» Monday, October 29, 2007Saudi State VisitAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) ImmigrationAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) » Friday, October 26, 2007Ed BallsPut 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, […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) National Security StrategyAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Detention Without Charge/Criminal Justice BillAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Saudi Arabian VisitAsked 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 […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Thursday, October 25, 2007Liberty SpeechRead 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 […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) IranAsked 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. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) DebtPut 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 […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MPs’ allowancesPut 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. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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