» Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Turkish state visit
Asked if there was a readout of the Prime Minister’s meeting with the Turkish President, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said the meeting had just begun. The PMS said he expected the key issues they would discuss to be North Africa and the Middle East, events in Syria, Turkey’s bid for membership to the EU, […]
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Syria
Asked what the Prime Minister would be saying in his meeting with the Turkish President on Syria, the PMS said the National Security Council (NSC) had discussed the situation earlier in the day. He said the Government was clearly concerned about the situation and that President Assad needed to step aside. He added that the […]
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Egypt
Asked what the Government’s view was on the protests in Egypt, the PMS said the NSC had also discussed that earlier in the day and the Government was concerned about the situation. He said that, as the Foreign Secretary had set out the previous day, the Government wanted to see Egypt press ahead with elections. […]
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister had described the economic position as a difficult situation in Cabinet, the PMS said the Prime Minister had made that point in his speech to the CBI the previous day. Asked if the Prime Minister had referred to Housing Minister Graham Schapps as dyno-rod, the PMS said the Prime Minister […]
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Employment law
Asked if there was agreement across the coalition on how to deal with employment law and deregulation, the PMS said a process had been underway for some time looking at reducing the burden of regulation, particularly where that affects small and medium sized businesses, and that announcements would be made in due course. original source.
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Party funding
Asked if the Prime Minister backed a recommendation by the committee on standards in public life that the citations recommending someone for the House of Lords should be published, the PMS said all the recommendations of the report would be considered. original source.
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» Monday, November 21, 2011
Morning press briefing from 21 November 2011
Monday 21 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Turkish state visit, Syria, housing strategy, working time directive, autumn statement and benefits original source.
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Turkish state visit
Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting the Turkish President during his visit, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said it was a state visit and the Prime Minister would see him the next day. Asked if they would discuss Turkey’s integration into the EU, the PMS said further details would be provided after the […]
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Syria
Asked who the Syrian opposition delegation visiting London had met, the PMS said they had met Downing Street staff. He added they would be meeting the Foreign Secretary later that day. original source.
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Housing strategy
Asked for the Prime Minister’s reaction to comments by the Shadow Chancellor that the 400million announced in the Housing Strategy to restart staled construction projects was small beer compared to cuts in capital spending on housing, the PMS said the housing strategy was one part of what the Government was doing on housing. He said […]
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