» Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Sir James Crosby

Asked 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 […]

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Ecstasy

Asked 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 […]

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National Employment Partnership

Asked 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 […]

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Bank of England forecast

Asked 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, […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked 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.

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