» Wednesday, June 29, 2011

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.

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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)

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 […]

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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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» Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Brooks Newmark

Asked if the Prime Minister (PM) was content that Brooks Newmark MP was going to Syria to talk to President Assad, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the PM was in Birmingham but that the Foreign and Commonwealth office (FCO) was made aware and had discussed the trip with the Mr Newmark. Asked if […]

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Jackson Review

Asked if the Government was falling short of the recommendations for a total ban on referral payments, set out in the Jackson review, the PMS pointed them to the Ministry of Justice for a response. Asked if the Government was happy that the insurance industry was colluding with police and others to sell on personal […]

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High Speed 2 (HS2)

Asked if the PM thought that people living along the HS2 route were all well off nimbys’, the PMS said that the Government policy was to press ahead with HS2. original source.

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Strikes

Asked if the PM was pleased with the number of schools that planned to stay open, the PMS said that the figures set out by the Education Secretary were incomplete as teachers were not obliged to tell their schools if they would be going on strike. The PMS said that there would be an update […]

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Strike Action

Asked whether Cabinet had discussed the possibility of strike action, the PMS said a short discussion was planned, primarily covering impacts on various departments. Asked about the PM’s views on the proposed strike action, the PMS said the Government had been clear that reform to public sector pensions was necessary and that the proposals we […]

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