» Tuesday, February 26, 2008Information CommissionerAsked if the Prime Minister was minded to accept the Information Commissioner’s ruling on releasing Cabinet notes, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that as the Cabinet Office had said, we would have to give proper consideration to the ruling. We would have to balance off the requirements of openness and transparency […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CasinosPut that Andy Burnham had announced that new casinos would be closed for six hours of every 24 and was there any plans to replicate that in the licensing trade, the PMS replied that there was a review under way in relation to 24 hour licensing and the Prime Minister had been speaking about it […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscPut that Hazel Blears was due to make a statement on regeneration for Manchester, the PMS said that it would be released as a press notice. Asked if the Prime Minister had written a letter to the British Law Society promising continued funds for groups working for democratic change in Zimbabwe, the PMS said he […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CabinetThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by informing journalists that Cabinet had met for approximately one hour this morning and had been dominated by home affairs. They discussed drugs policy in advance of the Drug Strategy publication tomorrow and there was a follow-up discussion on neighbourhood policing following on from the campaign launched yesterday by […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Asylum SeekersAsked if there was any explanation for why the numbers of failed asylum seekers had dropped, the PMS replied that what we had also seen, as Liam Byrne had pointed out this morning, was a significant increase in the number of foreign national prisoners being deported; that was up 80% over the past year. People […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MPs’ ExpensesAsked if the Prime Minister welcomed the speeded up timetable regarding MPs’ expenses, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister thought it was a matter for the House of Commons; he had set out his views on how he thought all of this should be looked at in his letter to the Speaker 2 or […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Swedish Prime MinisterAsked what the Prime Minister would be discussing with the Swedish Prime Minister, the PMS replied that the main things they were likely to discuss would be where we were in terms of live European issues, Kosovo, climate change and development issues. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) First Minister of ScotlandAsked if the Prime Minister had any plans to meet with the First Minister today, the PMS said no. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) TruancyAsked what the Prime Minister thought about new truancy figures given his policy regarding compulsory education until the age of 18, the PMS replied that his understanding was that overall absence from school was at its lowest level ever; on average 58,000 more pupils were at school than would have been if we had the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) GamblingAsked if the Prime Minister was worried about the backlash about Manchester not getting the super casino, the PMS said it was best to wait for the announcement from Hazel Blears this afternoon before reaching any judgement. original source. 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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