» Sunday, February 3, 2008

Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a summary of what was discussed at Cabinet. There had been an update on the transport situation in light of the weather from the Transport Secretary, there was a general discussion on the economy including the recent industrial action and there was a discussion led by […]

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Industrial Action

Asked whether Lord Mandelson had led the discussion on industrial action and was there a view that European Law in this area needed to be looked at again, the PMS replied that as the Secretary of State, Lord Mandelson led the discussion in that area. In response to the second question, the PMS said that […]

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Crime

Asked whether crime had come up at Cabinet, the PMS confirmed that there had been a general discussion about crime. Occasionally the Cabinet took stock of major policy issues and today they took stock of the Government s policy on crime and the action that we were taking in order to build on the 39% […]

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Bank Lending Guarantees

Asked whether any more details had emerged on the details of the Government s announcement last week on bank lending, the PMS said that something that had come up at Cabinet were reports of a number of other big economies like the US and Germany now looked like they would take action. While not identical […]

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Qatari Prime Minister

Asked why the Prime Minister was meeting with the Qatari Prime Minister, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had a very good relationship with the Prime Minister of Qatar and had met him on numerous occasions. The Prime Minister of Qatar was in London, so it was an opportunity to catch up and if […]

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