» Thursday, June 19, 2008
GM Foods
Asked if the Prime Minister shared the view that Britain’s GM crops could be vital in staving off a catastrophe regarding world food shortages, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that it had always been, and would continue to be, the Government’s position that GM crops could offer a range of benefits over the longer […]
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Bank of England/Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister had any words of welcome for the new Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, Charles Bean, the PMS said that the Treasury press notice had welcomed the appointment of Charles Bean on behalf of the Government and that this was an appointment which had been approved by the Prime […]
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Renewable Energy
Put that there was a report in the Guardian this morning suggesting that even if £100 million was spent on renewable energy we still wouldn’t hit the 15% target and asked if that was something that worried the Prime Minister, the PMS said that the report in the Guardian had been discussing the Gallagher report […]
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Miscellaneous
Put that the letter from the Prime Minister and President Sarkozy to Aung San Suu Kyi sounded like it was from a supreme leader and asked who drafted it, the PMS replied that it was a joint letter from the two leaders, setting out their support but also reiterating our concerns around Aung San Suu […]
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» Wednesday, June 18, 2008
European Council Meeting
Asked whether the visit of the Croatian Prime Minister to Downing Street held any significance in regards to Croatia joining the EU in 2010-2012 and therefore meaning there would have to be another treaty, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he was sure that there would be all sorts of hypotheticals […]
Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Queen’s Speech
Asked if it was the case that the Queens speech was on December 3rd, and if so why, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that that was the date that was chosen – the Queen’s speech was on December 6th in 2000, it was not a particularly unusual date to have the Queen’s speech. Put […]
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Pay Awards
Asked if the Prime Minister felt that people should take on average pay awards less that the rate of inflation, the PMS replied that it was the Government’s view as expressed by Alistair Darling yesterday in his letter to the Governor that we needed to have responsibility in pay awards in the private and public […]
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Afghanistan
Asked if there was any more details on the troops killed in Afghanistan, the PMS replied that any statements on troop fatalities should come from the Ministry of Defence. original source.
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Lap Dancing Clubs
Asked if the Prime Minister would be backing Roberta Blackman-Woods’ bill to shut down lap dancing clubs, the PMS replied that this was clearly something that the Government had been looking at, but it was best to speak to the Home Office who were the lead department on this. Asked if the Prime Minister was […]
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Europe
Asked how hopeful the Prime Minister was on getting over the impasse on the Lisbon Treaty, the PMS replied that clearly a lot had been said about this in recent days by the Foreign Secretary and by the Prime Minister himself on Monday. The legal position was very clear that the Treaty could only be […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2)
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