» Monday, February 27, 2006
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.
Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (3)
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.
Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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.
Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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.
Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Monday, February 20, 2006
David Mills
Asked if the Prime Minister and Silvio Berlusconi had discussed David Mills, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that he was not aware of any discussions.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Council Tax
Asked if the PMOS recognised the front page stories today about council tax, the PMOS said people would not know the position on council tax until the end of next month, and that was the usual pattern of these things. It was part of the annual ritual that we had stories like this before we knew the final figures. What we had said was that our expectation was that the increase in most council tax bills should be below 5%, and if necessary, we were prepared to use our capping powers.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (8)
Bird Flu
Asked if people should be worried about bird flu, the PMOS replied that it was common sense that as the incidences of bird flu on the Continent moved closer to the UK, so the level of concern increased. We recognised that, and that was why DEFRA (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) had issued new guidance to poultry farmers that they should prepare plans to bring their flocks inside.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (5)
Leo/Mrs Blair photos
Asked if Downing Street, or the Prime Minister and Mrs. Blair planned on taking any action over the photographs of Mrs. Blair and Leo at the Winter Olympics, the PMOS said he was not aware of any such plans.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Media and Troops
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with John Reid that media organisations should exercise restraint when reporting about "what our troops got up to", the PMOS it was important to distinguish between what John Reid was and was not saying. What the Defence Secretary in no way was saying was that we should condone, or that we did condone abuse. Equally, however, what he was saying was that we should keep those cases in perspective, and the fact that there were 5 cases of abuse in Iraq. That was 5 cases too many, but given the number of troops, that was the perspective it should be seen in.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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