» Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Lord Turnbull and Sir Stephen Wall
Asked if the remarks made by Sir Stephen would be treated by the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman, (PMOS) in the same way as those made by Lord Turnbull, the PMOS said yes, the same rubric would apply.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Lord Turnbull and Sir Stephen Wall
Asked if the remarks made by Sir Stephen would be treated by the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman, (PMOS) in the same way as those made by Lord Turnbull, the PMOS said yes, the same rubric would apply.
Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Casinos
Asked if the Government was going to reconsider the casino decision given that the House of Lords Committee said that it appeared that the panel's recommendation might have been based on a misunderstanding of the criteria and the Government's objective, the PMOS said he was certainly not aware of any plans to do so but asked the reporter to check with the department.
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Budget
Asked if the Prime Minister and the Chancellor would be having a meeting before the Budget Cabinet to discuss the Budget, the PMOS said he did not discuss the details of meetings but there would be the usual pre Budget Cabinet tomorrow. Asked if there had specifically been any meetings between the Prime Minister and the Chancellor on the Budget, the PMOS said that they remained in very close contact. Asked if it would be fair to say they had been in as close contacts as usual, the PMOS said that the question really didn't deserve an answer.
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Miscellaneous
Asked if there was any comment from the Prime Minister about the NEC's decision that there should not be an affirmative ballot, the PMOS said that it was entirely a party matter.
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Passport Fraud
Put that it had been revealed that there were more than 10,000 false applications for passports last year, and did the Prime Minister have confidence in the passport service, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that first of all, people should recognise the huge progress that the Passport Agency had made in recent years. Secondly, it was not just a matter of saying that there were 10,000 false passports out there and then doing nothing about it. Rather, each and every one was being followed up to ensure that those responsible were caught. Thirdly, what this underlined, was that adults would now have to have face-to-face interviews, and that procedure was being brought in from May for people over 16. The other answer to this problem was biometrics, which was why the ID card was relevant in this regard as well. Therefore, there was clearly an issue here, but it was not an issue that was being ignored, as it was being actively engaged on, both at policy level and in terms of recalling these fraudulent passports.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Passport Fraud
Put that it had been revealed that there were more than 10,000 false applications for passports last year, and did the Prime Minister have confidence in the passport service, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that first of all, people should recognise the huge progress that the Passport Agency had made in recent years. Secondly, it was not just a matter of saying that there were 10,000 false passports out there and then doing nothing about it. Rather, each and every one was being followed up to ensure that those responsible were caught. Thirdly, what this underlined, was that adults would now have to have face-to-face interviews, and that procedure was being brought in from May for people over 16. The other answer to this problem was biometrics, which was why the ID card was relevant in this regard as well. Therefore, there was clearly an issue here, but it was not an issue that was being ignored, as it was being actively engaged on, both at policy level and in terms of recalling these fraudulent passports.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Passport Fraud
Put that it had been revealed that there were more than 10,000 false applications for passports last year, and did the Prime Minister have confidence in the passport service, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that first of all, people should recognise the huge progress that the Passport Agency had made in recent years. Secondly, it was not just a matter of saying that there were 10,000 false passports out there and then doing nothing about it. Rather, each and every one was being followed up to ensure that those responsible were caught. Thirdly, what this underlined, was that adults would now have to have face-to-face interviews, and that procedure was being brought in from May for people over 16. The other answer to this problem was biometrics, which was why the ID card was relevant in this regard as well. Therefore, there was clearly an issue here, but it was not an issue that was being ignored, as it was being actively engaged on, both at policy level and in terms of recalling these fraudulent passports.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Lord Turnbull
Asked whether Lord Turnbull should apologise for comparing Gordon Brown to Stalin, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister had made his admiration for the Chancellor's record as Chancellor very clear yesterday. In terms of who had said what, in the interests of good government, it was a wise rule that said that civil servants should not become the story.
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Open Skies
Asked if we recognised the Financial Times report about "open skies", and was the Prime Minister going to talk to President Bush about it, the PMOS replied that as the Prime Minister had said in Brussels recently, there were discussions going on with our European partners, as well as with the US in the interests of trying to open up markets on both sides of the Atlantic. However, it was better that those discussions continued in private.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
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