» Monday, March 9, 2009
Lloyds
Asked whether the Government thought the leadership of Lloyds was credible, the PMS said that our actions in relation to the leadership of Lloyds made it clear what our views were. Put that now the Government had a stake of over 50% in Lloyds would there be strict rules on bonuses coming into effect, the […]
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National Security Forum
Asked if this was a new forum, the PMS said that the NSR brought together a wider range of expertise and experience from outside of Government in order to provide us with independent advice on a wide variety of national security issues. The meeting was chaired by Lord West and he would be laying a […]
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Misc
Asked whether the Prime Minister supported Prime Minister Rasmussen to be the next Secretary General of NATO, the PMS said we wouldn t normally comment specifically on appointments of that nature. Asked what would be on the agenda with Prime Minister Museveni, the PMS said that Mr Museveni was an important leader in the region […]
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» Friday, March 6, 2009
Lord Mandelson
Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied that security for Ministers was sufficient in light of the fact a protester had thrown custard over Lord Mandelson at a Government event this morning, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that security arrangements for Ministers were kept under constant review. It was our long established position […]
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Bonuses
Asked about the Prime Minister s view on bonuses within financial institutions, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been saying for some time that we would like to see agreement on some of the common principles underlying regulation of the global financial sector, and that would include seeking to reach agreement on some […]
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Misc
Asked if the deal between the Treasury and Lloyds would be concluded today, the PMS said that there was nothing further to add to what had already been said by the Treasury; the well-advanced discussions were ongoing and an announcement would be made once they were concluded. Asked if the Government would bailout Vauxhall, the […]
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» Thursday, March 5, 2009
Economy
Asked repeatedly why Ed Balls was answering questions on the economy and not the Chancellor, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Ed Balls was being interviewed about child protection. The Governor of the Bank of England had been doing media this afternoon on the subject of quantitative easing. Put that […]
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SIS
Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with the head of the SIS who had said that he couldn t allow senior intelligence officers to retire at 65 as they couldn t do without the experience that they brought to the role, the PMS said that decisions on human resources and personnel matters at SIS were […]
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Gifts
Asked which classic American films would the Prime Minister watch if he had the choice, the PMS said the Prime Minister was focussed on other matters. Asked for more information on the gift, the PMS said he couldn t give any more information other than it was a set of 25 classic American films. original […]
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Hezbollah
Asked whether the Prime Minister supported the comments of Bill Rammell who had said there could be some contact with political elements of Hezbollah, the PMS replied that we had considered our position on contacts with Hezbollah, which had been in place since 2005 and in light of more positive political developments in Lebanon, including […]
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