» Friday, June 12, 2009

Lord Carter

Asked repeatedly if Lord Carter was still a member of the Government, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that he would not get drawn into speculation surrounding this morning s article in The Times; Lord Carter was still a member of the Government and he was focused on delivering the Government s Digital Britain […]

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Shahid Malik

Asked if the Prime Minister saw any need for Shahid Malik s affairs to be referred to the Permanent Secretary of his department, the PMS said that there had been two issues in relation to Shahid Malik. Firstly there had been questions raised by The Telegraph in relation to his MP expenses, which would be […]

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Cabinet

Asked about the Cabinet meeting this morning, the PMS said that the meeting would contribute to the preparation of the Draft Legislative Programme, which would be published over the next few weeks. Asked if the Cabinet meeting was focused on public service reform, the PMS said yes. It was a longer than usual meeting of […]

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Bermuda

Asked about the Prime Minister s response to the Bermudan Government releasing four people from Guantanamo, the PMS said that the Foreign Office had been giving their response and briefing on the latest developments. We had made clear to the Bermudan Government the need for a security assessment in relation to these individuals and we […]

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Afghanistan

Put that the level of British troops in Afghanistan would be increased over the election period before returning to pre-election levels and asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied with this, the PMS said that the Prime Minister set out the position on troops in his statement on 29 April where he said that we […]

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