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Europe

Asked about the discussion between the Prime Minister and Peter Mandelson, and Peter Mandelson now staying in Brussels, the PMS replied that journalists would not expect us to comment on the Prime Minister’s private conversations. Regarding the issue of the next Commissioner, it was still very early days. Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed […]

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Cost of Military Operations

Asked what the Prime Minister would say to the contention that operations in Iraq were bleeding resources and leading to overstretched and under-equipped troops in Afghanistan, the PMS replied that operational expenses were always funded on top of the MoD settlement. So the MoD receive their normal settlement in the normal way, and then they […]

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NATO Summit

Asked what the Prime Minister hoped to get out of the forthcoming NATO summit, and would it be another opportunity to ask NATO to contribute more troops to Afghanistan, the PMS replied that it was a bit early for this as the meeting was several weeks away. But he was sure that subject would come […]

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Budget

Asked about energy companies and windfall tax, and was this now completely off the agenda with proposals for pre-pay meters, the PMS replied that these were budget matters, so it was best to speak to the Treasury on that, but the Treasury had been making the position reasonably clear. original source.

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President of Uganda

Asked about the Prime Minister’s meeting with the President of Uganda, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that they had met when the Prime Minister was in Uganda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting; they would discuss regional issues in Africa, the Development agenda, trade and so on. original source.

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Peter Mandelson

Asked if the Prime Minister welcomed Peter Mandelson staying on as British European Commissioner for a second term, the PMS replied that it was clearly very early days in terms of discussing or making decisions in relation to the next British European Commissioner. Put that the Prime Minister had previously said Tony Blair would make […]

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European Spring Council

Asked if there was going to be a briefing in advance of the European Spring Council, the PMS said that he was not sure; it was on mainly European economic issues; if there was a strong demand for one then we could have one. original source.

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Enterprise Agenda

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with John Hutton that we should celebrate businessmen who earn huge salaries, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had always been a very keen supporter of the enterprise agenda. Asked if the Prime Minister thought that some of the salaries were out of proportion, the PMS said that […]

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Child Poverty

Asked if the Government was going to abandon the 2010 child poverty target, the PMS said that there were no plans to abandon the 2010 target. original source.

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Energy Companies

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that energy companies were doing enough to help low income households, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister said something about this at Prime Minister’s Questions a couple of weeks ago and, as we had repeatedly said, Ministers were naturally concerned about the effects that energy price rises had […]

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