» Monday, December 15, 2008Knife crimeAsked about the knife crime announcement and whether the Prime Minister would like to apologise as well, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that clearly this incident was a matter of regret as the Permanent Secretary of No10 made clear in the letter he wrote to Sir Michael Scholar on Friday. […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Treasury AnnouncementAsked why anyone would buy a house at the moment with a 100% loan, the PMS said that there would be an announcement from DCLG this afternoon on the subject. It was clear that the long term demand for housing remained high and we remained committed to helping people on to the housing ladder. It […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Troops in AfghanistanPut that 300 extra troops had already been sent to Afghanistan and was it true that no more would be sent before the NATO Summit in April, the PMS said that this was the position that we had set out and he would not be putting any additional interpretation on the Prime Minister s words […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked whether the Prime Minister was concerned about the price of the pound, the PMS said that exchange rates were volatile and they moved up and down. The key thing, as far as the Prime Minister and the Chancellor were concerned, was taking action now to support the economy and to help families and businesses […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Post OfficeAsked about the Hooper Review, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Government had received Richard Hooper’s final report, Ministers were carefully considering the report and it would be published shortly. Put that if the pension liability was taken over by the Government it would be a lot of liability for the taxpayer, the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Global energy conferenceAsked about the Global Energy Conference, the PMS said that the purpose of the meeting was to follow up on the very constructive meeting that took place in Jeddah in June, which had been the first time in memory that oil producers and oil consumers had got round the same table at such a high […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HeathrowAsked if Hilary Benn’s comments at the weekend signified a split in Cabinet over Heathrow, the PMS said no. We would be making an announcement on Heathrow in the new year. However, as the Secretary of State for Transport had been making clear, it was very important that we considered all the environmental issues that […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscellaneousAsked about the Prime Minister’s statement this afternoon, the PMS said that the main purpose of the statement was to report back from both the European Council meeting and the situation in Afghanistan following on from the trip at the weekend. Asked for details on support for the automotive industry, such as short-term loans, and […] 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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