» Tuesday, January 29, 2013CRB checksThe PMS said that the Government is disappointed that the Court of Appeal has today found against the Home Office in three cases regarding disclosure of Criminal Records. Further questions were referred to the Home Office. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) DiversityThe PMS said he was not aware of any government proposals on detailing the ethnic mix of staff as part of hiring policies, but referred Lobby to BIS. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Monday, January 28, 2013Press briefing – afternoon 28 January 2013Monday 28 January 2013 Prime Minister’s Spokesperson answered questions on Mali, a regional Cabinet meeting and the Dilnot report on care for the elderly Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) UpdateThe PMS provided a diary update to the Lobby, and said that the PM will join a scheduled meeting between Lord Green and Prince Al-Waleed of the Kingdom Holding Company in Downing Street this afternoon. Discussions would be focussed on commercial interests between the UK and Saudi Arabia, as part of ongoing discussions about Britain’s […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Regional CabinetThis morning’s regional cabinet led on HS2. Cabinet members also heard presentations from those responsible for Yorkshire’s successful bid to host start of the 2014 Tour de France and from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on the launch of the Green Deal. The Chancellor provided an update on the latest economic […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) DilnotAsked when the Government would respond to the Dilnot report on care for the elderly, the PMS said that Government response would be published in due course. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AppointmentsResponding to media reports suggesting that appointments will shortly be made to the House of Lords, the PMS said that there were no specific timings for an announcement at present. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MaliThe PMS confirmed that discussions are ongoing on the role and level of UK participation in the EU training mission in Mali. The PM has previously spoken about tens not hundreds of personnel, and Lobby were referred to his statement to Parliament last week. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press briefing – morning 28 January 2013Monday 28 January 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on immigration, Mali and councils Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MaliThe PMS provided a readout of the PM’s call with President Hollande. The President had thanked the PM for the support provided in Mali, and the PM had made it clear that the UK supported the actions of the French Government. Asked about any further assistance the Government was considering, the PMS said that the […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ImmigrationQuestioned on migration controls for the UK regarding potential migrants from Bulgaria and Romania, the PMS said that it was an ongoing issue and the Government would explore options available to negate any potential damage to the UK labour market. Any option would need to work around a European legal framework. The National Institute for […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CouncilsAsked whether the PM thought councils should stage a referendum if proposing council tax increases, the PMS said that it was up to individual councils but Government wanted them to freeze taxes. The Government had provided financial support for councils. Asked whether the PM was irritated by the media reporting savings as ‘cuts’, the PMS […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Friday, January 25, 2013Press briefing – morning 25 January 2013Friday 25 January 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Libya, the economy and equal marriage Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaThe PMS informed the Lobby that the Prime Minister had met the Norwegian PM Jens Stoltenberg this morning, and the Swedish PM Fredrik Reinfeldt yesterday evening. The focus of the respective discussions was the recent events in Algeria and the EU budget. The Prime Minister is now on his way back to the UK. In […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. 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