties as between Parties. People took different views about some of the issues contained in them. The Prime Minister had no doubt that the report would add to that debate.

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Women and Work

Asked that if the Prime Minister was committed to fair dealings with women in the workplace, why didn't he pay Meg Munn a salary, the PMOS replied that throughout the period in Government, since 1997, there had been 19 unpaid Ministers, of which 15 were male. Therefore, it was a matter of Government organisation, and not one of gender. The important thing was that we did something about the overall issue, which was why Tessa Jowell had been given the role of Cabinet Champion to produce an action plan within six months to come out of today's report.

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Reshuffle

Asked if it was known when, or who, the new Cabinet Minister for Social Exclusion might be, the PMOS said that it would be decided at an appropriate time.

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