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» Wednesday, May 16, 2012

Civil service reform

Asked whether there were plans to cut the civil service by 90%, the PMS said that the Government was not planning cuts on that scale. We were cutting spending which meant that the number of jobs in the public sector would fall over the spending review period. Asked whether the cabinet were planning to outsource […]

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Civil service reform

Asked whether there were plans to cut the civil service by 90%, the PMS said that the Government was not planning cuts on that scale. We were cutting spending which meant that the number of jobs in the public sector would fall over the spending review period. Asked whether the cabinet were planning to outsource […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Police reform

Asked whether the PM still backed the police reforms despite pressure from the Police Federation, the PMS said that the Government was having to find savings in the police force. A significant portion of any public service was staffing costs which was why we had introduced pay freezes and pension reforms across the public sector. […]

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Police reform

Asked whether the PM still backed the police reforms despite pressure from the Police Federation, the PMS said that the Government was having to find savings in the police force. A significant portion of any public service was staffing costs which was why we had introduced pay freezes and pension reforms across the public sector. […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Scotland

Asked why the PM was not fussed about the date of the Scottish referendum, the PMS said that the Government has consistently said that it wanted a referendum sooner rather than later.  

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Scotland

Asked why the PM was not fussed about the date of the Scottish referendum, the PMS said that the Government has consistently said that it wanted a referendum sooner rather than later.  

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» Monday, May 14, 2012

Press Briefing Morning 14 May 2012

Monday 14 May 2012 Business leaders, NHS reforms and Mitt Romney were among the topics discussed at this press briefing.

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Press Briefing Morning 14 May 2012

Monday 14 May 2012 Business leaders, NHS reforms and Mitt Romney were among the topics discussed at this press briefing.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Business Leaders

Asked whether the PM would tell business leaders attending a meeting later that day to stop whingeing , the PMS said that the meeting was private. Asked whether the PM agreed with the Foreign Secretary’s remarks, the PMS said that the PM thought we needed a private sector-led recovery and the Government had taken steps […]

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Business Leaders

Asked whether the PM would tell business leaders attending a meeting later that day to stop whingeing , the PMS said that the meeting was private. Asked whether the PM agreed with the Foreign Secretary’s remarks, the PMS said that the PM thought we needed a private sector-led recovery and the Government had taken steps […]

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Eurozone

Asked if the Government would respond to any new economic packages announced by Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande, the PMS said that Britain had been discussing growth and the European economy with European partners for some time. Asked whether there would be any concrete outcomes from the G8 meeting, the PMS said that we had […]

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Eurozone

Asked if the Government would respond to any new economic packages announced by Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande, the PMS said that Britain had been discussing growth and the European economy with European partners for some time. Asked whether there would be any concrete outcomes from the G8 meeting, the PMS said that we had […]

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NHS reforms

Asked for a reaction to claims from the Royal College of Nurses that 61,000 NHS jobs were at risk, the PMS said that we did not recognise those figures. Asked whether the PM was concerned by the issues raised by the Royal College of Nurses, the PMS said that the PM had been clear that […]

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NHS reforms

Asked for a reaction to claims from the Royal College of Nurses that 61,000 NHS jobs were at risk, the PMS said that we did not recognise those figures. Asked whether the PM was concerned by the issues raised by the Royal College of Nurses, the PMS said that the PM had been clear that […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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