» Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Forestry

Asked if the Prime Minister saying he was looking at all sides of the forestry argument was a signal that he will axe the policy, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government had put out proposals for consultation which were somewhat different to what was being reported. This was not […]

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Prisoner Voting

Asked if Ken Clarke was speaking for the Government when he urged MPs not to vote against the prisoner voting motion next week, the PMS replied that the House would express a view on the prisoner voting issue and we would take that view into account alongside our legal advice before setting out precisely what […]

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Al Megrahi

Asked if Sir Gus O’Donnell would be releasing more papers on the release of Al Megrahi soon, the PMS advised that Sir Gus O’Donnell was conducting a review for the Prime Minister and would be making an announcement shortly, with the precise timing to be established. original source.

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Egypt

Asked if the Prime Minister believed the longer the President stayed in power, the more violence and bloodshed there would be, the PMS referred the press to the Prime Minister’s earlier statement on the latest situation. Asked how many people had registered for the chartered flight out of Egypt, the PMS said the Foreign Office […]

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Egypt

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to any leaders overnight about the situation in Egypt, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there had not been any calls but we were in constant contact with our counterparts in Egypt and other countries. Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with President Obama that transition needed […]

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

Institute for Fiscal Studies Report

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned with the findings in the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies on the deliverability of spending plans, the PMS said that we had always been clear that this would be a difficult process, but it was a necessary one given the scale of the deficit. We had […]

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