» Wednesday, July 2, 2008BPAsked if the Prime Minister was going to speak to the Russian President about BP, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would be meeting with Mr Medvedev in the margins of the G8 meeting next week. We hoped that the issues relating to BP would be resolved by then, but we would obviously only […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Knife CrimeAsked if the Government was planning to look again at whether under-16 knife crime was counted in statistics as Cherie Boothe had said it should, the PMS replied that on the issue of knife crime statistics, the Home Office could give a specific response to that specific question. But we had asked police forces to […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) » Tuesday, July 1, 200810p Tax RateAsked when we would know more details as to how the Government planned to deal with the remaining 1.1 million households who had been affected by the removal of the 10p tax rate, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Chancellor had already set out the plans for this year, and as he had […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Fuel and Food PricesAsked about John Hutton’s idea for an immediate announcement on fuel prices, the PMS said that both the decision and the timing of any announcement were matters for the Chancellor. Asked about a report being published next week on energy, the PMS said that there was a paper on food being published in the next […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscellaneousAsked if Lord Malloch-Brown spoke for the Government when he said we were not in favour of Robert Mugabe having even a ceremonial honorary title in any future power-sharing government, the PMS said that Lord Malloch-Brown was the Minister for Africa so of course he spoke on behalf of the Government. Asked about US Secretary […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Thomas Tallis VisitThe Prime Minister was this morning visiting Thomas Tallis school in London along with Children, Schools and Families Secretary, Ed Balls. Thomas Tallis is a flagship Creative Partnerships school. They showcase what we are trying to achieve with "SHINE" (a week long national festival celebrating all the talents in all young people) – by encouraging […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CabinetThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Cabinet had lasted for just under an hour. They had mostly discussed the impact of increases in global food prices, with the discussion being led by Hilary Benn. As part of that discussion, Ruth Kelly outlined the main conclusions of the Gallagher Review on bio-fuels […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Food PricesAsked what Hilary Benn had said about food prices, the PMS said that the Strategy Unit had been doing some work on the causes of the increase in food prices and the implications for Britain and what we may be able to do about it. They hoped to be able to publish that within the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Embryology BillAsked whether the Prime Minister was disappointed that Ruth Kelly would not be available to vote on the Embryology Bill, the PMS said it was a Government vote and therefore we would expect Government Ministers to attend, but it was not unusual for Minister’s to have business overseas and of course when that happened they […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ZimbabweAsked whether David Miliband had said anything new on Zimbabwe and what was the current situation, the PMS replied that the Foreign Secretary had given an update on where we were. Lord Malloch-Brown was attending the African Union (AU) meeting as an observer. We were awaiting the outcome of the AU summit and we had […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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