» Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Miscellaneous
Asked if the Prime Minister had a reaction to the claim that MI5 knew about the torture of Binyam Mohamed, the PMS said that there was nothing to add to what the Foreign Secretary had already said. original source.
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Binyam Mohamed
Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed with the Court of Appeal judgement in the Binyam Mohamed case, the PMS replied, that the Foreign Secretary has made a statement, which covers the Government’s response, and he has made a further statement in Parliament. The Prime Minister stands firmly against torture and cruel, inhumane and degrading […]
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Greece
Asked if the Prime Minister’s call with President Barosso will discuss the potential bailout of Greece, the PMS said, the Prime Minister routinely speaks with President Barosso before European Summit meetings. Greece is a Eurozone issue, but the Government welcomes the efforts of the Greek Government to tackle the substantial economic and fiscal challenge they […]
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Kraft
Asked if the Government is furious with Kraft’s decision to close the factory in Somerdale, the PMS said, this is a matter for the Board and Shareholders of Kraft who have now concluded their takeover of Cadburys. He would echo what Lord Mandelson has said that he is disappointed with this decision. The Prime Minister […]
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Care
Asked if the Government has ruled out a compulsory levy to pay for old age care, the PMS said, that he understood that a 20,000 levy to pay for old age care is not something that the Department of Health is proposing. He said one of the major problems facing society is the number of […]
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» Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Constitutional reform
Asked if the Prime Minister thought fixed-term parliaments were a good idea, the PMS said that the Prime Minister set out his priorities for constitutional reform in his speech last week. Put that the Government seemed to have been working on constitutional reform for some time, the PMS said that it was a dynamic process […]
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Afghanistan
Asked about what the Defence Secretary had been saying about current operations in Afghanistan, the PMS said that the Defence Secretary and other senior figures at the Ministry of Defence had over the last few days been talking about Operation Moshtarak. This operation was not yet underway and part of the process was alerting the […]
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Bulgarian Prime Minister
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had a warm and constructive meeting with Prime Minister Borissov of Bulgaria yesterday evening. They had a wide-ranging discussion including Afghanistan, where the Prime Minister welcomed Bulgaria’s increased troop levels, and the European economy, where the two leaders agreed on the need to drive forward […]
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Cabinet
The PMS said that the Prime Minister spoke at Cabinet about Northern Ireland and acknowledged the decommissioning of weapons by the INLA and other groups, which was a significant step forward. The Prime Minister congratulated the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on his efforts. There was then a discussion on Afghanistan led by the […]
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Pope visit
Asked if the visit would be post-election, the PMS said yes, although a specific date had not been confirmed and it would be for the Vatican to do so. original source.
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