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» Monday, March 5, 2007

Northern Ireland

Asked if there would be any Prime Ministerial words following the elections, the PMOS said that he was sure the Prime Minister would say something at some stage but not sure when. Asked if there would be anything before the weekend, the PMOS again recommended reporters to wait and see but added nothing would be rushed, the deadline is 26th March and St Patrick's Day came before that. Asked if there was any likelihood of the Prime Minister being in Washington on St Patrick's Day, the PMOS said no.

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School Discipline

Asked about the suggestion that to improve school discipline would be to remove the right of parents of expelled children to appeal against those expulsions as 20 percent of all expulsions are overturned on appeal and did the Prime Minister have any personal sympathy that this would lead to an improvement and an option worth looking at, the PMOS said that it was down to schools and the local authorities to decide on the matter.

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» Friday, March 2, 2007

NHS Doctors

Asked if the Prime Minister had any concerns over the number of junior doctors who were struggling to find jobs in the NHS, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) replied that the important thing was that there were more doctors than before. That was part of the investment that had gone into the Health Service. In terms of people getting jobs, there were the usual processes in place to ensure this happened, but that was best done at an operational level rather than a policy level. The important thing was that the overall number of doctors, as with nurses, had gone up.

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

Ethiopia Kidnaps

Asked if the Prime Minister had been kept up to date with the incident in Ethiopia this morning, the PMOS replied that the Prime Minister was being kept informed, details were still being worked out, and it was probably best not to comment at this early stage.

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Renewable Energy

Put to him that the Prime Minister had championed wind power with new 20% compulsory targets for energy, but at the same time there were reports that hundreds of applications for wind power were being turned down, the PMOS replied that in terms of wind turbines and planning applications, this was an issue being dealt with as part of the Energy Review. We were already setting ambitious targets in terms of renewables, but only as part of an overall mix of energy supplies. Planning was part of the issue that we had to address, and the Energy Review was up front about that.

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Policy Review

Asked when they could expect the Prime Minister's Policy Review to conclude, the PMOS replied that the review would be publish when it was ready.

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Police Inquiry

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» Thursday, March 1, 2007

Pay Awards

Asked if the pay awards were discussed at Cabinet this morning, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that the Chancellor had set out what he was going to announce. Asked if the PMOS was in a position to give the headlines, the PMOS said no, it was better for departments to do it.

Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Environment

Asked if it was correct that the Prime Minister was aiming for 20 percent renewables, the PMOS said, as he had said this morning, we believe that this is a key period in the run up, not just to the EU Summit next week but also, to the G8 discussion in June and therefore what we need to do, both as a country and as the EU is set an example, in terms of setting out an ambitious target. This is because we need to show not just the US but also India and China in particular, that we are serious about climate change as a whole and therefore that's why we do support the setting out by the EU of ambitious targets, as long as the ambitious target takes into account the individual circumstances in each country.

Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Forthcoming Business

The Leader said that, on Monday, March 5, MPs would debate the second reading of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords] (Vera Baird and Nick Ainger for Government). On Tuesday, March 6, the first day of the debate on House of Lords Reform (Jack Straw and Nigel Griffiths); Wednesday, March 7 - conclusion of the debate on House of Lords Reform Bridget Prentice and Jack Straw); Thursday, March 8 - a debate entitled "Women, Justice and Gender Equality in the UK" on a motion for the Adjournment (Vera Baird and Meg Munn); Friday, March 9 - Private Members Bills.

Briefing took place at 15:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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» Monday, March 5, 2007

Northern Ireland

School Discipline

» Friday, March 2, 2007

NHS Doctors

Ethiopia Kidnaps

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Police Inquiry

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