» Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Libya

Asked if the PM had been aware that the French had supplied weapons to Libyan civilians and whether the UK stood by its position not to, the PMS said he wasn’t aware of the announcement but the UK position was to abide by UN Security Council Resolution 1973. Asked whether the UK considered France’s actions […]

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Business rates

Asked if the PM was happy with the decision to allow local authorities to set business rates, the PMS said Government policy was to reform business rates to incentivise councils to do more sensible things with the money. original source.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Business rates

Asked if the PM was happy with the decision to allow local authorities to set business rates, the PMS said Government policy was to reform business rates to incentivise councils to do more sensible things with the money. original source.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Strikes

Asked if the Government felt it had done all it could ahead of tomorrow’s strike action and why there hadn’t been last minute talks with the unions, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there had been meetings with the unions and would be more meetings in the coming weeks, but that some of the […]

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

Justice

Asked if the Justice Secretary’s comments that there would be no new legislation around self defence were accurate, the PMS said the objective was that home owners and shop keepers who use reasonable force to defend themselves or their property should not be prosecuted, but that how we meet the objective, whether by a change […]

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Troop withdrawal

Asked if there was a connection between announcing the date for withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan with the attacks in Kabul last night, the PMS referred them to the Foreign Secretary’s statement. Asked if the Government recognised comments from military advisers that violence always increased when dates of a withdrawal was announced, the PMS said […]

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