» Thursday, January 24, 2013

Sahel

The PMS reiterated the need to step up international cooperation on counter-terrorism – particularly in the Sahel region. Lobby were referred to the comments the PM made in his statement to Parliament on Algeria, that international cooperation was vital. Part of this involved considering the risk of doubling up of resources. PMS confirmed that cooperation […]

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Economy

Questioned about the state of the economy, the PMS said that the Government has put in place a tough credible fiscal consolidation plan to bring debt under control, significant progress has been made and although debt as a percentage of GDP has risen, the deficit has been reduced by a quarter, and debt will fall […]

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FOI

Asked about the future of Freedom of Information, the PMS said that the PM’s view is that transparency is very important, but said he was not aware of any plans to change the FOI Act, and that the PM believed that the current rules were the right ones. Further questions about measures this government has […]

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Blacklisting

The PMS confirmed that should new evidence came to light of blacklisting taking place since the rules were tightened in 2010, the PM would support reviewing the case for an inquiry.

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