» Monday, January 26, 2009
Gaza Appeal
Asked about the Prime Minister s view on the fact that the BBC was not showing a DEC charity appeal for aid to Gaza, the PMS said that the Prime Minister felt this was a decision for the BBC and it was not for the Government to tell any broadcaster what their editorial policy should […]
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Corus
Asked for the Prime Minister s view on the job losses at steelmaker Corus, the PMS said that it was a matter of great regret that Corus had had to take decisions to make workers redundant. BERR, the Regional Development Agency (RDA) and Job Centre Plus would do all they could to support the company […]
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister believed there was room to increase borrowing beyond what had been outlined in the Pre Budget Report, (PBR) the PMS said that any questions relating to decisions on public finances were a matter for the Chancellor and the Budget. Asked if the Prime Minister acknowledged that it was difficult to […]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to the Leader of the House of Lords about the corruption allegations involving two Labour Peers, the PMS said that this was a Labour Party matter and as such should be addressed to one of the PMS s political colleagues. Asked about the Prime Minister s view on […]
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» Friday, January 23, 2009
Sellafield
Asked about the purpose of the visit, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it was a longstanding invitation to visit Sellafield. The Prime Minister would welcome the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority’s nominations of Sellafield, Wylfer, Aldbury and Bradwell as potential sites for new power stations. Put that there had been some controversy […]
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Economy
Put that the Prime Minister had answered the question of when the recession would end by saying that it depended on the international situation and was that not an indication that he didn’t know when it would end, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out the reasons in quite some detail in […]
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President Obama
Asked if there was an update on when the Prime Minister would be speaking to President Obama, the PMS said that it would be in the next couple of days. original source.
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» Thursday, January 22, 2009
Crime Statistics
Asked whether the Prime Minister agreed that there was a correlation between rising crime and the economic situation, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that as Jacqui Smith had been saying, the Government would not necessarily agree with those who said an economic downturn had to mean an increase in crime. Asked […]
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Jack Straw
Asked how much confidence the Prime Minister had in the Secretary of State for Justice after he was found guilty of breaching the rules of the House and failing to declare donations, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had full confidence in the Secretary of State for Justice. Put that Jack Straw was a […]
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Repossessions
Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned with the level of repossessions, the PMS said that of course the Prime Minister was concerned with the level of repossessions and that was why we were taking significant action in order to help people who, as a result of the downturn in the economy, lost their jobs […]
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