» Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Pharmaceutical Meeting

Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister s meeting with pharmaceutical representatives, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that this was a meeting that had been in the diary for some time. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss how the Government and the pharmaceutical industry could best work together […]

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Iraq Cabinet Minutes

Asked if the minutes of the Cabinet meetings leading up to the invasion of Iraq would be published now that the Information Tribunal had upheld a decision by the Information Commissioner concerning the matter, the PMS said that the Information Tribunal had just made an announcement on this and we were considering our response. Asked […]

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Motor Industry

Asked why the Government rejected the idea of paying car firms to put people on short-term contracts, the PMS said that we wanted to help the car industry at what was a difficult time for them. This was a sector of the economy that had seen one of the sharpest contractions in output recently. We […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister had congratulated David Blunkett on his engagement, the PMS said that he was sure the Prime Minister would be congratulating Mr Blunkett. original source.

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Cabinet

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by giving a run down of Cabinet. It was mostly focussed on the economy, both in terms of the immediate issues as well as what the Government was doing to prepare for the future. There had been a report from Lord Carter on his interim report on Digital […]

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House of Lords

Asked whether Lady Royall had been asked in Cabinet about the Lords, the PMS replied that Baroness Royall mentioned what she had said in her statement yesterday as part of her report on what was happening in the House of Lords, but it wasn t a lengthy discussion. Asked if there was a general consensus […]

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Car Announcement

Asked for more detail on the car industry announcement, the PMS advised people to wait for the statement. Lord Mandelson and the department had been making clear that in our view, the car industry was a sector with a strong future. This was not only about being in a position to provide some support to […]

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Economy

Asked whether the Prime Minister had had a discussion with Cabinet Ministers about him tiring of becoming the face of the recession, the PMS replied that that was not the view of the Prime Minister at all. The Prime Minister was absolutely clear that as the Prime Minister of the country it was very important […]

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Meeting with Pharmaceutical Industry

Asked about the Prime Minister s meeting with representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and why the PMS had stressed that it had been scheduled a long time in advance, the PMS said that he wanted to make it clear that it was about longer term issues and not about medium and short-term issues. This was […]

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Misc

Asked whether the Prime Minister had seen President Obama s interview on the Muslim community worldwide and did he think it marked a change in attitude, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was very supportive of the moves that President Obama was making. Asked about the Nuclear Development Forum, the PMS said that at […]

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