» Monday, May 17, 2010
Treasury announcements/economy
Asked whether all spending decisions since January would now be under review, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the announcement made this morning was about all spending decisions made since January. All those spending decisions, including things such as pilots would be looked at again to see whether we should proceed […]
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Coalition agreement
Asked when the second agreement would be published and would the Human Rights Act appear in it, the PMS said that there would be a further Coalition document which would set out the Government’s policy programme. The precise timing of that had not yet been decided but was likely to happen in the next couple […]
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World Cup bid
Put that the Prime Minister had backed the World Cup bid and did he stand by that after the events of the weekend, the PMS said that the Prime Minister thought that this was a matter for the FA and they had acted swiftly. The Prime Minister remained very enthusiastic about the World Cup bid […]
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Ash cloud
Asked whether the Prime Minister would agree with the comments made by Richard Branson, the PMS said that the Government’s priority was the safety of passengers. There was a process for analysing what was going on, which involved the MET Office, the CAA and the Air Traffic Control Service and those experts would be the […]
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Parliament
Asked who would be taking the second Opposition questions in PMQs, the PMS said that he didn’t think this was principally a matter for the Government but for the House authorities. Asked if there were any other plans to change PMQs and what would happen to the Opposition Day Motion that otherwise would have been […]
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Iran
Put that Iran had agreed a nuclear swap deal with Brazil and Turkey and what was the Government’s response, the PMS said that the position on Iran was unchanged and the Government was concerned about these issues. Asked if the UK was still committed to UN sanctions on Iran, the PMS replied that our position […]
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Thailand
Asked for the Prime minister’s view on events taking place in Bangkok, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was being kept informed but these were primarily a matter for the Foreign Office. original source.
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Appointments
Asked if there were any other Government appointments to be made, the PMS said that people should expect a few more appointments to be made in the coming days. Asked whether the Government would be appointing 100 more peers in the House of Lords, the PMS said that he didn’t think the Government would but […]
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Dissolution rule
Asked whether the 55% dissolution rule would mean that the Government would not automatically seek the dissolution of Parliament if The Queen’s Speech or the Budget was voted down by 51%, the PMS said that if you had a fixed term Parliament, power would be taken away from the Prime Minister and given to Parliament […]
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Misc
Asked if the Deputy Prime Minister would have a role at next months G8 and G20 Summits, the PMS said he did not know at the present time. Asked whether there had been any contact between the Government and the Icelandic Government, the PMS advised people to speak to the Treasury. Asked if the Prime […]
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