» Thursday, January 10, 2008
Energy
Asked about the Government paying for the disposal of nuclear waste, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that John Hutton had been quite clear on this during the course of the day. The Government had no intention of subsidising new nuclear facilities, but the White Paper made clear that in extreme situations, in an emergency […]
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MP’s Pay
Put that this would be the last time that MP’s decide their own pay, and asked what system the Prime Minister favoured, the PMS replied that this was all subject to a review as Harriet Harman announced at Business Questions earlier today. Asked if the review would be published next Wednesday, the PMS replied that […]
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Tony Blair
Asked if the Prime Minister was informed in advance of the former Prime Minister taking the job in a bank, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was not informed by the Committee in advance, along with normal convention. And he was not involved in the Cabinet Office process, and independent process – the normal […]
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Party Funding
Asked if the Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police yet, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had not been interviewed by the police. Asked if the PMS would inform journalists if any other members of the Cabinet were to be interviewed by the police, the PMS replied that he was spokesman to […]
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Northern Rock
Asked if the Government was approaching sovereign wealth funds to see if they wanted to buy Northern Rock, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that, at the request of the Northern Rock board, the tripartite committee had asked Goldman Sachs to determine the optimal financing package for the sale of the company as part of […]
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Tony Blair
Asked if appointments taken up by former Prime Minister Tony Blair were subject to the usual form of approval, the PMS replied yes; Section 7.25 of the Ministerial Code set out the procedures for Ministers, which would include the ex-Prime Minister; Ministers must seek advice from the Independent Advisory Committee on any appointments or employment […]
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Police Interview
Asked if the Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police, the PMS said no, he had not. original source.
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Donations Investigation
Put that the Daily Mail had published a story claiming that arrests related to the donations investigation were imminent, the PMS said that that was not something journalists would expect him to comment on. original source.
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Blood Contamination
Asked if the Prime Minister was alarmed by stories that some British personnel had been given contaminated blood, the PMS replied that of course this was a very serious matter and the Ministry of Defence were taking it very seriously. There had been a response from the MoD this morning explaining what action they were […]
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New Zealand Prime Minister
Asked what the Prime Minister and the New Zealand Prime Minister would be discussing at their meeting, the PMS replied that they knew each other quite well and had met quite a few times before; they would be discussing, among other issues, Pakistan, Burma and the climate change agenda. original source.
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