» Thursday, November 20, 2008EconomyAsked if there was any response to mortgage figures and retail sales, the PMS said that we didn t normally comment on monthly figures. These figures fluctuated from month to month and this was clearly a difficult time for the British economy as it was a difficult time for the global economy. This was why […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IcelandAsked about where we were on the package for Iceland, the PMS replied that there was a joint statement that had been put out by the UK, Dutch and German governments which read: In supporting the IMF programme the UK, the Netherlands and Germany welcomed Iceland s commitment to meet its obligations to depositors and […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) SME MeetingAsked for a read-out of the meeting, the PMS said that this was one of a series of meetings that the Prime Minister was having, listening to the concerns of businesses. We recognised that some small and medium-sized businesses were facing tough times and that was why, as the Prime Minister had said in the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Gurkha PetitionPut that the Gurkhas would be handing in a petition at No10 today and would there be any further Government announcements on the issue, the PMS said that the Government position on this was set out by the Home Secretary at the time of the recent court case judgement. Where there was a compelling case, […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (5) PiratesAsked about a possible EU force in the Gulf of Aden to combat piracy, the PMS emphasised that this was something that had been under consideration and been looked at and planned for, for some time. Planning was under way for an EU mission to the region to help combat pirating as a successor to […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Wednesday, November 19, 2008EconomyAsked to explain what the Prime Minister had meant when he talked about plans to bring forward proposals to get banks to lend to businesses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was something that we kept under constant review. There was a particular issue surrounding the resources available to small […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked to explain what the Prime Minister had meant when he talked about plans to bring forward proposals to get banks to lend to businesses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was something that we kept under constant review. There was a particular issue surrounding the resources available to small […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked to explain what the Prime Minister had meant when he talked about plans to bring forward proposals to get banks to lend to businesses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was something that we kept under constant review. There was a particular issue surrounding the resources available to small […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) John SergeantAsked if the Prime Minister was dismayed about John Sergeant’s decision to quit Strictly Come Dancing, the PMS replied that he was sure there were a number of other distinguished former Chairmen or even the current Chairman of the lobby who might be prepared to step into the breech. top original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) John SergeantAsked if the Prime Minister was dismayed about John Sergeant’s decision to quit Strictly Come Dancing, the PMS replied that he was sure there were a number of other distinguished former Chairmen or even the current Chairman of the lobby who might be prepared to step into the breech. top original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | 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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