» Monday, November 19, 2007
Northern Rock
Put that the Treasury had said spoken today of a possible residual reliability to the tax payer and that the only way the Government could get its money back would be to call in the secured loan and bankrupt Northern Rock, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that he thought that quite a few assumptions […]
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Sports Legacy Annoucement
Asked what the Tessa Jowell and James Purnell announcement was about, the PMS said that it was best to check with DCMS. It was an announcement on sports legacy so it sounded like it was something to do with the legacy from the Olympics but it was best to check with DCMS. original source.
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Fiona Phillips
Asked if it had been confirmed that the Prime Minister was looking to offer a job to Fiona Phillips, the PMS said that we would not comment on individuals and referred journalists back to previous statements that had been made by the Prime Minister where he had said that he would welcome all good men […]
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Environment Speech
Asked if the Prime Minister’s speech on the environment was a response to the report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the PMS said that he did not think it was a specific response to that. The Prime Minister responded on behalf of the Government on Saturday specifically to the IPCC report. The […]
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill
Asked if the Government was considering allowing a free vote on the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, the PMS said that the position was that this was a Government Bill and would be treated as such. original source.
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Football
Asked if the Prime Minister was going to be at the England v Croatia game on Wednesday, the PMS said that there were no current plans. Asked why that was, as he had gone to the Scotland game at the weekend, the PMS said that the Prime Minister could not go to every match but […]
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» Friday, November 16, 2007
Afternoon press briefing from 16 November 2007
Briefing from the Prime Minister’s Spokesman on: Gun and Gang Crime, Opium growth in Afghanistan, Pre-Briefs/Speeches and David Miliband Speech and Pre-charge Detention Downing Street press briefings explained original source.
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Gun and Gang Crime
Asked for details on who would be at the regional meeting re gun and gang crime, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it would be attended by police, local agencies and people in the local community. original source.
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Opium growth in Afghanistan
Asked if it was the Government’s policy to destroy crops, the PMS said it was part of the Government’s strategy in Afghanistan to deal with the opium issue. In terms of forward planning, the Prime Minister had said that he would be making a statement to the House of Commons on Afghanistan issues generally, and […]
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Pre-Briefs/Speeches and David Miliband Speech
Asked if pre-briefs to the press regarding a speech should reflect the content of the speech, the PMS said yes. Asked if there was concern regarding discrepancies between pre-briefs on a speech and the content of the final speech, the PMS said that that was not something for him to comment on and furthermore it […]
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