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» Thursday, January 26, 2012

Falklands

Asked whether the Prime Minister felt the Government had irritated the Argentine Government with comments on the Falkland Islands, the PMS said the Government’s position on the issue had not changed and it had not said anything different in recent weeks to what had been said previously. original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Crime

Asked whether there was a link between falling police numbers and statistics on violent crime, the PMS said the Government did not believe there was a direct relationship between every pound spent in Government and outcomes, and that there were opportunities for savings to be made in the police as in other public services. In […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Crime

Asked whether there was a link between falling police numbers and statistics on violent crime, the PMS said the Government did not believe there was a direct relationship between every pound spent in Government and outcomes, and that there were opportunities for savings to be made in the police as in other public services. In […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Crime

Asked whether there was a link between falling police numbers and statistics on violent crime, the PMS said the Government did not believe there was a direct relationship between every pound spent in Government and outcomes, and that there were opportunities for savings to be made in the police as in other public services. In […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Scotland

Asked about the Scottish Government’s proposed referendum question, the PMS said the UK Government was holding a consultation asking for people’s views on the question or questions to be posed and would listen to views expressed in that consultation. Asked about whether the Bank of England could act as lender of last resort for an […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Scotland

Asked about the Scottish Government’s proposed referendum question, the PMS said the UK Government was holding a consultation asking for people’s views on the question or questions to be posed and would listen to views expressed in that consultation. Asked about whether the Bank of England could act as lender of last resort for an […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Scotland

Asked about the Scottish Government’s proposed referendum question, the PMS said the UK Government was holding a consultation asking for people’s views on the question or questions to be posed and would listen to views expressed in that consultation. Asked about whether the Bank of England could act as lender of last resort for an […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

» Friday, January 20, 2012

Morning press briefing from 20 January 2012

Tuesday 24 January 2012 Press briefing on Chris Huhne, open primaries, stamp prices, regulation of lobbyists, the Eurozone and benefits original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Morning press briefing from 20 January 2012

Tuesday 24 January 2012 Press briefing on Chris Huhne, open primaries, stamp prices, regulation of lobbyists, the Eurozone and benefits original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Morning press briefing from 20 January 2012

Tuesday 24 January 2012 Press briefing on Chris Huhne, open primaries, stamp prices, regulation of lobbyists, Eurozone and benefits original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Chris Huhne

Asked if Chris Huhne would continue to be a Cabinet Minister if charged over driving offences, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that she would not speculate on this. Mr Huhne had been appointed by the Prime Minister and there is a Ministerial Code to cover these issues. Asked if being charged with an offence […]

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Chris Huhne

Asked if Chris Huhne would continue to be a Cabinet Minister if charged over driving offences, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that she would not speculate on this. Mr Huhne had been appointed by the Prime Minister and there is a Ministerial Code to cover these issues. Asked if being charged with an offence […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Chris Huhne

Asked if Chris Huhne would continue to be a Cabinet Minister if charged over driving offences, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that she would not speculate on this. Mr Huhne had been appointed by the Prime Minister and there is a Ministerial Code to cover these issues. Asked if being charged with an offence […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Open Primaries

Asked if the Government intended to fulfil the promise made in the Coalition Agreement on open primaries, the PMS said that if we had made a commitment in the Coalition Agreement we would deliver on it. Asked if the Boundary Review had now made it more complicated, the PMS said she was not aware of […]

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