» Wednesday, March 4, 2009

US Trip

Asked for more details on who had written the Prime Minister s speech, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that a variety of advisors from No10 and elsewhere had contributed. Asked whether any of those advisers were elected or appointed, the PMS replied that he didn t have a comprehensive list […]

Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Foreign Workers

Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with Phil Woolas s comments about the release of statistics on foreign workers, the PMS replied that as he had said this morning, Phil Woolas had set out his reasoning for writing to the Fabian Society, which was to correct a claim made that he had chosen to publish […]

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PMQ’s

Asked how it was possible for Harriet Harman to make the mistake of saying that Sir Fred Goodwin had received his knighthood for his work for the Princes Trust rather than his services to banking, the PMS said that Harriet Harman had corrected the record very quickly. She said in the House, I think that […]

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Working Capital Scheme

Asked how worried the Prime Minister was that the scheme had been delayed, the PMS said that as we had set out at the time of announcing this and other schemes, they were necessarily detailed and took some time to implement. As Harriet Harman had set out at PMQ s, the important thing was that […]

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ITV

Asked if there was any possibility of a Government bail out for commercial TV stations, the PMS said that ITV was a valuable part of the broadcasting landscape and we were currently in discussions with all major broadcasters about the future provision of public service broadcasting as part of the Digital Britain Review, which would […]

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Office of National Statistics

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that there was anything sinister about the way the Office of National Statistics (ONS) released its figures, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that Phil Woolas had set out his reasons for writing to the Fabian Society very clearly during his interview on the Today programme interview where […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

G20

Asked what specific priorities the Prime Minister had for the G20 meeting in April, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out what he wanted from the G20 in some details over the last few days; we needed to coordinate global action on fiscal stimulus and we needed a new approach to financial […]

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Misc

Asked if a deal between Lloyds and the Treasury would be reached this week, the PMS said that discussions concerning Lloyds participation in the Asset Protection Scheme were well advanced. For further information it was best to go to the Treasury but there would be no speculation from the Government regarding market sensitive issues. Asked […]

Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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