» Monday, March 12, 2007
Hans Blix
Asked if there was a response to Hans Blix's recent comments regarding the war in Iraq being illegal and that the grounds for going to war had been spun, the PMOS replied that firstly, Mr. Blix at the time said that he also believed that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction (WMD). That was the generally accepted international consensus as reflected in the various announcements by the UN at the time. Secondly, there had been four separate inquiries, all of which came to the conclusion that the Government acted in good faith.
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Lords Reform
Asked if there was a message from the Government to the House of Lords as they deliberated this week, the PMOS said that it was a free vote, therefore, it was a matter for the Lords to come to their collective decision.
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Veterans/Prime Minister visit
Asked what the Prime Minister's view was about the state veterans found themselves in, the PMOS replied that if people looked at what the MOD had been saying and what the Surgeon General had said, they had been setting out not only their view of why it was more appropriate to treat veterans in civilian hospitals, as that was where there was a critical mass of expertise to treat such cases, but also, in terms of their overall care that was given. Of course, if people did have any complaints, they should make them known. The PMOS said that whilst he could not go into specific cases because of patient confidentiality, he said that the MOD had urgently investigated specific reports and they would give any response to families of those concerned.
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ClimateChange/GreenTax
Asked why the Chancellor was attending the Climate Change Bill launch, and what was his focus, the PMOS replied that obviously, there were certain spending implications in climate change. This was an overall Government approach, as the Prime Minister would set out very clearly in the Commons this afternoon. The Government's approach was that there had to be a comprehensive approach, and that meant agreeing as we did on Friday with out European partners, targets for reducing emissions and for renewables. It also meant an across-the-board approach in this country, which focused particularly on how we made homes more energy efficient, how we reduced industry emissions, and also, how aviation emissions would be part of an EU emissions trading scheme as of 2011/2012.
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Police inquiry
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Al Gore
Asked to confirm that Al Gore was an advisor to the Government, the PMOS said that he was an advisor to the Treasury.
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Ethiopia Kidnappings
Asked for any updates on the situation, the PMOS said that it continued to be closely watched by the Foreign Office.
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Northern Ireland
Asked for the Prime Minister's view on Ian Paisley's comments after the election, the PMOS replied that the basis on which the election was called was very firmly set out by the two Prime Ministers when they called the election in Downing Street. Everyone knew that that basis was that a decision would be made to form a Government, or not, by 26 March. All the evidence we had from the doorstep, backed up by the Belfast Telegraph poll suggested that the vast majority of the population wanted the Government to go ahead, and wanted that Government to deal first and foremost with domestic issues such as water rates, health, education and the economy. That therefore was the backdrop, and apart from that, the legislation said quite clearly that if there could not be a Government by 26 March, then the Assembly would be dissolved. It would take a fresh election to recall any assembly. The PMOS said that nobody who knew anything about the situation on the ground in Northern Ireland thought that the people of Northern Ireland wanted to go to the polls for the 35 time since the 1970s.
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» Friday, March 9, 2007
EU Summit
The PMOS started by telling reporters that the Summit needed to be set in context and seen as a stepping-stone. No one would have predicted a few years ago that climate change would have been such a key agenda item at an EU summit. Secondly, it marked the next logical step following on from our Gleneagles Presidency and the agenda on energy and climate change which we had set out at Hampton Court. The next key step is now to move this on again at the G8+5 meeting in Germany this summer. We believe that can be a major turning point.
Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Police Inquiry
Put to him that yesterday, when the BBC in trying to lift the injunction terms on the cash for peerages case, Mrs Justice Swift had revealed that Jonathan Powell had been the intended addressee of Ruth Turner's document and was there any reaction, the PMOS replied clearly that, this was not an email. It was not sent, and it wasn't received. That was not what the original BBC report had been going to say, end of story.
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