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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 about the Industrial Development Bill, the PMS said that the bill would be published at 12.30pm. The purpose of the bill was to allow for two amendments to existing legislation that would help to ensure that we could continue to deliver real help to business during difficult economic times.

Put that some MPs were questioning the appropriateness of giving an honorary knighthood to Ted Kennedy, the PMS said that for details on this it was best to wait for the Prime Minister s speech to the US Congress. The honorary knighthood was in recognition of Ted Kennedy s services to Northern Ireland.

Asked about Geoff Hoon s speech today, the PMS said that Geoff Hoon was speaking at a conference organised by an organisation called Omega, which was a publicly funded partnership that offered impartial, innovative and topical insights into the environmental effects of the air transport industry and sustainable solutions. The speech would reaffirm the Government s commitment to meeting long-term demand for air travel within the environmental agenda. Geoff Hoon would also discuss the role of the Environment Agency and policing of the European Emissions Trading Scheme for Aviation, which would come into force in 2012.

Asked if the Prime Minister had a response to a claim that a French magazine made yesterday that amongst EU leaders he was the biggest polluter, the PMS said that he had seen some reporting on it but we had not yet looked in detail at the methodology used by the magazine. Until we had done that we would not comment on any specific allegation or ranking.

Asked if there was any update on the Government s possible legal action against Sir Fred Goodwin, the PMS said that there was no update; work was ongoing.

Asked about the International Criminal Court s (ICC) decision on whether or not to indict the Sudanese President, the PMS said that we would continue to call on the Government of Sudan to cooperate fully with the ICC. The ICC continued to have our full support for its activities.

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