Downing Street Says

Asked when the first Cabinet meeting in September would be, the PMS confirmed that the date of the first Cabinet meeting in September would be Monday 8th and it would be held outside of London.

Asked if holding the Cabinet meeting outside of London would become common practise, the PMS said that we hoped to repeat it.

Asked if it was a Political Cabinet, the PMS said no. However, as well as a Cabinet meeting there would also be a range of events where Ministers could engage with people of the region. This was consistent with Government’s approach towards engagement and consultation on the issues that effected people around the country.

Asked what type of venue it would be held in, the PMS said that he would be able to go into more detail nearer the time.

Asked if there would be facilities for broadcasters, the PMS repeated that he would be able to go into more detail nearer the time.

Asked how often Cabinet would be held outside London, the PMS said that we hoped to repeat it but was not able to give a timeframe.

Asked if the Cabinet would be taking steps to offset their increased carbon footprint, the PMS repeated that further details would be given nearer the time.

Asked why it had been decided to have Cabinet outside of London, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had always made clear that he wanted to listen and learn from the experiences of people and the challenges they faced in their daily lives. The decision to have Cabinet outside of London was entirely consistent with the Government’s approach to engagement and consultation.

Put that the Cabinet meeting could stay in London and that other meetings/events could take place in areas outside London, the PMS said that Cabinet Ministers would be engaged in events with people on the same day as the Cabinet meeting.

Asked if any consideration had been given to the security dimension to holding Cabinet outside of London, the PMS said that of course security had been considered but that he would not comment further on security matters.

Asked if it was likely that people would be invited to consultation events/meetings, the PMS said that further details would be given nearer the time.

Put that cynics might say that this was a stunt, the PMS said that cynics might well say that, but that we did not agree and that Government’s consistent approach was that we wanted to listen and learn from the experiences of people in this country.

Asked if the meeting on the 8th September was the only Cabinet meeting of that week, the PMS said that as far as he was aware it was.

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