» Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Russia

Asked whether there was any development overnight from Russia, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said there was nothing new to report on, the Government had not heard from the Russians.

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

Meeting with Business Leaders

Asked whether the PMS could expand more on the meeting, the PMS said the meeting with business leaders was to discuss the local employment partnerships and was something we first announced in the budget. It was about the Department of Work & Pensions working together with business leaders to make more jobs available through Job Centre Plus. The companies that attended the breakfast this morning were Sainsbury's, Marks & Spencer, Alliance, Network Rail, Debenhams and Securitas, among others.

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

Metronet

Asked who was on the lead on Metronet, the PMS said Transport for London.

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

Cabinet Ministers’ Residence

Asked whether there was an update on homes for Cabinet Ministers, the PMS said not yet.

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

The Prime Minister’s Residence

Asked what accommodation the Prime Minister now lives in, the PMS said he could confirm that the Prime Minister has now moved into the flat above No11 Downing Street.

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

» Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Russia

Asked if people were still studying what the Russians had said, and were we waiting for a formal missive from the Russian Government to our Government, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) said that it was a matter for the Russians how and when they would respond. We had not received any formal response and there was nothing to be added to the Foreign Secretary's statement yesterday.

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

Mosque Petition

Asked about an e-petition on the Downing Street website calling for a ban on a "mega Mosque" in East London saying it would "cause terrible violence and suffering", and whether the Prime Minister was happy with this language being used on the website, the Prime Minister's Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister supported the principle of e-petitions, and they would continue on the website. Clearly the issues raised need to be looked at and kept under review, but we did not have a clear position on this at the moment.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (6)

Russia

Asked if there had been any further contact with the Russian authorities, the PMS replied that there was contact yesterday between David Miliband and his opposite number. But we were not in a position to comment on specific contacts beyond that, and journalists should speak to the Foreign Office.

Briefing took place at 9:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)

Metronet

Asked what the Prime Minister's view was on Metronet since he was closely involved in setting it up, and had he had any meetings on this, and would he be getting involved, the PMS replied that obviously the Prime Minister was kept informed, but these were matters very much being taken forward by the Mayor, who was responsible for the management of the PPP contracts, and no doubt there would be discussion with the Department for Transport and the Treasury. More generally on the Tube, since the introduction of the PPP we had seen a fully refurbished Waterloo & City Line, 46 completely refurbished trains on the District Line, 75 stations modernised, an extra car on all Jubilee Line trains plus 4 new trains, and in addition to the 75 stations modernised, work was underway on over 40 more.

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

Organ Donation

Asked what the Government's policy was on an opt-out system for transplants, since Governments had shied away from this in the past, the PMS replied that it was best to check with the Department of Health. The CMO had published his report today and this would be subject to a very wide process of consultation.

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

Downing Street Says...

The unofficial site which lets you comment on the UK Prime Minister's official briefings. About us...

Search


July 2007
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
« Jun   Aug »
 1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
3031  

Supported by

mySociety.org

Disruptive Proactivity

Recent Briefings


Archives

Links

Syndicate (RSS/XML)

Credits

Enquiries

Contact Sam Smith.

This site is powered by WordPress. Theme by Jag Singh