» Tuesday, December 14, 2010EconomyAsked for a comment on reports that the Cabinet Secretary had written a paper on a Plan B’ for the economy in the event of an economic downturn, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Treasury had already responded to the reports. We had set out our economic plan to tackle […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Health FundingAsked whether the NHS was now facing a real terms decrease in funds, the PMS said that we had set out the details on health spending at the time of the Spending Review and nothing had changed. Put that the OBR’s forecast had changed, the PMS said that the Government always set out spending plans […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Cabinet ManualAsked if the Cabinet Manual was a first draft of a new written constitution, the PMS advised people to wait for its publication. Asked why it was being published, the PMS said that this was not setting out new rules, but bringing issues together in one place. These were issues of public interest, such as […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Local Government SpendingAsked why relatively wealthy parts of the country were given generous settlements while poorer parts of the country were faced with large cuts in spending, the PMS said that Eric Pickles had set out the figures yesterday. Put that the settlement was unfair, the PMS said that we thought it was a fair settlement; we […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in the Met Police Commissioner, the PMS replied that he did. Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on control orders, the PMS said that we were looking at that issue and would be making a decision soon. Asked if the Government was confident of winning the […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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