» Monday, February 18, 2008

NFU Conference

Asked about the Prime Minister’s speech to the NFU conference, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister may say a few words, but it was not a big set piece speech as such original source.

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China

Asked if the Prime Minister would be discussing Darfur with the Chinese Councillor this afternoon, the PMS replied that he was sure that the subject of Darfur would come up, as would Burma and other bilateral relations as the State Councillor did have some responsibility for foreign affairs. Separately, as the Prime Minister said this […]

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Brussels

Asked what the purpose of the Prime Minister’s visit to Brussels was, and had he been before as Prime Minister, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had been to the European Council meeting in December, but the main purpose of the meeting was to have discussions with President Barroso. Asked for the general purpose […]

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Northern Rock

Asked if the Government had contact with the European Commission regarding the nationalisation of Northern Rock and state subsidy laws, the PMS replied that the plan was that Northern Rock would submit its business plan to the European Commission to get state aid clearance within the coming weeks. Asked if Northern Rock would be discussed […]

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Scottish Parliament

Asked if the Prime Minister was newly converted to the possibility of giving more powers to the Scottish Parliament, especially on taxation, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister set out his position on that in an interview at the weekend. There was a review that the Scottish Parliament was taking forward, and the Government’s […]

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Iraq

Asked for a response to new calls for a full inquiry into the Iraq war, the PMS replied that the position remained as it had for some time, which was that this was not something that we would consider whilst troops were still stationed in Iraq. original source.

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Kosovo

Asked if Britain would be making any kind of separate announcement on Kosovo following the European Union meeting of Foreign Ministers, the PMS replied that David Miliband would be saying something if he had not done so already on behalf of the British Government. original source.

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Pakistan Elections

Asked if the Government was saying anything on the Pakistan election, the PMS replied that there was an European Union observer mission there at the moment monitoring the elections. They were due to report on the 20th Feb, and we should wait until we saw that report before commenting further. original source.

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister had replied to the Standards Commissioner about the rental income scenario, the PMS replied that this was not a question for him to answer. Asked which football match the Prime Minister attended on Saturday, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was in his constituency and Raith Rovers were playing […]

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