» Friday, October 27, 2006Honours
Asked if the Prime Minister had been contacted by the police regarding cash for honours the PMS said that there had been no change to the position. Asked why the answer was, "no change" rather than, "no", the PMS said the answer to which there was no change was no. Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) MP’s Expenses
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that MP's were good value for money the PMS said as the issue was a matter for the House authorities and as the Prime Minister was himself an MP it was not wise for her to comment. Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) Faith Schools
Asked if any pressure had been put on Alan Johnson with regard to the change of policy on faith schools the PMS said as Mr. Johnson had set out in his statement, he had the support of two of the main faith organisations and as a result there was no need for further legislation. The PMS said that people should be aware that discussions on integration between communities had been going on with all faith groups for some time and this was not something that had come about over night. Asked whether if this was just a problem with Muslim schools not wanting to integrate the PMS said that was that was an incorrect assertion and that Muslim groups were strongly in favour of the principles. Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Stern Review
Asked how the Prime Minister planned to take forward the Stern Review the PMS said that as the review had not yet been published journalists should wait to see how the Government would respond. Asked if the Government would respond at all the PMS asked journalists to wait for the report. Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Tax on Alcohol
Asked if the Prime Minister backed Patricia Hewitt's calls for an increase in taxation on alcohol and in particular alcopops the PMS first checked that there were no First News journalists in the room. She then went on to say that Patricia Hewitt had raised an important issue but that taxation was a matter for HM Treasury. Asked again if Patricia Hewitt was backed by the Prime Minister the PMS again replied that an important issue had been raised and taxation was a matter for HM Treasury. Briefing took place at 7:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) 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. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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