» Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Mandelson diaries
Put that the Prime Minister had read out excerpts of Peter Mandelson’s book and had he spent a lot of time reading it, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had seen the reports. original source.
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IPSA
Put that the Prime Minister sounded exasperated when talking about the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was making the point that the system as it stood was not working. This was not about the rules, or about the fact that IPSA was independent; it was the way the […]
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General Richards
Asked what the Prime Minister had said to General Richards and what he wanted to see from his appointment, the PMS replied that General Richards did not take up his post for some time, so the current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) remained in charge. Asked what the Prime Minister wanted from the appointment, the […]
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Two-week cancer guarantee
Put that the Prime Minister had not given a full answer in the Commons, the PMS said that the position here was that these decisions were no longer for politicians. They were now for the NHS Commissioning Board. Whether or not there was a target of two weeks or not was a matter for the […]
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Foreign Secretary’s Trip to China
Asked if the Foreign Secretary would raise the issue of China trading with Iran during his trip, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the focus of this trip was on building the relationship between the UK and China – a country with a large and fast-growing economy. The issue of promoting trade was something […]
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Universities
Asked if the Business Secretary was considering a graduate tax, the PMS said that there was a review underway, conducted by Lord Browne, which was looking at the issue of how to fund higher education and the balance between taxpayers, students, graduates and employers. The review was due to report its findings in the autumn. […]
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Memoirs/Diaries
Asked what the Prime Minister’s policy was on memoirs and diaries by members of the government and officials, the PMS said that there were rules for officials regarding what they were and were not allowed to do once they had left the civil service. The Prime Minister felt that diaries by politicians were a fact […]
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» Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Afghanistan
Asked if the Prime Minister’s phone call with President Karzai took place before the latest incident concerning an Afghan soldier killing three British soldiers, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the incident happened overnight and the Prime Minister knew about it when he spoke to President Karzai this morning. The Prime Minister had just […]
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Public Pay Freeze
Asked if Sir Alan Budd’s words at the Treasury Select Committee this morning were a rebuke, the PMS said he was yet to read Sir Alan Budd’s words, but the Prime Minister made clear at PMQs that if you had a fixed budget and you paid people less, then you could employ more people. Put […]
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Misc
Asked how the process of structural reform plans related to the Comprehensive Spending Review, the PMS said that they were parallel processes; the structural reform plans would set out the objectives for the departments and there was a spending review underway which would decide the resources available to departments. Asked why the Prime Minister thought […]
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