» Thursday, June 12, 2008
Saudi Arabia/Oil Prices
Asked who the Prime Minister would be meeting on his trip to Saudi Arabia, the PMS said that we did not have information about that at this point but that it would be mostly oil ministers and energy ministers; this was something that we had been discussing with the Saudis in recent days and weeks […]
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Nuclear Power
Asked about the 1000 nuclear power stations the Prime Minister had mentioned in the press conference this morning, the PMS said that that figure had come from the International Atomic Energy Agency who had said that the world would need something like 30 new power stations a year over the next 30 to 40 years. […]
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Miscellaneous
Put that the Queen’s Speech on 3rd December seemed to be very late, the PMS said that this date had been pencilled in for some time and that there was not necessarily anything to read into it. original source.
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» Wednesday, June 11, 2008
42 Days
Asked whether the Prime Minister was relaxed about giving compensation to people who have been held by police for 28 to 42 days, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that, as he had said that morning, there were already procedures in place to enable redress for unlawful imprisonment in the civil courts, so it was […]
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42 Days
Asked if the Prime Minister would continue to talk to his parliamentary colleagues today about the pre-charge detention vote, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister would be having meetings today on Government business and meetings relating to the vote this evening as well. Asked what the Prime Minister had planned this […]
Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2)
Cuba
Asked about the British Government’s attitude to sanctions against Cuba, the PMS replied that the British Government’s position was consistent with the EU common position; the EU common position was kept under review. Put that the British Government used to be in favour of sanctions, the PMS said that that was the existing EU position, […]
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Miscellaneous
Put that there was a suggestion that the Government was "soft peddling" on energy liberalisation, the PMS said that the Government would continue to make the case for energy liberalisation in Europe. Asked about plans regarding the miners’ compensation scheme, the PMS said that he was not aware of any such plans. Asked if the […]
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» Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Fuel Strike
Asked for a read out of Cabinet and if there was any discussion on the crisis at the pumps that might be looming, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that at Cabinet the main items discussed were an update from Geoff Hoon and Jacqui Smith on where we were on 42 days, Ed Balls talked […]
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Pre-Charge Detention
Asked if the Prime Minister had any discussions today on 42 days, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had meetings with his parliamentary colleagues all of the time. It would be surprising if he did not discuss 42 days with some of them. Asked if the Prime Minister was confident of getting the support […]
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Police Pay
Asked if the Prime Minister was delighted by the High Court’s Judgements on police pay, the PMS replied that the Home Secretary had already commented on this, and she spoke on behalf of the Government. Obviously the Prime Minister was very mindful of the excellent work that the police do in protecting the public, but […]
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