» Thursday, November 25, 2010

Bank of England

Asked about Dr Posen’s remarks on comments made by the Governor of the Bank of England, the PMS said that his remarks were a matter for him. The PMS said that it was not unusual for the Governor of the Bank of England to make comments about fiscal policy. The PMS said that in his […]

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Scotland Bill

Put that the First minister had written to the Prime Minister, requesting a face-to-face meeting on the publication of the Scotland Bill, the PMS said he was sure the Prime Minister would reply to the letter. original source.

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Tuition fees

Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on the potential for Liberal Democrat Ministers plan to abstain en masse no the tuition fees vote, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that we did not have a date for the vote yet. He added that it was Government policy and we intended to […]

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John Bercow

Put that there were reports that the Prime Minister’s joke had breached the Equality Act, the PMS said that it was a joke and was meant as such and it certainly wasn’t meant to cause any offence. Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the legislation he was now falling foul of was a good […]

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» Tuesday, November 23, 2010

UN Secretary General phone call

The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had spoken to the UN Secretary General this afternoon. They discussed the situation in South Korea and there was strong agreement that North Korea’s unprovoked attack was totally unacceptable. They urged restraint and agreed that next steps should include discussion at the UN Security Council. […]

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Welfare reform

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with Chris Grayling’s comments about welfare reform, the PMS said that we had been clear about reforms to incapacity benefit; we were looking for a system that was fair and that got people who were able to work, back into work. Asked if the aim of the reforms was […]

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Royal wedding

Asked how the Prime Minister felt about the Royal Wedding taking place just before elections, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had responded to that question in a media interview and had said that people were capable of seeing the difference between the two. Asked if No 10 had expressed a view to the […]

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Nordic/Baltic Summit

The Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Ministers of the UK, the five Nordic and three Baltic countries would meet in London on 19 and 20 January. The meeting would bring together Prime Ministers, policy innovators, entrepreneurs and business leaders from the UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania to […]

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Immigration

Asked what the Home Secretary would say about immigration this afternoon, the PMS said that people would have to wait for the Home Secretary’s statement, but the Prime Minister had made clear that we needed to get immigration under control, while at the same time have a business-friendly approach to the policy. original source.

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North Korea

Asked how concerned the Prime Minister was about North Korea’s attack on South Korea, the PMS said that the Foreign Secretary had made a statement strongly condemning North Korea’s unprovoked attack and the Prime Minister echoed those words. original source.

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