» Friday, January 9, 2009Jacqui SmithAsked if the Prime Minister was happy with Jacqui Smith’s arrangements regarding expenses, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that people would have seen the statement from Jacqui Smith’s office that made clear that the Home Secretary has always abided fully with Parliament’s rules on expenses, and that she had long-standing written approval from the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanAsked about the new Afghan envoy’s responsibilities, and would there be a new UK Ambassador to Afghanistan, the PMS replied that the Foreign Secretary was due to make a statement on this at 10:30 today. The purpose of the appointment was to reinforce the UK’s strategic engagement both with Afghanistan and with Pakistan, and Sir […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BonusesAsked if the Prime Minister had made any suggestion that he supported the idea that people should waive their legal entitlement to bonuses, the PMS replied that on the question of legal entitlement, UK Financial Investments (UKFI) would be examining very carefully the exact nature of these legal commitments. Secondly, as implied in the question, […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscellaneousAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned that it had taken the Home Office almost a year to meet with the South African Visa Commission since Sir Stephen Lander first raised problems with would-be terrorists exploiting the visa regime, the PMS replied that he would have to check on exactly what the Prime Minister’s opinion […] 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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