» Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Mortage Package
Put that the criticism levelled at the package was that the measures would only help people who would be helped out by the banks anyway, such as people with jobs or with job prospects, the PMS said he did not think that that was the case at all. The criteria that the Treasury had set […]
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PMQ’s
Asked what the Prime Minister s reflection was on his slip-up in PMQ s, the PMS said he didn t think the Prime Minister had had any particular reflection on the matter. What he was focussing on were the issues that were of concern to the British people, such as how we provided support at […]
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Welfare Reform
Asked whether James Purnell brought forward his welfare reforms to this time despite the predictions of 3.5 million people being unemployed next year or because of those predictions, the PMS said that the reason for bringing the reforms forward to this time, something that had been in the pipeline for a while, was to ensure […]
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Business Summit
Asked about the summit that Lord Mandelson was hosting, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the purpose of the summit was to focus on how the Government could work with the business community to provide prompt payments, particularly to smaller businesses. After the summit the department would issue a press notice and announce […]
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Assisted Suicide
Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on the televising of assisted suicide, the PMS said that this was clearly a controversial issue that deeply divided public opinion. The Government had made it clear that it was a matter of conscience and for Parliament to decide; it had been debated in Parliament on a […]
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» Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Economy
Asked if the economy was discussed at the Prime Minister s event this morning, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister, Jacqui Smith, and Hazel Blears were talking about the Government s crime agenda, and what the Government was doing to tackle crime, but obviously this broadened out into a wider […]
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Euro
Put that the Chancellor had been asked earlier at the Press Gallery lunch about joining the Euro, and that he responded by saying that he would do whatever was necessary, but that the policy had not changed one jot since 2003, the PMS replied that he was not at the event or seen the Chancellor […]
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Cabinet this morning had lasted for about an hour. They predominantly discussed the economy and there was also a discussion on the Children s Plan led by Ed Balls and on the situation in Zimbabwe led by the Foreign Secretary. On the economy, the […]
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Zimbabwe
Asked for details on the Zimbabwe discussion, the PMS said it was an update on the appalling situation there as outlined by the Foreign Secretary. There was also a contribution from the Development Secretary on the assistance that we were providing and a reference to the fact that Mark Malloch-Brown would be travelling to the […]
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that banks should focus on cutting mortgage rates or rebuilding their balance sheets, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister believed that we had taken action in order to strengthen the balance sheets of banks through the re-capitalisation programme and that the banks should pass through any reductions in […]
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