» Monday, October 29, 2007

Saudi State Visit

Asked for any background on the rather sudden announcement that the Foreign Secretary had adopted a son and pulled out of meeting with the Saudi Foreign Minister, the PMS replied that she would not be getting into any details regarding the Foreign Secretary’s personal circumstances. The Foreign Office had issued a short statement that set […]

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Immigration

Asked about the Liam Byrne statement on immigration, the PMS replied that the update had been scheduled for some time, and asked Lobby to wait for the content from Liam Byrne tomorrow. Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with David Cameron that the numbers of immigrants was too high at the moment, the PMS replied […]

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» Friday, October 26, 2007

Ed Balls

Put that Ed Balls had said he spent most of his time in his constituency and asked if the Prime Minister was concerned he was not committed to his job, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that that was a question for DCFS and Ed Balls’ spokesman. Asked if the Prime Minister believed Ed Balls, […]

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National Security Strategy

Asked for details on the National Security Strategy; whether or not there would be a debate in the House of Commons and the country and if it would be published before Parliament, the PMS said that the expectation was that there would be a document published sometime before the end of year. We would expect […]

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Detention Without Charge/Criminal Justice Bill

Asked for an update re the situation on detention without charge and whether or not we were waiting for an amendment on the Criminal Justice Bill, the PMS said essentially, yes. The Prime Minister made a statement regarding this in July where he set out a number of options including doubling the period up to […]

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Saudi Arabian Visit

Asked what to expect from the Saudi Arabian visit next week, the PMS said that there was not much to say at this point. There was a state visit from the King of Saudi Arabia; obviously they were an important ally for us and next week would be an opportunity to take stock of bilateral […]

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» Thursday, October 25, 2007

Liberty Speech

Read the speech in full Asked about the review of the right to gain entry to your home, and what we were hoping to achieve, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that as the Prime Minister said in his speech, there were currently 250 separate powers relating to the ability of various authorities to enter […]

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Iran

Asked if there was any reaction on Iran following Condolezza Rice’s comments, the PMS replied that the Foreign Office put out a statement around lunchtime today. That set out the Government’s position and we had nothing further to add. original source.

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Debt

Put that the Chancellor had said in the Treasury Select Committee that banks should be stopped from hiding debt on balance sheets, and asked if anything could be expected in the Queen’s Speech, the PMS replied that this was something that had been said before by the Chancellor, and was also something referred to in […]

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MPs’ allowances

Put that the total bill for MPs’ allowances had gone up by 5%, and asked did the Prime Minister think the public was getting value for money, the PMS replied that these were matters for Parliament. original source.

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