» Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Economy
The Chancellor also updated Cabinet on his latest thinking relating to compensation for those affected by the removal of the 10p tax band and that would be the subject of his statement to Parliament this afternoon, where he would set out the latest state of thinking in advance of the Treasury Select Committee Inquiry. As […]
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Housing Market
Asked if the discussion included anything on the housing market, the PMS confirmed that there had been some discussion of the housing market as well. Asked what the tenor was of those discussions, the PMS replied that because of the international credit crunch, mortgage availability was becoming more difficult, so this was a supply issue. […]
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Cabinet Meetings
Asked if there were any plans to hold Cabinet meetings around the country and not just in London, the PMS said there were no specific plans for that at the moment, but it was something the Prime Minister had said that he was open-minded on and it was something that was kept under review. Asked […]
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Draft Legislative Programme
Asked if the Draft Legislative programme was discussed at Cabinet, the PMS said there was a fairly brief discussion on it this morning. Asked what the timing would be for the Prime Minister’s statement, the PMS said there would be a statement to the House by the Prime Minister at 1230 original source.
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Knife Crime
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about new sentencing guidelines stating that people caught with knives could escape with a fine or community sentence, the PMS made clear that the Sentencing Guidelines Council was an independent body. The guidelines they had issued were not saying that if you injure someone with a knife, you […]
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Misc
Asked if political memoirs came up at Cabinet, the PMS said they did not. Asked whether a referendum on Scottish independence was discussed at Cabinet, the PMS said that it hadn’t come up. original source.
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» Monday, May 12, 2008
10p Tax Rate
Put that Ed Balls had just said that there was a desire to show what could be done quickly in relation to the 10p tax rate, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) repeated what he had said at the morning press briefing; as and when the Treasury were in a position to say anything further on […]
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Frank Field
Asked if the Prime Minister planned to take Frank Field’s advice, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would not be distracted by these sorts of questions and was focusing on the important issues facing the country and the international community. For example, the Prime Minister had been focusing today on social care and the […]
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Miscellaneous
Asked if the "Show Racism a red card" reception at No 10 had something to do with football and if any footballers were attending, the PMS replied that it was to do with football and that a number of footballers would be attending. Asked for the Prime Minister’s reaction to David Cameron’s comments about aid […]
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Draft Legislative Programme
Asked if the Draft Legislative Programme would come in the form of a Written Statement to the House, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that that was the anticipation. Asked what the highlights might be, the PMS replied that when Mr Brown became Prime Minister he made it clear that in future, […]
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