» Wednesday, February 11, 2009Sir James CrosbyAsked what the Prime Minister’s view was of the situation, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that these were serious allegations, but they were allegations. They were contested by HBOS and they were contested by Sir James Crosby. There was an ongoing Treasury Select Committee inquiry into this area and it was […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EcstasyAsked whether the Prime Minister had a view on the grading of Ecstasy, the PMS said that as the Home Office had been making clear, the Government firmly believed that Ecstasy should remain a Class A drug. Asked what the point of the ACMD was when the Government ignored their recommendation, the PMS said that […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) National Employment PartnershipAsked for more details, the PMS said that it was a very useful meeting that brought the Government together with a number of the UK’s leading employers. The NEP pledged to advertise all non-specialist vacancies through Job Centre Plus, increasing the availability of apprenticeships and focussing on new opportunities for those unemployed for more than […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Bank of England forecastAsked what the Prime Minister’s view was on Mervyn King’s prognosis this morning, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s view was that we had an independent Bank of England that produced independent forecasts and we would update our forecasts at the time of the Budget. Asked if the Prime Minister was alarmed at all, […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) MiscellaneousAsked whether Gert Wilders should be allowed to show his film in the House of Lords, the PMS said that it wasn’t a matter he had had an opportunity to ask the Prime Minister his view on or had he heard him express a view. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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