» Monday, June 5, 2006

PM Speech

The Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that he was able to outline under a first edition embargo what the Prime Minister intended to say in his speech tomorrow on putting people first - public services for the twenty first century. He would say:

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Forest Gate

Asked if the Prime Minister had been given any briefings about the Forest Gate situation, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that there was a police investigation on going, and as with any other police investigation, it was right and proper that we allowed it to continue. It was also right and proper that we underlined our full appreciation of the work done by the police, and our support for them.

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Anti-Social Behaviour

Asked how the Anti-Social Behaviour (ASB) penalties for local authorities would be applied north of the border, the PMOS said that it was a matter for the Scottish Executive to decide. Asked whether local authorities would lose their grants if they did not have an ASB strategy in force, the PMOS said that was one of the issues, which would be considered as a result of today's study. Asked how that would apply in Scotland and Wales, the PMOS said those were matters of concern for the devolved administrations. The Prime Minister had been setting out his view of where he saw the public interest.

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Anglo-French Summit

Asked what was on the agenda for the Anglo-French summit later this week, the PMOS said there would be the full range of EU issues. The delegation would consist of the Prime Minister, Margaret Becket, John Reid, Des Browne, David Miliband, Geoff Hoon, Jim Knight and Malcolm Wicks, and issues such as climate change, defence co-operation, and issues such as the Middle East and Iraq would be discussed. The PMOS said also that EU energy strategy would come up too, as it was one of our issues we had in common with the French at Hampton Court.

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FTSE/NHS Breakfast

Asked for the names of some of the companies attending tomorrow's breakfast, the PMOS said that amongst the companies represented would be Tesco, Lloyds TSB and Smith industries. Other who had expressed interest were Yell, Anglo-American, O2, Unilever and Sainsbury's.

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Baroness Thatcher State Funeral

Asked if Baroness Thatcher would receive a state funeral, the PMOS replied that he would not discuss anything of that nature.

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England Flag

Asked whether the Prime Minister would follow the example set by Tessa Jowell and have the England flag on his car, the PMOS that the Prime Minister was proud to support the England team and would do so in his own way. Asked whether the Prime Minister would be going to Germany, the PMOS suggested that perhaps there was enough pressure on the team already.

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FTSE 100 Breakfast

Asked for further details about the Prime Minister's breakfast tomorrow, the PMOS said that we had been in discussions with some of the largest FTSE 100 companies during the last six months to discuss whether members of their boards would be interested in joining the boards of NHS foundation trusts. The Prime Minister would meet with some of the interested companies tomorrow to discuss how best this could be achieved, and the aim was to share experience and get commercial expertise into these areas. The PMOS said that it was an extension of what we had been doing in terms of bringing in independent, outside expertise into the health service.

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Dorneywood

Asked what would happen with Dorneywood, the PMOS said that a period of reflection on these matters was necessary.

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