» Friday, February 22, 2008
Northern Rock
Asked if Northern Rock was now publicly owned, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that, as journalists knew, Royal Assent had been obtained last night. The Treasury had now laid the necessary orders, that were previously available in draft on their website, and Ron Sandler had now formally taken up his position; he would now […]
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Private Members Bill – Agency Workers
Asked for the Government’s position on the Private Members Bill, the PMS replied that Pat McFadden had been on the radio this morning regarding this subject. The Government’s position was that we recognised that there was an issue in relation to agency workers and we wanted to take action in order to address some of […]
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Turkish Troops
Asked about the reports that Turkish ground troops entered Iraq last night, the PMS replied that we were aware of the reports and that as of 10 minutes prior to the press briefing we were still urgently seeking clarification of the details. original source.
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Linford Christie
Asked if Linford Christie should carry the Olympic torch, the PMS replied that that was not really a matter that we would comment on. original source.
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» Thursday, February 21, 2008
Rendition
Asked if was a breach of trust between transatlantic friends, that it took six years for the US to tell us about the two cases of rendition, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman, (PMS), replied that both the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister had both responded to questions regarding the rendition flights. The point was that […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Northern Rock
Asked if we were saying anything about plans for amendments put through the House of Lords, and would the Government be seeking to reverse them, the PMS replied that in terms of the specifics, she would check with the Treasury. However it was right that we allowed the parliamentary process to take place; we had […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Rendition
Asked for more information on the David Miliband statement, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that she was unable to give any details; the statement would be laid later in the afternoon, at approximately 1pm. Asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied that previous assurances given by Ministers in the Commons on the matter of […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Diana Inquest
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned by the Diana Inquest, the PMS replied that the progress of the Diana Inquest was something for those who were responsible and not something that the Prime Minister has commented on. original source.
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Alcohol
Asked of the Prime Minister would be meeting with representatives of Tesco, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had met with representatives of the retail industry, including Tesco, regarding alcohol back in November. We welcomed any further positive contributions to taking this issue forward. There were reviews ongoing into the relationship between pricing and […]
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British Gas
Asked if the Government was concerned about the profiteering of British Gas, the PMS said that profits were a commercial matter for the company. However, in January, the Chancellor asked that Ofgem assess how the market was operating in terms of competitiveness. That report came back and suggested that there was no evidence of any […]
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