» Thursday, March 13, 2008European Council/European IssuesThe Prime Minister Spokesman (PMS) started by telling assembled journalists that the Prime Minister was currently in the PES meeting and that the main Council session would start at approximately 1815 local time. The main items on the agenda were climate change, the Lisbon agenda and energy issues. On climate change in particular, the Prime […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MPs’ ExpensesAsked if the Prime Minister thought that the report into MEPs’ expenses should be made public, the PMS replied that, as the Prime Minister said frequently in a domestic context, it was important that action was taken to increase transparency but this was really a matter for the European Parliament. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) Peter MandelsonAsked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Peter Mandelson about his future as the European Commissioner, the PMS said that the Prime Minister believed that Mr Mandelson has been a very good Commissioner. The PMS went on to say that journalists would not expect him to comment on the Prime Minister’s private conversations and […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Incapacity BenefitAsked if the Prime Minister had anything to say about incapacity benefits and concerns that changes in the Budget may be unfair, the PMS said that the Prime Minister thought that it was very important that we did everything possible to support those people who were able to work, to get into work; James Purnell […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Air MarshalsAsked for the Government’s position on having US air marshals on transatlantic flights, the PMS said that the position had been set out by the Department for the Transport and that journalists should refer to that. 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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