» Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Misc
Asked why the Prime Minister said the Barnett formula was based on the needs of each part of the UK when it wasn’t, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was referring to Wales and Northern Ireland. Put that it was not based on need but on population, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister […]
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HMRC
Asked if the Chancellor had been correct when he said that the situation at HMRC had nothing to do with elements such as merging the departments, cutting jobs and the IT system used, the PMS reminded journalists that the National Audit Office (NAO) recognised in a report in February 2007 that where headcount reductions had […]
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Football
Asked if the Prime Minister was going to Wembley this evening, the PMS said no; the Prime Minister would be preparing for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, which was dealing with, among other things, the issue of Pakistan. original source.
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Alcohol
Asked if the Prime Minister had outlined any specific proposals on alcohol at the seminar this morning, the PMS said that they had had a good seminar with alcohol retailers and manufacturers and enforcement agencies this morning. The purpose of the seminar was to tell the alcohol industry the action the Government was taking over […]
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» Tuesday, November 20, 2007
HMRC
Asked when the Prime Minister was first told about the situation at HMRC and if the Chancellor at any stage offered to resign, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by explaining to journalists that as the Chancellor’s statement was ongoing it was difficult to comment on any specifics around this issue. However, she could confirm […]
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began the briefing with a brief readout from this morning’s Cabinet meeting. There was a discussion on skills and welfare led by Peter Hain and John Denham, in the general context of the long term challenges that need to be met in order to face the future needs of the […]
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CHOGM/Pakistan
Asked if the Cabinet had discussed the position the Prime Minister would be taking at CHOGM, particularly over Zimbabwe and Pakistan, the PMS replied that this was not discussed at Cabinet this morning, but obviously there had been ongoing discussions in advance of CHOGM. Regarding developments in Pakistan, the Government’s position remained the same, that […]
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Lord Darzi
Asked for any details of how Lord Darzi came to the rescue in the House of Lords last night with his heart massage, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had been briefed on what had happened in the Lords last night, but journalists would need to speak to Lord Darzi’s office to get the […]
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Football
Asked if the Prime Minister would be attending the football tomorrow night, the PMS replied that diary for tomorrow was still to be finalised. The Prime Minister had been invited by the FA, but a final decision had not been taken. Tomorrow evening there would be a lot of preparation in advance of CHOGM, particularly […]
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» Monday, November 19, 2007
PM’s Environment Speech
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by highlighting a number of points from the Prime Minister’s speech on the environment. Firstly, the Prime Minister referred to asking the Committee on Climate Change whether we should go beyond the 60% target for 2050, he went on to say that our own domestic targets should be tightened […]
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