» Thursday, February 21, 2008RenditionAsked if was a breach of trust between transatlantic friends, that it took six years for the US to tell us about the two cases of rendition, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman, (PMS), replied that both the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister had both responded to questions regarding the rendition flights. The point was that […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Northern RockAsked if we were saying anything about plans for amendments put through the House of Lords, and would the Government be seeking to reverse them, the PMS replied that in terms of the specifics, she would check with the Treasury. However it was right that we allowed the parliamentary process to take place; we had […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) RenditionAsked for more information on the David Miliband statement, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that she was unable to give any details; the statement would be laid later in the afternoon, at approximately 1pm. Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied that previous assurances given by Ministers in the Commons on the matter of […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Diana InquestAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned by the Diana Inquest, the PMS replied that the progress of the Diana Inquest was something for those who were responsible and not something that the Prime Minister has commented on. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AlcoholAsked of the Prime Minister would be meeting with representatives of Tesco, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had met with representatives of the retail industry, including Tesco, regarding alcohol back in November. We welcomed any further positive contributions to taking this issue forward. There were reviews ongoing into the relationship between pricing and […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) British GasAsked if the Government was concerned about the profiteering of British Gas, the PMS said that profits were a commercial matter for the company. However, in January, the Chancellor asked that Ofgem assess how the market was operating in terms of competitiveness. That report came back and suggested that there was no evidence of any […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Enquiry at HMP WoodhillAsked how seriously the Prime Minister took Sir Christopher Rose’s findings regarding the two bugging incidents, the PMS replied that she would not comment on that issue until we had the Home Secretary’s statement. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IsraelAsked to assess Britain’s relationship with Israel, the PMS replied that the Foreign Office had responded to the Guardian’s story and they had been clear that they would not comment on leaked documents. Our position, encouraging all signatories of the non-proliferation treaty to abide by that, remained the same but we also recognised Israel’s position […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Prime Minister’s BirthdayAsked how the Prime Minister spent his birthday yesterday, the PMS replied that journalists would have seem him quite a bit yesterday, both at PMQs and giving a speech on citizenship. The Prime Minister appreciated the words of congratulations he received form various people, including those of the lobby. But as they saw it was […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Peter MandelsonAsked if the Prime Minister was expecting a birthday present from Peter Mandelson, the PMS replied that she could not possibly speculate on that; it would be rude to do so. Asked what the Prime Minister was hoping to get out of the meeting with Peter Mandelson, the PMS replied that it was normal for […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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