» Thursday, February 14, 2013
Opposition 10p tax proposal
The PMS directed questions about the PM’s words in PMQs providing inspiration for the Opposition Leader’s speech on a 10p tax rate to the Opposition. He reiterated that tax is a matter for the Chancellor.
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Immigration from Romania and Bulgaria
The PMS confirmed that government does not hold a forecast for the number of Romanian and Bulgarian immigrants expected to enter the country but that it has commissioned NIESR to look at the impact of the two countries entering full freedom of movement status which will be published in due course. He explained that it […]
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» Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Press briefing – morning 13 February 2013
Wednesday 13 February 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the economy and horsemeat
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The economy
Asked for the Prime Minister’s reaction to Sir Mervyn King’s suggestion that economic recovery is in sight, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that the Prime Minister’s view was that the economy was healing.
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Horse meat
Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned that British firms were mislabelling meat, the PMS said that, as the Secretary of State had said, it was totally unacceptable if businesses had defrauded the public. Investigations were ongoing. The raids had resulted from the audit of horse abattoirs that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) had begun […]
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» Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Press briefing – afternoon 12 February 2013
Tuesday 12 February 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Leveson, horsemeat, Back to Work and Mali
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Leveson
Asked whether there was cross Government agreement that Leveson proposals should be published by the Conservative Party, the PMS said that there was agreement on publishing, and that talks continued with a view to finding a cross party agreement on the content of proposals.
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Horsemeat
Questioned on the Government action on horsemeat, the PMS said that the FSA had made it clear to schools, hospitals and retailers that they should be seeking assurances from their suppliers about the content of their products . There was agreement at Cabinet that this is a labelling and retail practice issue, and that it […]
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Back to Work
Asked whether there was any response to the court ruling on the Government’s Back to Work programme, the PMS said that the Government was disappointed and would be appealing the decision.
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Mali
Asked whether providing humanitarian aid to Mali was sign of mission creep, the PMS said that it was only a sign of a humanitarian commitment to Mali – providing clean water and medical supplies.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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