» Wednesday, March 4, 2009
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 […]
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» Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Economy
Asked if there was anything the Government wanted to apologise for, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that we had made the position on lessons learned very clear. In regards to the global financial crisis the Prime Minister had said in his FPA speech on 26th January that all of us had lessons to […]
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Washington
Asked when the Prime Minister had been told that there wasn t going to be a full press conference with President Obama in the Rose Garden, the PMS said that it was for the US administration to decide how it hosted media events. Our understanding was that there was a plan for a media event […]
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PFI Support
Asked for more details on the announcement, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it would come in the form of a Written Statement, which hadn t been issued as yet, so it would be best for people to wait for the full statement. The PMS added that the Government would […]
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US Trip
Asked for an explanation as to why the news conference this afternoon had been downgraded and whether the working lunch with President Obama would still take place, the PMS replied that he did not accept the premise of the question on media availability, which would still go ahead; there would still be a meeting with […]
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Lahore Attacks
Asked for a response to the attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team this morning, the PMS said that DCMS had put out a statement this morning from Andy Burnham, which described the attack as shocking and senseless. It went on to say that the game of cricket brings players, spectators and nations together in […]
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Economy
Asked whether the Prime Minister had made any mistakes in the run-up to the credit crunch and the subsequent recession, the PMS replied that what we had seen today was a re-run of comments that had previously been made by both the Chancellor and the Prime Minister on events leading up to the global financial […]
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Sir Fred Goodwin
Asked when the Prime Minister was first made aware of the size of Sir Fred Goodwin s pension, the PMS said that he did not have the date to hand. Asked why the Chancellor had expressed his incredulity over the size of Mr Goodwin s pension when the Government had known about it since October, […]
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» Monday, March 2, 2009
Sir Fred Goodwin Pension
Asked if the Government was going to explore all the legal avenues within the existing law rather than possible new laws, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that our focus was on firstly, looking at Fred Goodwin s contract and whether or not the payments that were made were consistent with his employment contract. […]
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