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Financial Services Authority Report

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that restricting the flow of loans and mortgages was more important than getting banks to lend money to small businesses, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Financial Services Authority (FSA) report published today brought up a number of issues about mortgage lending, including the issue of […]

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Children’s Commissioner

Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed that the Children Schools and Families Select Committee had declined to endorse the proposed candidate for Children’s Commissioner following a pre-appointment hearing, the PMS said that the Secretary of State Ed Balls was able to choose whether or not he wanted to accept the advice. Ed Balls had […]

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British National Party on Question Time

Asked if the Prime Minister had any sympathy with Pete Hain s view that it was not the right time to allow the British National Party (BNP) onto Question Time, the PMS said that individuals, whether political or not, had strong views about the BNP. Any editorial decisions about the cast list of Question Time […]

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Iran

Asked about the accusation that Britain was involved in a bombing in south-west Iran yesterday, the PMS said that the Foreign Office had put out a statement on this yesterday and there was nothing further to add. On a wider level, it was important that we continued on the diplomatic track with Iran, and there […]

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Pakistan/Afghanistan

Asked if there had been any contact between the Prime Minister and Pakistan about the action against the Taliban, the PMS said that this was a very important initiative and the Prime Minister was being kept closely informed by his officials. Asked what the Prime Minister thought about Rahm Emmanuel s comments that it would […]

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Postal Strike

Asked if the Prime Minister was going to try to prevent the postal strike from going ahead, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was following this situation closely and was concerned about what effect this could have on the customers. Lord Mandelson and Pat McFadden were involved in this issue and had both encouraged […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister would debate with Alex Salmond in the future head-to-head broadcasts, the PMS said that discussions on the terms of the televised debates were currently being worked out. Asked when it was decided that there would be a statement from Bob Ainsworth on the Gray report, the PMS said that it […]

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