» Monday, March 3, 2008Ahmadinejad in IraqAsked about President Ahmadinejad’s visit to Iraq, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he was not in a position to comment on the issue at the moment and it was best to check with the Foreign Office. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ScotlandAsked whether the Prime Minister agreed with comments made by James Purnell about the Scottish Government’s reaction to the issue of council tax benefit, the PMS said he had not seen James Purnell’s comments and he would like to see the context in which they were made before he gave a specific reaction. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Licensing ReviewAsked about the Licensing Review being published tomorrow, the PMS said that it was important to see the review as a staging post in terms of the action the Government was taking, rather than being the final word on the matter. There would be announcements from DCMS and the Home Office, looking at the way […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Russian PresidentAsked whether there were any plans for the Prime Minister to visit Russia, the PMS said the prime Minister had no plans to visit Russia. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Russian ElectionAsked for a reaction regarding the Russian election, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister had written a letter of congratulations to President Medvedev saying that he looked forward to seeing him at the G8 summit in July. We had always said that we would look for opportunities to improve our relationship […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Energy CompaniesAsked for guidance on the meeting with energy companies, the PMS said that, as had been made clear at the weekend, suggestions of some sort of Downing Street summit with the energy companies were wide of the mark. It was not surprising that the Treasury and BERR spoke to the energy companies on a regular […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ID CardsAsked if the Jacqui Smith speech on ID cards would be a u-turn by the Government, the PMS replied that journalists should wait for the speech and said that people should not get too carried away. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IranAsked if the Prime Minister welcomed the Iranian President’s visit to Iraq, the PMS said that we did not have a specific comment on that. Asked if the Prime Minister was aware of the Iranian President’s comments that the US was more responsible for terrorism and death in Iraq than others, the PMS replied that […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IsraelAsked if there had been any contact with Israel over the past couple of days, the PMS said that, as people would expect, we were in contact with our key allies on a regular basis, including Israel. The PMS then went on to reiterate the Foreign Secretary’s comments at the weekend that we supported the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Prince WilliamAsked if the Prime Minister thought that it would be a good idea for Prince William to serve in the frontline, the PMS replied that these were decisions that were best made by the individuals concerned and military commanders based on an assessment of what was in the interests of the security of the individuals […] 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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