» Monday, September 8, 2008
Miscellaneous
Asked if there was a response to the US Treasury s takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the PMS said that it was not something that we would comment on directly, but in the UK we ourselves had had to take decisive action in relation to Northern Rock earlier this year. Put that Ed […]
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» Friday, September 5, 2008
Energy
Asked about discussions with the energy companies and direct cash assistance, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the position was set out clearly by the Prime Minister in his speech yesterday. The focus of the discussions with the energy companies was on how we could reduce people bills not simply for one year, […]
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» Thursday, September 4, 2008
Economy
Asked for a flavour of the Prime Minister s speech this evening, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the speech would begin with an assessment of the global economic situation and would say how global economic turmoil was affecting every economy in every country; that the UK economy was better placed than it […]
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Prostitution
Asked if the Prime Minister backed Harriet Harman in her crusade to make paying for sex illegal, the PMS replied that Harriet Harman was a Government Minister and as such had the Prime Minister s backing. Asked to clarify if the Prime Minister was backing Harriet Harman in her job as Minister responsible for such […]
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Miscellaneous
Asked if the Prime Minister accepted that he had months to turn around his premiership, the PMS replied that he was not going to be drawn on any of the comments from Charles Clarke this morning, and referred journalists to his political colleague. Asked for a view on a story concerning publication of changes to […]
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» Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Energy
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Nick Clegg that energy-generating companies were trying to blackmail the Government by appearing to be unwilling to fund socially beneficial schemes, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that there was a discussion taking place at the moment between Government and the energy companies; you would expect them […]
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TUC
Asked if it was correct that the Prime Minister was not speaking at the TUC this year, the PMS replied that the tradition, as he understood it, was that the main speech alternated between the Chancellor and the Prime Minister; the Prime Minister gave the speech last year so it was the Chancellor s turn […]
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Stamp duty/mortgage financing
Asked if some sort of intervention in mortgage financing was likely to happen, the PMS replied that the Chancellor had announced back in April that Sir James Crosby would look at how we could make the mortgage market, especially the wholesale mortgage market, function more effectively. Crosby produced his interim conclusions in July and we […]
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Northern Ireland
Asked about today s report on the current state of the IRA, the PMS said that he would not say anything ahead of the report being published; the report would be published at 1.15pm, and that would be followed by a press conference. original source.
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Scotland
Asked for the Government s reaction to Alex Salmond s plans to replace council tax with a new income tax, the PMS said that it was a matter for the Scottish Executive. original source.
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