» Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Freedom of Information ActÂ
Put that the vote broke the spirit of the convention that MP’s had a free vote on such matters, the PMS replied that there were a number of votes tomorrow. The votes on the proposals to enhance transparency were matters for the House and were free votes. There was one vote that was on Government […]
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» Tuesday, January 20, 2009
LORD MYNERS
Asked about Lord Myners, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Treasury had been explaining this as well and it had been set out in the Treasury’s statement yesterday morning. What the statement made clear was that the insurance would match the duration of the asset. By definition these bonds were […]
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Cabinet
The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by saying that the Middle East, the economy and the inauguration of the new US President were all discussed at Cabinet this morning. The Prime Minister led the discussion on the economy as the Chancellor was in Brussels. The Prime Minister reminded Cabinet of the difficult global circumstances; […]
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Inauguration of President Obama
Asked if the Prime Minister had sent a message to President Obama and if there were any plans for the two to meet in the near future, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would write to President Obama today to congratulate him on his appointment, and to emphasise that we stood ready to work […]
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Economy
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about how the banking world had reacted to the announcements made yesterday, the PMS said that people had misunderstood the point of yesterday; it was about ensuring that we could get lending flowing into the real economy. We had taken action to strengthen the banks and capitalise them […]
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Middle East
Asked what was discussed at Cabinet about the Middle East, the PMS said that the Foreign Secretary and the Prime Minister led the discussion on the Middle East at Cabinet this morning. The Foreign Secretary gave his latest assessment of the situation and the Prime Minister reiterated some of the messages that he had given […]
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» Thursday, January 15, 2009
Miscellaneous
Asked about the reasoning behind the decision to change the script on MPs expenses, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was best to speak to Harriet Harman s office as this had been published in her capacity as the Leader of the House of Commons. The aim was to finish up with […]
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Ukraine
Asked for more details on the Prime Minister s meeting with the Ukrainian President, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that they would be discussing the dispute between Russia and Ukraine, which the Prime Minister made reference to this morning in his press conference with Angela Merkel. The Prime Minister said […]
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Paris Meeting
Asked for a readout of the Prime Minister s meeting with President Sarkozy, the PMS replied that as anticipated, the meeting was principally on the global economy. The Prime Minister had said this morning that what we had been trying to do in the last few months was to approach the global economic situation in […]
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Gaza
Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to Chancellor Merkel or President Sarkozy about the situation in Gaza and the possibility of a 10-day ceasefire, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was expected to speak to Ban Ki-Moon later today, specifically on Gaza and the reports this morning of the UN headquarters in Gaza […]
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