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» Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Defence Secretary Liam Fox
Asked about the process of the investigation into allegations that Defence Secretary Liam Fox had broken the Ministerial Code, the PMS said he was unable to provide a running commentary on the process and that the Cabinet Secretary was addressing the remaining questions. original source.
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Health
Asked if proposals by Lord Owen to put the NHS Reform Bill into a Select Committee would be regarded as a sensible way of scrutinising it, the PMS said that the Government had carried out a listening exercise and as a result, some changes had been made which strengthened the proposals for NHS reform. Our […]
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Gus O’Donnell
Asked several questions about Sir Gus O’Donnell’s retirement plans and his pension in light of the pension reforms, the PMS said Sir Gus had worked in the Civil Service for 32 years and that within the pension reforms we had proposed, accrued rights are preserved. original source.
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Morning press briefing for 11 October 2011
Tuesday 11 October 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Gus O’Donnell’s retirement, Defence Secretary Liam Fox, the sexualisation of children, Mary Portas and Greece. original source.
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Gus O’Donnell retirement
Asked a number of questions about the new structure of the Civil Service, the Cabinet Office and No.10, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) outlined details of the new arrangements. Asked why these changes had taken place, the PMS said they had come about because Sir Gus O’Donnell was retiring. Asked several questions about who would […]
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Defence Secretary Liam Fox
Asked several questions about the details and the progress of the investigation into allegations that the Defence Secretary Liam Fox had broken the Ministerial Code, the PMS replied that he would not provide a running commentary on the process. Asked about Sir Gus O’Donnell’s role in the investigation, the PMS said it was his role […]
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Sexualisation of children
Asked if the Government would be releasing details about plans to tackle the sexualisation of children, the PMS said details would be released later in the day. original source.
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Mary Portas
Asked why Mary Portas had visted Number 10, the PMS said he didn’t have details of the meeting but she was conducting a review of the High Street for the Government. original source.
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Greece
Asked if it was in Britain’s interest to help out Greece, the PMS replied that it was in Britain’s interests to see stability in the Eurozone and that was why the PM was arguing for decisive action from Eurozone countries to deal with their problems. original source.
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» Monday, October 10, 2011
Morning press briefing for 10 October 2011
Monday 10 October 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Defence Secretary Liam Fox and Energy Secretary Chris Huhne. original source.
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Defence Secretary Liam Fox
Asked in great detail about the terms of reference of the investigation into allegations about whether the Defence Secretary Liam Fox had broken the Ministerial Code and about the progress of this investigation, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said the Prime Minister had asked for an interim report from the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry […]
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Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
Asked if the Energy Secretary Chris Huhne had broken the Ministerial Code by briefing against colleagues the PMS said the Energy Secretary had answered a number of questions on that subject and he had nothing to add. original source.
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» Monday, October 3, 2011
Morning press briefing for 3 October 2011
Monday 3 October 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: The Human Rights Act, Europe, the economy. original source.
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Europe
Asked if the Chancellor was going to ECOFIN with any particular message, the PMS said that he had set out the arguments he would make in an interview that morning. The PMS summarised the Chancellor’s words, saying that the Eurozone needed to increase the size and firepower of their financial fund for bailouts (a fund […]
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