» Friday, April 25, 2008
Fuel
Asked what the contingency plans were for fuel in Scotland and whether any COBRA meetings were planned, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that she was not aware of any planned COBRA meetings, but she would check. As Malcolm Wicks was saying this morning, what we were encouraging and what we wanted to see happen […]
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Prisons
Asked about comments this morning that there were "no-go areas" in prisons in Britain where inmates were basically in control, the PMS replied that the Prison Officers Association had responded in their way, but the Ministry of Justice had issued a response saying that it was simply not true that there were areas of prisons […]
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Debt
Asked about the Archbishop of Canterbury’s comments on personal debt, and was the Prime Minister concerned that young people were going into too much debt, the PMS replied that it was the case that people struggling with personal debt were already being helped by a range of measures introduced by the Government. The Department for […]
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Misc
Asked about a possible reshuffle after the local elections, the PMS replied that as people knew, it was the case that somebody sitting in her position would never comment on reshuffle speculation. But she believed that her political colleague had already made his views known on this story to some members of the Lobby. original […]
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» Thursday, April 24, 2008
10p Tax
Asked how the Prime Minister felt about some negative reactions from businesses about the idea that the compensation package could be paid for in part by the minimum wage, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and the Government’s view was as the Chancellor had set out in his letter yesterday when […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Teacher’s Strike
Asked what the Prime Minister’s message was to teachers threatening further strike action, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s message was that which he delivered this morning and the message that Ed Balls had been delivering this morning, which was that this strike action was regrettable as many thousands of parents had been inconvenienced […]
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Misc
Asked if the Government’s position remained the same in regards to troops roulement in Iraq in light of the Written Ministerial Statement from the Ministry of Defence, the PMS replied that the Government’s policy had always been to be guided by the conditions on the ground and not to set arbitrary timetables. The situation on […]
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Terror Assets
Asked for any reaction to the High Court ruling on asset freezing, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that a statement had gone out from both the Home Office and the Treasury on that. The Treasury were saying that they were disappointed with the Judgement of the High Court in this case, and that they […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Tax
Asked why it was decided to limit the protection against loss of those aged between 60-64, and not extended to people who retired early, the PMS replied that that was the decision taken by the Treasury and it was best to check with them on the specifics. From recollection it was related to parallel announcement […]
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Abortion Legislation
Asked if the Government was still committed to retaining the abortion time of 24 weeks, the PMS replied that the Government had no plans to change the legislation on abortion. Any changes to the abortion laws would typically be a free vote anyway, but the Government had no plans to bring forward any proposals. original […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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