» Tuesday, January 13, 2009EconomyAsked for a readout from the Prime Minister s meeting with Ben Bernanke, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that it was a very good meeting and they had met several times before. They mostly discussed the global economic situation and the preparations for the G20 meeting, and obviously the Prime Minister would very […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HeathrowAsked about a meeting between Geoff Hoon, Ed Miliband, and Hilary Benn on a third runway for Heathrow, the PMS replied that people would not expect us to comment on meetings that may or may not have taken place between Cabinet Ministers. Asked when an announcement was likely on this, the PMS replied that he […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CabinetThe Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the asembled press that at Cabinet, the discussion had been mostly on the economy. There was also a brief update on Heathrow and as the Foreign Secretary was absent, an update from the Prime Minister on the situation in Gaza. original source. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HeathrowAsked if there would be an annoucement shortly on Heathrow, the PMS said he could confirm that there would be an announcement in January. Asked whether he would characterise the discussion on Heathrow as consensual, the PMS replied that there had been a number of discussions across Cabinet about this decision, due to the cross-departmental […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked if people could expect an announcement on credit guarantees, the PMS replied that on this whole question of loan guarantees and the speculation surrounding it over the last 24 hours, we had always made clear that we would consider all options and do whatever it took to help businesses and households get through the […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Ben Bernanke MeetingAsked what the Prime Minister and Ben Bernanke would be discussing, the PMS said that they would have a general discussion about the state of the global economy. Asked if Alastair Darling would be attending, the PMS said that people should speak to the Treasury. original source. 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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