» Wednesday, October 25, 2006
Cash for Peerages
Asked whether the Prime Minister had been interviewed by the police, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that nothing had changed from this morning when the question had been asked again.
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Nuclear Waste
Asked whether David Miliband would be making a statement on Nuclear Waste, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said he thought there would be a statement in the House of Commons and journalists should wait for that. Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed with Jack McConnell who had allegedly said nuclear waste should be dumped in England; the PMOS said he had not yet seen the precise words and rather than respond to reports of them that might not represent what was intended
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Iraq
Put that Reuters had been quoting that US Defence officials had said that the British Army was at breaking point in Iraq, and that there was a timetable of withdrawal of British troops in 12 months time, the PMS said that she had not seen that particular report. However, she pointed the journalist to what the Prime Minister had said at PMQs earlier in the day when he had set out very clearly again the UK's position on Iraq and that that remained unchanged.
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Climate Change
Asked whether the PMOS could reveal anything about a Climate Change Bill, the PMOS said he did not discuss new Bills before the Queen's Speech. However, in general in the past we had expressed our view that yearly targets did not work. They did not take into account the ebbs and flows of emissions, or the ebbs and flows of the weather on the economy. But we believed it was appropriate to have longer-term targets and to work towards those in a series of stages. In terms of any legislation journalists should wait for the Queen's Speech.
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Media Reporting on the frontline
Asked by ITN whether Sir Gus O'Donnell thought it was appropriate that major news organisations should be banned from war zones as the MOD did not like their contribution, the PMS replied that the MOD was dealing with this issue, and regarding any correspondence, with Sir Gus O'Donnell, he would reply on his own behalf.
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Police Inquiry
Asked if there had been any contact from the Scotland Yard, the PMOS said no. Asked if there was any expectation of the Prime Minister being questioned this week, the PMOS said that was a matter for Scotland Yard. Put there had been more reports that the Police had questioned Jonathan Powell, the PMOS said he would not comment on Civil Servants, temporary or otherwise.
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Local Government White Paper
Asked if the Local Government Paper would be published tomorrow, the PMOS said journalists could look in expectation to that.
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Abortion
Asked whether there was any change in the Governments position on reducing the term limits on abortion, the PMOS said he was not aware of any changes. As journalists knew any abortion vote was a personal matter.
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