» Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Pay
Asked if the Prime Minister believed all MPs should make it known how much they and their employees got paid, the PMS said that that was a matter for the House authorities. original source.
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Northern Rock
Asked if there had been any progress in finding a buyer for Northern Rock, the PMS replied that that was a matter for the Treasury and that it was an ongoing process and the deadline that had been set was 4th February. original source.
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that Cabinet had met that morning for about an hour. There was an update by Jack Straw on prisons, covering the prison-building programme and prison reform including tackling re-offending. Jacqui Smith gave an update on neighbourhood policing and John Denham gave an update on […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
» Monday, January 28, 2008
Adair Turner
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) began by telling the assembled press that Defra had announced that Adair Turner had been appointed as the Chair of the Climate Change Committee. The PMS added that the Committee was established as part of the Climate Change Bill, in order to independently assess how the UK could optimally achieve […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Meeting with Merkel, Sarkozy, Barroso and Prodi
Asked if there was any information regarding the Prime Minister’s meeting tomorrow, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it would be a wide-ranging discussion but that they would mostly be concentrating on economic issues. original source.
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
EU Leaders Meeting
Asked for more information on the meeting taking place tomorrow, the PMS replied that in general terms, the leaders would be primarily discussing the economy. They would no doubt want to take forward some of the issues that were raised in the UK-France-Germany joint declaration on financial markets, agreed at Lisbon on the 19th October […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
European Commission
Asked if the Prime Minister would be going to the European Commission this week, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had no plans to go this week. original source.
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Beijing Olympics
Asked what the Prime Minister thought of the decision made by Prince Charles not to attend the Beijing Olympics, the PMS said that the Prime Minister thought it was a matter for Prince Charles. Asked if he empathised with those who wished to boycott the event, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister thought that […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
QCA announcement re Qualifications
Asked if the Prime Minister was making an announcement regarding McDonalds qualifications, the PMS replied that the announcement was from the QCA; there was a general reference to plans to designate employers who could award qualifications in the Prime Minister’s speech to the skills conference at the QEII this morning. Asked what the case would […]
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EU Treaty
Asked why the Government was proposing to cut the amount of debate on the EU Treaty from 20 to 12 days, the PMS said that he was not aware of any such proposal. The PMS said that he thought there would be a very lengthy period of debate and would be interested to see if […]
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