» Friday, February 1, 2008

Sports Colleges Conference

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman began by telling the assembled press that when speaking at the Youth Sport Trust’s Sports Colleges Conference, the Prime Minister would call for a national team effort by parents, teachers, sporting talents and volunteers to help make sport a central part in every child’s life and unlock their talent. The Prime […]

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Admiralty Arch Flats

Asked if there were any plans to allocate or rent out the Admiralty Arch flats, the PMS replied that there were no plans to do so, but it would be best to check with Cabinet Office on the matter, as they had received a number of PQ’s on the subject, including one from October of […]

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MP’s Employing Family Members

Asked if the Prime Minister planned to ask the Cabinet to reveal which family members they were employing, the PMS replied that he thought that the question being asked was really a question about the relationship between the leader of the Labour Party and Labour MP’s. The PMS added that his political colleague had just […]

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China

Asked what the Government’s view was on Chinese company Chinalco buying a stake in Rio Tinto and was this discussed during the Prime Minister’s recent visit to China, the PMS said that he did not want to comment on matters relating to individual companies. The Government’s general position on inward investments was well known. original […]

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Flanagan Report

Put that there had been a report in the media that the Flanagan Report was being hastily re-written, to include more stop-and-search measures and the cutting of red tape in it, the PMS replied that that was not true. The PMS said he had seen earlier drafts of the Flanagan Report, he was present for […]

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Afghanistan

Asked if the Government agreed with the United States view that Germany should be more active in the south of Afghanistan, the PMS said that ultimately we would like to see Afghan troops taking over responsibility for the situation in Afghanistan. The Prime Minister had made clear in December, the importance of appropriate burden sharing […]

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