» Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tibet
Asked about the Prime Minister meeting with the Dalai Lama, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that as the Prime Minister said in PMQs earlier today, he spoke to the Chinese Prime Minister Mr Wen this morning. As we had been saying earlier in the week we had been speaking to both the Chinese Embassy […]
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Defence
Asked if the Chiefs of Staff had been "kitted up" and in to see the Prime Minister, the PMS replied that if this referred to the piece in the Evening Standard, we did not recognise that story. The Ministry of Defence was currently focused on a planning round to make sure that resources are allocated […]
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Government Cars
Asked about the story of a Cabinet split over Government cars, the PMS replied that as he said this morning when asked the question, over the last two years the Government Car Agency had moved to greener cars resulting in a 30% reduction in average emissions from Government cars. We would now accelerate the pace […]
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FSA
Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on the FSA investigation into whether people had been deliberately spreading rumours and shortening stock, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister thought this was a matter for the FSA. original source.
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National Security Strategy
Asked what role the Prime Minister envisaged for the National Security Forum and when the new members would be appointed, the PMS replied that we hoped to appoint new members shortly. The role of the National Security Forum, as the Prime Minister said in his statement today, was to advise the recently constituted National Security […]
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Iraq
Asked if the Government would be marking the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Government had no specific plans to do so, although he was sure that the Prime Minister would mention the situation in Iraq among other things, in his statement to […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1)
Government Cars
Asked repeatedly if the Prime Minister had a view on whether Cabinet cars should be British made, the PMS replied that as people knew from the document published yesterday, over the last two years the Government Car Agency had consistently shifted to greener cars. That had led to a 30% reduction in emissions from cars […]
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Embryology Bill
Asked if it was still the Prime Minister’s intention that there should be a whip vote on the issue, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had answered a question on the subject in PMQ’s last week and he had nothing to add to that. Put repeatedly that there was still some confusion about what […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Secretary General of NATO
Asked what the Prime Minister and the Secretary General of NATO would be talking about in their meeting, the PMS said that they would want to talk about the main issues coming up at the NATO Summit in Bucharest, such as Afghanistan plus any wider issues on the NATO agenda. original source.
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Misc
Asked whether the Prime Minister had read Charles Clarke’s latest article, the PMS said he did not think the Prime Minister had had an opportunity to read it yet. Put that there was a suggestion that the second reading of the Terrorism Bill was being delayed, the PMS said that he was not in a […]
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