» Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Stop and Search
Asked what Sir Ronnie Flanagan was proposing regarding Stop and Search, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that people should wait until Sir Flanagan had published his final report. However, he had made clear on page 15, paragraph 1.26, recommendation 9 of his interim report that, ‘the review will give urgent consideration to how Stop […]
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Bill Gates
Asked if the Prime Minister had met, or was due to meet, Bill Gates, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had met with Bill Gates this afternoon and that it had been a private meeting. They had met in Davos recently; they had a lot of common issues that they discussed, primarily around the […]
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Prisons
Asked where we were up to regarding titan prisons, the PMS replied that the Ministry of Justice had been making the position quite clear; as Jack Straw had said in December in his statement to the House of Commons, ‘we are committed to the new prison places we announced in December and want to move […]
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MP Allowances
Asked if the Prime Minister, as a member of the House of Commons, had any plans to involve himself in the debate about the future of MPs’ allowances, the PMS repeated what had already been made clear, which was that the Prime Minister thought it was a matter for the House authorities. Put that the […]
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Governor of the Bank of England
Asked why Mervyn King had been given a second term in the Prime Minister’s view, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that we had always made clear that it was the Prime Minister’s view that Mervyn King had been a first rate Governor to the Bank of England in his first term, and on that […]
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Migration
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the impact of migration on maternity services, the PMS replied that this matter was something that the Migration Impact Forum was looking at. The Government had already announced an expansion in maternity services in recent months and recent years. We did recognise the importance of understanding the […]
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on whether Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi should be granted a visa, the PMS replied that this was a matter for the Home Office. original source.
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MPs’ Allowances
Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on MPs’ secretarial allowances, the PMS replied that this was a matter for the House. original source.
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ISC
Put that the Prime Minister had wanted the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) to be more accountable to Parliament, and asked why he did not take the opportunity following the vacancy created in the chair by Paul Murphy moving to be Secretary of State for Wales to reform the Committee, the PMS replied that the […]
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EU Leaders’ Summit
Asked what was discussed at the dinner following the EU leaders’ summit last night, the PMS replied that it was a private dinner so he would not be getting into any detail. They had a general discussion about the reform of the global institutions, and a brief conversation about Iran. Asked if they considered if […]
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