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» Thursday, September 6, 2012
Judge’s comments on burglary
Put that the new Justice Secretary had been asked to look at sentencing for burglars following comments that burglars were brave , the PMS said the Office for Judicial Complaints handled any complaints about judges’ conduct. The OJC was investigating comments made by the judge in this case.
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Growth
Put that there had been a lukewarm reception to the Government’s announcement on housing and planning, the PMS said we had announced significant measures to speed up the planning process and other announcements would be made in the coming days. Asked to respond to claims from the Local Government Association that planning regulations had not […]
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» Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Press briefing afternoon 5 September 2012
Wednesday 5 September 2012 Reshuffle, Cabinet meeting and growth were discussed at this press briefing
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Press briefing afternoon 5 September 2012
Wednesday 5 September 2012 Reshuffle, Cabinet meeting and growth were discussed at this press briefing
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Reshuffle
The Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) confirmed further appointments to the government.
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Reshuffle
The Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMOS) confirmed further appointments to the government.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Cabinet Meeting/Reshuffle
The PMOS gave a brief on the Cabinet meeting which had taken place earlier in the afternoon. He said that much of the discussion was about economic growth. There were also brief updates on education reforms, the elections of police and crime commissioners, as well as foreign policy issues. Asked about attendance at the Cabinet […]
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Cabinet Meeting/Reshuffle
The PMOS gave a brief on the Cabinet meeting which had taken place earlier in the afternoon. He said that much of the discussion was about economic growth. There were also brief updates on education reforms, the elections of police and crime commissioners, as well as foreign policy issues. Asked about attendance at the Cabinet […]
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Sir Howard Davies
Asked about reports that Sir Howard Davies would chair a commission on airport expansion, the PMOS said he would not comment on speculation, and people would have to await an official announcement.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Sir Howard Davies
Asked about reports that Sir Howard Davies would chair a commission on airport expansion, the PMOS said he would not comment on speculation, and people would have to await an official announcement.
Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Press briefing morning 5 September 2012
Wednesday 5 September 2012 Growth, aviation and the Paralympics were discussed at this press briefing
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Growth
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) informed the assembled journalists that a new Cabinet sub-committee focusing on growth implementation would be established in the coming days. The PMS explained that the aim would be to ensure effective implementation of measures that would lead to sustained and balanced growth. Put that this was an emergency committee, the […]
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Aviation
Asked about the Government’s position on the future of Heathrow, the PMS reiterated that the Coalition agreement made clear that this Government would not build a third runway and that position had not changed.
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Paralympics
Put that the attendance of Ministers at the Paralympics was distracting from the Games, the PMS said both the Olympics and Paralympics had been a great success and Ministers had rightly attended events throughout and would continue to do so. Asked what role the former Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt would have in the remainder of […]
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