» Thursday, March 17, 2011LibyaThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had made some further calls on Libya, following his calls last night. The PMS said that we would not get into specifics about those calls, but they were to Arab and African leaders. Talking to Arab leaders was important and the Prime Minister was making […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) JapanThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) advised that travel advice had been updated. Non-essential travel to Tokyo and north east Japan should still be avoided and as an additional precaution British nationals had been advised to remain outside an 80km radius of Fukushima. This was in line with US advice. He advised that SAGE continued to […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaOn Libya the PMS advised that there had been substantive discussions on the draft resolution at the UN yesterday and that there remained a range of views in the Council. Tabling the resolution had had the desired effect of triggering serious discussions on next steps. The Prime Minister was closely engaged with the process. He […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BahrainOn Bahrain the PMS advised that the Foreign Office had updated their travel advice. They had recommended that those people without pressing reason to remain should leave the country. The first option was via commercial routes. In addition the UK Government would be chartering planes to assist departure. There would be a charge of 260 […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Wednesday, March 16, 2011LibyaPut that the Foreign Secretary had just said that a no-fly zone could go ahead without a UN resolution and asked if he was going off message, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he hadn’t seen the Foreign Secretary’s comments but presumed he had been referring to past precedents. Asked if the UN Council […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Nick Griffin petitionPut that Nick Griffin from the BNP was delivering a petition to No 10 tomorrow and asked if the Prime Minister had been made aware of this in advance and how he felt about it, the PMS said that he wasn’t sure if the Prime Minister knew. People were entitled to deliver petitions to Downing […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Sentencing CouncilAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about sentencing guidelines from the Sentencing Council that meant fewer people would be imprisoned for assault, the PMS said that the Sentencing Council was an independent body and it was responsible for setting out sentencing guidelines. Those guidelines were a point of departure for the judiciary, and it […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BahrainPut that there had been calls for Prince William and Kate Middleton to keep the King of Bahrain off their wedding invite list, the PMS said that invitations to the Royal Wedding were a matter for the Palace, not the Government. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Health BillAsked what the Prime Minister had meant at PMQs today when he talked about anti-cherry picking amendments’ in the Government’s health reforms, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been talking about the fact that there would not be price competition in healthcare. The point about cherry picking was the idea that private sector […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there were further discussions in New York last night at the United Nations Security Council. We had decided we needed to move things onto the next stage, and following consultations with Lebanon, France, the US and others we had introduced the text of a further United Nations Security […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Sentencing guidelinesAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about sentencing guidelines that reduced the offence for someone who had physically attacked a police officer, the PMS said that the Sentencing Council was an independent body. It had set guidelines which were a point of departure for the judiciary when they were coming to judgements. Clearly our […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BahrainThe PMS said the Prime Minister had spoken to the King of Bahrain last night and expressed his serious concern at the deteriorating situation on the ground. He called for restraint on all sides and said that it was vital the Bahrain authorities responded through reform, not repression. The Prime Minister encouraged the King to […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) JapanThe PMS said that the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies met again yesterday afternoon to review the situation in Japan. The unanimous view of the group was that from the perspective of possible radiation dangers there was no need for UK nationals to evacuate the vicinity of Tokyo. Asked whether or not it was true […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) UnemploymentAsked for the Government’s response to unemployment figures out today, the PMS said that the figures were mixed. There was a rise in the International Labour Organisation measure, which was a cause for concern, but the numbers claiming Job Seekers’ Allowance were down. Employment had risen by 32,000, which was driven entirely by growth in […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. 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