» Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Northern Rock

Asked what was said at Cabinet regarding Northern Rock, the PMS said that this issue was discussed in the context of a much wider discussion about the economy and the economic situation, lead by the Chancellor. It was a brief update; the Chancellor reminded Cabinet colleagues that the situation relating to Northern Rock arose originally […]

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Friendly Fire Story

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the latest friendly fire story, the PMS said that it was best to check with the Ministry of Defence on the exact circumstances surrounding the story and that, until we had a clear understanding of the exact circumstances, we would not be able to comment further. original […]

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Teacher’s Pay

Put that the Prime Minister wanted pay to stay under the inflation target, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had said that he wanted settlements that were consistent with meeting our inflation target and that were affordable within departmental spending plans, but also, that we wanted to see an increasing move towards multi-year pay […]

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Scottish Parliament

Asked for the Prime Minister’s views regarding plans, promoted by Wendy Alexander, to support greater powers for Scottish Parliament, the PMS said that the Prime Minister thought it was a good thing that the respective parties in Scotland were having a debate about this issue but that he would want to wait for the outcome […]

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» Monday, January 14, 2008

Human Trafficking

Asked why the Government had decided to ratify the Human Trafficking convention now, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that it was best to speak to the Home Office. original source.

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Northern Rock

Asked where we were in relation to the Goldman Sachs’ report, the PMS replied that it was best to check with the Treasury. More generally, the Treasury was continuing to work hard to find a solution that protects the interests of the taxpayers, the depositors and maintains wider financial stability. As he was saying this […]

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Public Sector Pay

Put that the public sector unions had just agreed an annual pay claim for the public sector of 6% a year, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had made his views on public sector pay very clear. Asked about the 6% figure, the PMS replied that we would not be having a negotiation in […]

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Peter Hain

Asked if the Prime Minister had made any attempts to satisfy himself as Leader of the Labour Party by speaking to Peter Hain about the funding of his Deputy Leadership campaign, the PMS replied that this was not a question for him to answer. Asked if they could assume that the Prime Minister retained full […]

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Offender Management Scheme

Asked if the Prime Minister was at all concerned about the Offender Management Scheme, in light of the case of the pensioner who had been a victim of someone who had been under normal supervision, the PMS replied that obviously this was a matter for concern, but the Ministry of Justice had issued a statement […]

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Schools Bill

Asked about the Schools Bill and the idea that teachers would be asked not to push A Levels, the PMS replied that the second reading debate was taking place at the moment. DCSF were making clear that the clause in the Bill was not about promoting one form of qualification over another, it was about […]

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