» Thursday, January 24, 2008
Severn Estuary Tidal Barrage
Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on the Severn Estuary tidal barrage, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported the Government’s position on this subject. original source.
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Review of Voting Systems
Asked if it was still the policy that at some stage after an official review there would be a referendum, the PMS replied that whatever previous commitments had been made on this, remained the commitments; the report published today simply assessed the experiences of different voting systems that had been put in place for various […]
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Ken Livingstone
Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was right that Ken Livingstone should use his position to campaign against Sir Trevor Phillips, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had answered a question on this in the House if Commons yesterday; he had also said, when asked by a number of Sunday papers at the […]
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Capital Gains Tax
Asked if the Prime Minister was happy that initial proposals on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) had had to be altered, the PMS said that he did not want to say anything ahead of the Chancellor’s statement to the House of Commons, except that the main objective of the reforms that were made to CGT in […]
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Northern Rock
Asked if the Government had any idea of the cost of the Northern Rock securitisation bid, the PMS said that the Treasury and the Chancellor had been answering questions on this and there was nothing more to add to what had already been said. original source.
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Crime Figures
Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed that violent crime was still rising, the PMS replied that the crime figures this morning had shown that total recorded crime was down by 10%; domestic burglary was down by 8%; offences against vehicles was down by 12%; violence against the person was down by 8% and robbery […]
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» Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Downing Street Appointments
Asked for more information on the departure of Tom Scholar and the arrival of Jeremy Heywood, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that when Mr Scholar came back from Washington in June, it was always the intention that this would be a transitional appointment to help deal with the early period of […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
ID Cards
Asked why the Government was backtracking on ID cards and was it because of the data losses of recent months, the PMS replied that he did not accept the premise of the question. The position remains as set out in the Strategic Plan for the National Identity Scheme, published in December 2006. As the Prime […]
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Misc
Asked if there was going to be an announcement on Capital Gains Tax tomorrow, the PMS said that people should check with the Treasury. Asked if there was a feeling that there was going to be a change in the terrorism threat level, the PMS said that it would be a matter for the Home […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Comptroller and Auditor General
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that the Prime Minister would give a short oral statement at 12.40pm, following a ten minute rule bill after PMQ’s. The Prime Minister would recommend the appointment of the Comptroller and Auditor General of the National Audit Office (NAO). The 1983 NAO Act required […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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