» Monday, October 25, 2010
Wikileaks
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Deputy Prime Minister that there needed to be an inquiry into the Iraq Wikileaks, and if the Prime Minister could potentially ask Sir John Chilcot to extend the Iraq Inquiry’s remit and look in to specific cases involving British troops, the PMS said that what the Iraq […]
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Misc
Asked if we could expect legislation on bank lending in the next couple of weeks, the PMS said that the Business Department was planning to set out more detailed proposals on finance for industry in general. People should speak to BIS about next steps and timing. Asked if the Prime Minister was confident that he […]
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» Friday, October 22, 2010
Iain Duncan Smith
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Iain Duncan Smith that the jobless should get on a bus to find work, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that Iain Duncan Smith had been making the point that it was important to have flexible labour markets and that people were encouraged to actively look for work, […]
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Dr David Kelly
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that people should now accept that Dr David Kelly’s death was suicide, the PMS said that the Lord Chancellor had taken the decision to release the documents in the interest of maintaining public confidence in the Hutton inquiry. Asked if Dr Kelly’s family were consulted, the PMS said that […]
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Wikileaks
Asked what the Government’s position was on Wikileaks documents due to be published tomorrow, the PMS said that we did not condone leaks, and if they were published tomorrow we would not comment. Asked if there was concern that they could put British troops at risk, the PMS said that he did not know the […]
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Councils
Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on councils sharing services, the PMS said that it was an initiative by specific councils; it was a decision made by them and not a result of a central government edict. original source.
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» Thursday, October 21, 2010
IFS Analysis
Asked what the Government’s response was to the IFS comments on the Spending Review being regressive, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government had tried very hard to make the Spending Review and the Budget as progressive as possible. The PMS said that he noted the IFS analysis was based […]
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Bank Levy
Asked about the Bank Levy announcement today and whether this would rule out a tax on bankers bonuses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that today’s announcement would include some of the detail for the Levy announced in the Budget, such as how it would be implemented and what it would be […]
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IFS Analysis
Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on comments made by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), suggesting that the Government would have to repeat the Spending Review process if it wanted to recoup all the money it set out to, the PMS said that the Prime Minister agreed with the Chancellor; we believed we […]
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EU Treaty
Put that the Budget deal announced by France and Germany could mean an amendment to the EU Treaty and what was the Government’s view on that, the PMS said that the Government’s view on changes to the EU Treaty was as set out in the Coalition Agreement. When asked it the Government would accept changes […]
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