» Monday, September 15, 2008
Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister saw Lady Thatcher at Chequers over the weekend, the PMS confirmed that the Prime Minister had met Lady Thatcher at Chequers. This was a longstanding, planned lunch and a private meeting between the two, so no more details would be given. original source.
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» Friday, September 12, 2008
XL
Asked for the Prime Minister s view on the collapse of the holiday firm XL, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had enormous sympathy for both customers and employees of XL. As Ruth Kelly had made clear, she was working very closely with the CAA who had […]
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Russia
Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned about the comments made by the Russian Foreign Minister to David Miliband, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had covered this in his press conference yesterday, where he had said that we wanted a good relationship with Russia and we wanted to work well with both President […]
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Energy
Asked whether it was embarrassing for the Government that corporation tax would be offset for those companies providing nearly a billion pounds, meaning the amount was actually closer to 600million, the PMS replied that the Treasury had already said today that they had accounted for the impact of the package, including on tax revenues. The […]
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Lady Thatcher
Asked if there was any specific reason why Lady Thatcher would be meeting the Prime Minister at Chequers, the PMS said it was a longstanding invitation. The PMS added that he believed they had discussed Chequers when they met last year and they both agreed that it would be nice if Lady Thatcher could visit […]
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Creationism in Schools
Asked whether the Government still stood by its longstanding policy of insisting that in the curriculum, creationism should be restricted to Religious Studies, the PMS said that it was for the department to comment in detail on the curriculum. As he understood it, the comments made this morning were not in conflict with what the […]
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Iraq
Asked whether the Prime Minister used Iraqi interpreters when he went to Iraq, the PMS said he would have to check. Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned that the revelations in the FOI on the background to the settlement package showed the Government in a certain light, the PMS replied that the Government s […]
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» Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Social class
Asked what social class the Prime Minister belonged to, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that as he was not a social scientist it was not for him to answer that question. original source.
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Obama article
Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to John McCain at all, the PMS said that on this general matter we had been making absolutely clear that the Prime Minister was not in any way endorsing any individual candidate. The PMS added that he would not be commenting on any private conversations or discussions. Asked […]
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Energy efficiency
Asked whether the measures to tackle energy inefficiency would include free loft insulation for the over 70 s, the PMS said that people should wait until the package was announced. Put that the package would not apply to Scotland, the PMS again advised people to wait until the package of measures had been announced. original […]
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