» Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Social mobility

Asked if there was going to be a White Paper on social mobility, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had said on the 23rd June that there would be a paper on social mobility at the end of this year. Asked if it would be Harriet Harman s department carrying it out, the PMS […]

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Prime Minister Berlusconi

Asked what the agenda was for the meeting between the Prime Minister and Prime Minister Berlusconi, the PMS said it would be quite a wide-ranging meeting and probably quite informal. No doubt they would be discussing what was happening in the European economy and the global economy. They were also likely to discuss energy and […]

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» Tuesday, September 9, 2008

Energy

Asked for an update on the energy package, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that there was no formal update on the guidance given yesterday. Asked if there was a date for an announcement, the PMS said that he was not in a position to confirm a specific date. original source.

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TUC Conference

Asked what the Prime Minister s message at the TUC dinner would be, the PMS said that it was an after dinner speech, which would be quite informal and wide-ranging. It would be off-camera, not particularly scripted and mainly political in content. Asked if the Prime Minister had sympathy with those Unions who were concerned […]

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Oil Summit

Asked to confirm the story in the Financial Times that the Prime Minister was inviting Libya s leader, Colonel Gaddafi and the Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez to an oil summit in London, the PMS replied that the invitations would be sent shortly and attendance could be discussed once responses had been received. Asked who would […]

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Tennis

Asked if the Prime Minister had watched Andy Murray in the US Open final last night, the PMS said the Prime Minister had watched the match. Asked if the Prime Minister had a message for Andy Murray, the PMS said that the Prime Minister s view was that Andy Murray had played extremely well and […]

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» Monday, September 8, 2008

Afghanistan

Put that President Karzai had suggested that, in a conversation with the Prime Minister, there had been a threat to withdraw British troops from Helmand Province if a former governor was reinstated, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that he did not recognise that as a description of any conversation the Prime Minister had […]

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Cabinet

Asked what was on the agenda for Cabinet today, the PMS said that the main item of discussion would be the economy. There would also be a discussion lead in the first instance by Liam Byrne, the Regional Minister for the West Midlands, on general issues relating to the West Midlands. Asked if there was […]

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Immigration

Asked if Frank Field s report into immigration would be discussed at Cabinet, the PMS said that the items on today s Cabinet agenda related to the economy. Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the report, the PMS said that our general position on immigration and caps was well known. As Liam […]

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Fuel efficiency

Asked for guidance on when there would be a fuel efficiency announcement, the PMS said that as and when we were in a position to make a firm announcement on the timing of that, we would do so. Asked if discussions were still ongoing between the Government and energy companies, the PMS said yes. Asked […]

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