» Thursday, July 12, 2012Press briefing afternoon 12 July 2012Thursday 12 July 2012 House of Lords reform, Heathrow expansion, Olympics security, issues with the M4 motorway and economic growth were discussed Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Lords reformAsked whether the second week of business in September had been decided, and whether the Lords reform would return then, the PMS said that the Government had not set a date. Asked whether the PM would like it to return in September, the PMS said that the Government had said it would return in autumn […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HeathrowAsked whether Heathrow would probably be expanded, the PMS said that the Government had set out its policy for this parliament. There would be a call for evidence and the Government would listen to views. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) G4SAsked whether G4S should have any Government contracts, the PMS said that there were strict rules that applied to Government contracts and procurements. Asked which minister has the locus over the relationship between G4S and LOCOG, the PMS said that ultimately security for the Olympic Games was the responsibility of the Home Office. Asked whether […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) M4Asked for an update on the closure of the M4, the PMS said that the Highways Agency was working hard to resolve the issue. The contractors were working around the clock and would re-open the motorway as soon as it was safe to do so. The Highways Agency expected the road to be open in […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) GrowthAsked whether the PM was upset by criticism by John Cridland that the Government was doing nothing to help growth, the PMS said that the Government was taking action. There were 800,000 more private sector jobs, inflation was down, unemployment was down and interest rates were at a record low. We were now a net […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | 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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