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» Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Warm Homes, Greener Homes

Asked where the money and jobs would come from for the Warm Home, Greener Homes strategy, the PMS said that the strategy proposed pay as you save green finance loans to help with the upfront cost of measures like insulation and clean energy generating kit, which would be through regulated financial services organisations. In terms […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister had any views on the BBC’s review, the PMS said that Ben Bradshaw had commented on this; it was for the BBC to determine its own strategy in respect of the future of their services. original source.

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» Monday, March 1, 2010

Chile Earthquake

Asked for more detail on the Prime Minister’s phone conversation with President Bachelet, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister thought the President was a remarkable individual in terms of what she had done for her country. If there was an international aid effort to be conducted, then the […]

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Sterling

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned with the fall in sterling today, the PMS replied that we did not comment on what happened in the financial markets, but the Prime Minister remained focussed on ensuring that the recovery in the UK economy continued. Asked if the Prime Minister was monitoring sterling at all, the […]

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Lord Ashcroft

Asked if it was the Government’s view that Lord Ashcroft had met the undertakings he accepted with his peerage two years ago, the PMS said that the Honours Scrutiny Committee would have been the organisation to have dealt with any issues like this. The PMS added that he believed that this committee had been superseded […]

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No10 Allegations

Asked about the difference between a barge and a shove , the PMS referred people to Dr Wood’s statement on the matter. Put that the Government’s credibility had been undermined after the shoving allegations appeared to be true, the PMS said he would not get drawn into an analysis of Andrew Rawnsley’s book. The PMS […]

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