» Monday, July 5, 2010

Prime Minister’s Questions

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Speaker that PMQs needed to be reformed, the PMS said that he had not seen the Speaker’s comments, but in general the Prime Minister was open to suggestions from the Speaker and from Parliament more widely. Asked if PMQs would move from Tuesday to Thursday, the PMS […]

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Civil Service compensation

Asked if another meeting with the civil service unions had been arranged, the PMS said that his understanding was that there was no meeting scheduled in the first place. Asked if a meeting would take place, the PMS said that he was not aware of one, but he was sure there would be lots of […]

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Education/Treasury statements

Asked why the Danny Alexander statement was written rather than oral, the PMS said that there were a couple of significant oral statements this afternoon, and the Danny Alexander statement went alongside the education settlement statement from Michael Gove. MPs would get the opportunity to raise questions in the context of the education statement. Asked […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked if there was a date for the torture inquiry, the PMS said that reporters would have to wait, but it would be quite soon. Put that the a backbench MP had refused to see constituents who wore burkas and asked for the Prime Minister’s views, the PMS said that on the issue of burkas […]

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» Saturday, July 3, 2010

AV Referendum

When asked if the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister would be campaigning on the frontline, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his position in the past on this and that he would be campaigning against AV. The Deputy Prime Minister was free to campaign for AV. Asked if MPs would […]

Briefing took place at 5:52 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

AV Referendum

When asked if the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister would be campaigning on the frontline, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his position in the past on this and that he would be campaigning against AV. The Deputy Prime Minister was free to campaign for AV. Asked if MPs would […]

Briefing took place at 5:30 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

» Friday, July 2, 2010

Tennis

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be watching Andy Murray’s match today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would try and watch it if his constituency engagements allowed it. Asked whether the Prime minister was a tennis fan or whether he played the game, the PMS said the […]

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Tennis

Asked whether the Prime Minister would be watching Andy Murray’s match today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister would try and watch it if his constituency engagements allowed it. Asked whether the Prime minister was a tennis fan or whether he played the game, the PMS said the […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

AV Referendum

When asked if the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister would be campaigning on the frontline, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his position in the past on this and that he would be campaigning against AV. The Deputy Prime Minister was free to campaign for AV. Asked if MPs would […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Quangos

Asked if the view was that people employed by quangos and earning over 150,000 per year were being paid too much, the PMS said that the Government’s position on public sector pay was that we wanted to see restraint. There was a pay freeze that applied for the next two years and there was also […]

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