» Monday, January 14, 2008

Human Trafficking

Asked why the Government had decided to ratify the Human Trafficking convention now, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that it was best to speak to the Home Office. original source.

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Northern Rock

Asked where we were in relation to the Goldman Sachs’ report, the PMS replied that it was best to check with the Treasury. More generally, the Treasury was continuing to work hard to find a solution that protects the interests of the taxpayers, the depositors and maintains wider financial stability. As he was saying this […]

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Public Sector Pay

Put that the public sector unions had just agreed an annual pay claim for the public sector of 6% a year, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had made his views on public sector pay very clear. Asked about the 6% figure, the PMS replied that we would not be having a negotiation in […]

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Peter Hain

Asked if the Prime Minister had made any attempts to satisfy himself as Leader of the Labour Party by speaking to Peter Hain about the funding of his Deputy Leadership campaign, the PMS replied that this was not a question for him to answer. Asked if they could assume that the Prime Minister retained full […]

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Offender Management Scheme

Asked if the Prime Minister was at all concerned about the Offender Management Scheme, in light of the case of the pensioner who had been a victim of someone who had been under normal supervision, the PMS replied that obviously this was a matter for concern, but the Ministry of Justice had issued a statement […]

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Schools Bill

Asked about the Schools Bill and the idea that teachers would be asked not to push A Levels, the PMS replied that the second reading debate was taking place at the moment. DCSF were making clear that the clause in the Bill was not about promoting one form of qualification over another, it was about […]

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MP’s Pay

Asked if the Prime Minister was meeting any backbench MPs to discuss MPs pay, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister met backbench on a regular basis, he had a weekly meeting of the Parliamentary Committee where a whole range of topical subjects came up. Asked if the Prime Minister found helpful interventions today by […]

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Economy

Asked if the Prime Minister was distressed by figures announced today showing that France had overtaken Britain as the fifth largest economy, the PMS replied that as the Prime Minister had said in his speech this morning, over the last ten years the British economy had grown by 28% between 1997 and 2006 compared with […]

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Peter Hain

Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in Peter Hain, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister’s views on Peter Hain were quite clear; of course he had full confidence in Peter Hain. As he had said in his interview with the Sun, Peter Hain was a great Minister and was […]

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Reports

Asked about the current status of the HMRC missing data and party funding reports, the PMS replied that, regarding party funding, there was a process ongoing which was being led by Jack Straw. Regarding the HMRC data loss report, there was an interim report from Mr Pointer before Christmas and the final report was due […]

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