» Wednesday, July 7, 2010
School buildings
Asked whether the Prime Minister wanted Michael Gove to go to the House and apologise for the error on school buildings, the PMS replied that clearly a mistake had been made and that Michael Gove had apologised. original source.
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PMQs
Asked why the Prime Minister had stopped naming soldiers who had died during combat at the start of Prime Minister’s Questions, the PMS said that he hadn’t. On why he hadn’t done it today, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had done so yesterday. original source.
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Crime
Asked whether the Prime Minister stood by what he said about crime statistics, the PMS said that there was a long-standing debate about these figures. There had been a number of methodological changes over time and therefore there were different ways of interpreting them and different figures had been used. original source.
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Afghanistan
Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to President Obama about troop deployment since their meeting in Canada, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had not spoken to the President since then. Asked why a statement was being given to Parliament, the PMS advised people to wait for […]
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7/7 Bombings
On whether the Prime Minister was sending a representative to the memorial in Hyde Park, the PMS replied that a wreath had been laid this morning on behalf of the Government with a message from the Prime Minister. Asked what the message had said, the PMS read the message out: In memory of the victims […]
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» Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister spoke at Cabinet this morning about yesterday’s announcement on electoral reform. He confirmed that he would be taking part in the campaign, but this would not mean he would give up his day job and tour the country. The Prime Minister also took Cabinet through […]
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BP
Asked if the Government was involved in drawing up contingency plans for BP, the PMS said that our position on contingency plans was that whether or not they were happening we didn’t comment on them, and people shouldn’t read anything into that. Asked if the Government recognised BP’s significance regarding pensions, the PMS said that […]
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Alternative Vote
Asked if the Prime Minister would be making a speech and doing an interview on AV during the campaign, the PMS said that he didn’t want to get into specific details; the Prime Minister would make his views known at the time. Asked if the Prime Minister had specifically said that he didn’t want to […]
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Public sector pay
Asked how much money would be saved following Francis Maude’s announcement on compensation, the PMS said that it would depend on a number of factors including the outcome of the spending review and the rates of turnover in the public sector, but people should speak to the Cabinet Office for details. Asked if the Prime […]
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» Monday, July 5, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister’s statement on electoral reform
Asked if the Deputy Prime Minister’s statement would include any information on anything other than electoral reform, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the statement would cover what was set out in the Queen’s Speech; equalisation of constituencies and the Alternative Vote (AV) issue. It was possible that other issues would be covered, and […]
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