» Monday, October 15, 2007
Burma
Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to the campaigners who delivered the petition earlier that day, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that there had been a brief discussion and the Prime Minister was able to listen to some of their concerns. He pointed again to the statement the Prime Minister […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Capital Gains Tax
Asked about Capital Gains Tax and whether the Government had any sympathy with the idea of some kind of exemption or transitional relief for small businesses, the PMS said that the Chancellor had set out his decision on the matter in the Pre-Budget Report last week. It was a major simplification of the Capital Gains […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Misc
Asked to comment on stories suggesting the Prime Minister was considering blocking donations to local parties, the PMS replied that there was an ongoing review of these matters being undertaken by Hayden Phillips and that was how the issue was being considered. Asked if the Government was expecting a working peers list soon, the PMS […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Burma Statement
Asked if the Prime Minister was aware of any evidence that British arms had ended up in the hands of the Burmese Government, the PMS said, re the arms embargo to Burma, that there was currently an EU arms embargo and what the Prime Minister had called for today was a review to ensure that […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Transport/Road prices
Re the Telegraph’s story this morning, it was asked if the subject of transport and road prices in the Queen’s speech would be different to what was expected. The PMS said that there was a certain amount of bafflement regarding the Telegraph’s story this morning; the whole premise seemed to be that it was the […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
EU Treaty
Asked why Michael Connarty was wrong when he had said that the red lines would disappear in 5 years, the PMS said that there were two separate issues and that the Foreign Office would be replying in detail to Mr Connarty’s letter. One issue was in relation to the UK opt-in on justice and home […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2)
Tax System
Asked if the Government thought marriage should be recognised by the tax system, the PMS said that marriage was recognised in the tax system and always had been through Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax. The Prime Minister made this very clear on the Today Programme on 11 July. Asked if there should be further […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Dental Services
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the growing crisis in Britain’s dental services, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been answering questions on this issue this morning so it was best to refer back to his words. As he and Ben Bradshaw had said, there have been significant improvements; 28 million […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Abortion
Asked about the Prime Minister’s thoughts on abortion, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was asked about his thoughts on abortion during an interview with New Woman magazine last year so that was the best place to get direct words from him. His general view was that these were matters that should be guided […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Misc
Put that the Prime Minister had made clear this morning that he wanted to get on with governing and asked about his vision for the future re his conference speech, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his position on the future direction the country needed to take many times before and […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says.
Search
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Sep | Nov » | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||
Supported by
Recent Briefings
- Briefings are now secret.
- Syrian refugee resettlement
- Syria
- Scotland
- Independence referendum
- Trade Union Bill (No.2)
- Syria
- Northern Ireland
- Syria
- Syria
Archives
- December 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- June 2009
- May 2009
- April 2009
- March 2009
- February 2009
- January 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- September 2008
- August 2008
- July 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
- April 2008
- March 2008
- February 2008
- January 2008
- December 2007
- November 2007
- October 2007
- September 2007
- August 2007
- July 2007
- June 2007
- May 2007
- April 2007
- March 2007
- February 2007
- January 2007
- December 2006
- November 2006
- October 2006
- September 2006
- August 2006
- July 2006
- June 2006
- May 2006
- April 2006
- March 2006
- February 2006
- January 2006
- December 2005
- November 2005
- October 2005
- September 2005
- August 2005
- July 2005
- June 2005
- May 2005
- April 2005
- March 2005
- February 2005
- January 2005
- December 2004
- November 2004
- October 2004
- September 2004
- August 2004
- July 2004
- June 2004
- May 2004
- April 2004
- March 2004
- February 2004
- January 1970
- November 1900
- October 1900
- August 1900
- February 1900
- January 1900
- June 111
- May 111
- April 111
- March 111
- February 111
- January 111
- 111
- November 110
- October 110
- September 110
- August 110
- July 110
- June 110
- May 110
- April 110
- March 110
- February 110
- January 110
- 110
- November 109
- October 109
- September 109
- August 109
- June 109
- May 109
- 0
Links
Syndicate (RSS/XML)
Credits
Enquiries
Contact Sam Smith.