» Thursday, July 10, 2008
Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had chaired Cabinet that morning. Cabinet was mostly taken up by an update from Jack Straw on where we were on House of Lords reform and a discussion led by the Prime Minister on the issues coming out of the G8 Summit. […]
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Vehicle Excise Duty
Asked whether the Prime Minister regretted misleading the House about vehicle excise duty (VED), the PMS said that he did not accept the premise of the question. The Prime Minister told the House on the 14th May that the majority of motorists would benefit or pay no more in vehicle excise duty as a result. […]
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House of Lords Reform
Asked why the House of Lords reform came up in Cabinet again, the PMS said that we had previously said that we would update the House on where we were on House of Lords reform before the summer recess. original source.
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Zimbabwe Sanctions
Asked what the Government thought about President Medvedev not being happy with the sanctions being imposed on Zimbabwe, the PMS said that the statement that the G8 issued which was agreed by all of the G8 was very clear and people would have seen that. The debate would now move to the UN and the […]
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Embryology Bill
Put that the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill came back to the House for a third reading next week and was it still the position that it was a Government bill and all those in Government would be expected to vote, the PMS said that that was correct unless they had other important business that […]
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Misc
Put that the previous Prime Minister had offered to host the European elements of the US defence shield and given the difficulties in the talks with the Polish Government did that offer still stand, the PMS said that the answer to that question was that our position was longstanding and remained unchanged, but he would […]
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» Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Troops in Afghanistan
Asked if Des Browne’s announcement on troops in Afghanistan would be in the form of a Ministerial Written Statement, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said to check with the MoD. Asked if it was a routine announcement, the PMS said yes; it was a roulement of troops in Afghanistan. Asked if the announcement included information […]
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Russia
Asked to characterise relations with Russia, the PMS said that we had an extensive and important relationship with Russia and, as the PMS in Japan had said yesterday, we would raise issues of concern with them where necessary. Asked about the allegations regarding Alexander Litvinenko on yesterday’s Newsnight programme, the PMS said that our position […]
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Economy
Asked if there was a danger that organisations like the British Chamber of Commerce were talking us into a recession, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been asked this question in Japan in the last half an hour. The Prime Minister made the point that this was a global problem, as the discussion […]
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Embryology Bill
Asked if all members of the Cabinet would vote on the third reading of the Embryology Bill, the PMS said to check with the Whips Office. Asked if the Prime Minister would vote in the free vote, the PMS said he would come back to the journalist. original source.
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