» Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Drug Availabity
Asked what the Prime Minister thought of patients in Scotland having access to medicine that was not available in England and Wales, the PMS replied that there were separate arrangements in Scotland on health matters. Asked for a Prime Ministerial view on the subject, the PMS said that we had put record investment into the […]
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Polling
Asked if the Prime Minister shared Jack Straw’s view that the polling night should be on a Thursday and not a Friday, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had not expressed a view. original source.
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the comments made by the Chancellor in the Financial Times that cuts were non-negotiable, the PMS replied that what the Chancellor had said was that we had to get our spending down and we had committed ourselves to halving our borrowing over a four year period. The PBR […]
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Iraq Inquiry
Asked if the Prime Minister had a response to the assertion made by Geoff Hoon that he had asked for a lot more money from the Treasury for the war in Iraq, the PMS replied that she would not provide a running commentary on what was discussed at the inquiry and we were cooperating with […]
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Haiti
Asked if the Prime Minister supported the idea of having an EU humanitarian rapid reaction force, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was open-minded but here and now we needed to help people in Haiti. Asked if the Prime Minister had any sympathy with the French who claimed that the US had taken over […]
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Cadbury/Kraft
Asked what the Government was doing to secure jobs and investment at Cadbury if the deal with Kraft went through, the PMS said that at this stage we were still waiting for a formal announcement. However, the Prime Minister had spoken about the importance of Cadbury and continued investment in the company. Lord Mandelson had […]
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» Monday, January 18, 2010
Haiti
The Prime Minister’s spokesman (PMS) started by giving an update on the situation in Haiti by announcing there had been an European Union meeting (EU) earlier that day and that the total EU contribution to the earthquake relief stood at a preliminary total of 30 million Euros in humanitarian assistance. The PMS said that the […]
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EU President Visit
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Ministers upcoming meeting with EU President Herman Van Rompouy, the PMS said it would be the first meeting between the two since the President took up his post and that they would cover a range of issues including the EU jobs and growth agenda in addition […]
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Nobel Laureates Dinner
Asked who would be attending the Prime Minister’s dinner with Nobel Laureates, the PMS said the attendees would be: the Prime Minister and Mrs Brown; the Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling and Mrs Darling; the Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman and Mr Jack Dromey; Lord and Lady Drayson; and Baroness Vadera. […]
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Misc
Asked what role Helen Scott Lidgett would be in the Prime Minister’s team and what would be the role of Nicola Burdett, currently at Downing Street, the PMS said it was not for him to comment on Downing Street staffing issues and any political questions should be put to the Labour Party. Asked when the […]
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