» Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Embryology Bill
Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on the three-line whip on attendance this evening at the House and whether or not this made it a free vote, the PMS said it was a free vote and MP’s could vote as they wished. Asked if Cabinet had discussed the debates on the Embryology Bill given […]
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Immigration
Asked about today’s immigration figures, the PMS replied that on asylum, we had seen a fall in the number of asylum applications including dependents in the first quarter of this year, compared to the last quarter of 2007. On a calendar year basis, applications in 2007 were at their lowest level since 1993, while across […]
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman began by saying that the official Cabinet met for just under an hour and it included an update from Geoff Hoon on Parliamentary business. There was a discussion on Burma, which was led by Douglas Alexander and Lord Malloch-Brown, (who had just returned from Burma), as David Miliband was in the […]
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Agency Workers Directive
Asked if an agreement had been reached regarding the AWD, the PMS said that there had been very constructive discussions between the TUC and the CBI, as well as the Government, on the AWD in recent days and weeks. The PMS went on to say that he was not currently in a position to confirm […]
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Oil/food prices
Asked what was said about the economy during Cabinet, the PMS said that the discussion had been about what all Government departments could do to help deal with the economic situation in relation to issues such as higher oil and food prices. It was more about those subjects rather than a macro-economic discussion. Asked what […]
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» Monday, May 19, 2008
Misc
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by clearing up some questions from that morning’s lobby briefing. Asked what the format would be for the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Dalai Lama at Lambeth Palace on Friday, the PMS said that the Archbishop of Canterbury had invited them both to Lambeth Palace for an inter-faith meeting, […]
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Embryology Bill
Asked to clarify where the Prime Minister was on the Embryology Bill, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister was in favour of all three clauses. Asked to clarify that the Prime Minister was in favour of removing the need for a father clause in IVF, the PMS replied that this was […]
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Dalai Lama
Asked for more details about the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, the PMS replied that as we had previously said, the meeting would take place at Lambeth Palace. Asked if the Archbishop of Canterbury would be present for the meeting, the PMS replied that he would be there as well. Asked if the […]
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BAE
Asked for any reaction to the BAe news, the PMS replied that we had no particular reaction to that. Asked if there had been any information requested from the Ministry of Justice, the PMS replied that he would need to check on that. original source.
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Burma
Asked on Lord Malloch-Brown’s comments on Burma if the Prime Minister had any indication what breakthrough we might expect imminently, the PMS replied that obviously Lord Malloch-Brown had been on the ground in Burma, and had been meeting with representatives of the regime. Aid was trickling into Burma, but clearly there needed to be a […]
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