» Monday, January 8, 2007

Private Schools

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on Ruth Kelly's decision to send her child to a private school, the PMOS said that firstly there were rules around children and he would observe those, even if others did not.  Secondly the Prime Minister supported absolutely the right of parents to make choices about their children's' education which are best suited to those children's' needs, irrespective of who their parents were and what job they did.

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Private Schools

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on Ruth Kelly's decision to send her child to a private school, the PMOS said that firstly there were rules around children and he would observe those, even if others did not.  Secondly the Prime Minister supported absolutely the right of parents to make choices about their children's' education which are best suited to those children's' needs, irrespective of who their parents were and what job they did.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Private Schools

Asked if the Prime Minister had a view on Ruth Kelly's decision to send her child to a private school, the PMOS said that firstly there were rules around children and he would observe those, even if others did not.  Secondly the Prime Minister supported absolutely the right of parents to make choices about their children's' education which are best suited to those children's' needs, irrespective of who their parents were and what job they did.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Northern Ireland

Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting with Ian Paisley or Gerry Adams this week, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister was in constant contact with both parties.  He had been over Christmas and over the New Year and would no doubt continue to be so.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Northern Ireland

Asked if the Prime Minister would be meeting with Ian Paisley or Gerry Adams this week, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister was in constant contact with both parties.  He had been over Christmas and over the New Year and would no doubt continue to be so.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Saddam’s Execution

Asked for the timing of the Prime Minister's personal statement on Saddam's execution, the PMOS replied that he was slightly mystified by the coverage of this.  The Prime Minister had set out on many occasions his opposition to the death penalty, including how it related to Saddam Hussain in particular, well before the sentencing, and actually between sentencing and execution.  Secondly he recognised that Iraq was a sovereign country, and therefore like any other sovereign country was entitled to reach its own decision on matters such as the death penalty.  He also recognised that there were very strong emotions in Iraq surrounding Saddam, not least because of the brutal outrages that Saddam had carried out.  Thirdly, at last week's briefing it was made clear that we supported the Iraqi government's decision to launch an inquiry into what went wrong in the events surrounding the execution.  Therefore the idea that we hadn't expressed a view was factually not borne out by the facts.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Saddam’s Execution

Asked for the timing of the Prime Minister's personal statement on Saddam's execution, the PMOS replied that he was slightly mystified by the coverage of this.  The Prime Minister had set out on many occasions his opposition to the death penalty, including how it related to Saddam Hussain in particular, well before the sentencing, and actually between sentencing and execution.  Secondly he recognised that Iraq was a sovereign country, and therefore like any other sovereign country was entitled to reach its own decision on matters such as the death penalty.  He also recognised that there were very strong emotions in Iraq surrounding Saddam, not least because of the brutal outrages that Saddam had carried out.  Thirdly, at last week's briefing it was made clear that we supported the Iraqi government's decision to launch an inquiry into what went wrong in the events surrounding the execution.  Therefore the idea that we hadn't expressed a view was factually not borne out by the facts.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Play

Asked whether the Prime Minister had any plans to see the play opening this week by some of the Prime Minister's wife's colleagues about the legality of the war in Iraq, the PMOS replied that it had not taken long to get to the silliest question of the year so far, but he was sure that it would not be long before another came along.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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