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» Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Lady Thatcher?s funeral
Asked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher?s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Permitted development
Asked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the government would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils already have the flexibility to remove permitted development rights.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Lady Thatcher?s funeral
Asked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher?s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Permitted development
Asked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the government would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils already have the flexibility to remove permitted development rights.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Lady Thatcher?s funeral
Asked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher?s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Press briefing afternoon April 16th 2013
Tuesday 16 April 2013 The IMF, permitted developments, corporation tax and Lady Thatcher’s funeral arrangements were discussed at this briefing session
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
IMF
Asked for a response to an International Monetary Fund report published today, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMS) said the IMF’s report highlighted the risks economies continue to face around the world. He said that although the UK is forecast to have stronger growth than France or Germany in 2013, difficulties in the Euro area […]
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Permitted Developments
Questioned on the decision to revise planning policy, the PMS shared the view of the Communities and Local Government Secretary: we want to try and establish a broad consensus and the Government believes there is an opportunity to do that. Asked what kind of consensus the Government wanted to establish, the PMS said the Government […]
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Corporation Tax
Asked what the Prime Minister thought about Npower’s corporation tax arrangements, the PMS said he was not aware of those reports and would not comment on individual taxpayers. More broadly, he said the Prime Minister’s view was that companies should pay tax that is due.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Lady Thatcher’s Funeral
Asked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher’s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Press briefing morning 16 April 2013
Tuesday 16 April 2013 The Cabinet meeting, Boston and the implications for Lady Thatcher’s funeral and the London marathon were discussed at this briefing session
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Cabinet
As is usual in Tuesday morning’s session, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMS) gave journalists a brief run down of what was discussed at Cabinet that morning. He was asked what the Chancellor had said about inflation, to which he replied that it was as the Chancellor had set out in the Budget. He said […]
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Boston
Asked whether there would be any security changes to Lady Thatcher’s funeral or the London Marathon in light of the explosions in Boston, the PMS said that security arrangements for major public events were always kept under review. He said that the Prime Minister thought that the scenes from Boston were shocking and horrific and […]
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Funeral
Asked whether the Prime Minister was disappointed with the American delegation coming to Lady Thatcher’s funeral, or whether it was a snub that no former presidents would attend, the PMS said absolutely not and that the seniority of the America dignitaries attending was reflective of her global stature. He welcomed the fact that two former […]
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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