» Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Postal System
Put that Peter Mandelson had said that he was not an unqualified admirer of liberalisation of postal markets, and asked for the Prime Minister s views on this, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would in the first instance rely on the advice of his Secretary of State for Business, so it was best […]
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Chancellor Merkel & President Sarkozy
Asked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister s meeting with President Sarkozy and Chancellor Merkel, the PMS replied that at both meetings the Prime Minister would primarily be discussing the global economic situation, preparations for the G20, and how things moved forward from here. original source.
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US
Asked if the Prime Minister was worried that the new Secretary of State put Britain as third in the list of countries that she would be reaching out to, the PMS replied that he had not seen Hilary Clinton s comments. The Prime Minister had made clear before the importance of the relationship between the […]
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» Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Economy
Asked 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 […]
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Heathrow
Asked 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 […]
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Cabinet
The 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.
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Heathrow
Asked 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 […]
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Economy
Asked 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 […]
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Ben Bernanke Meeting
Asked 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.
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» Monday, January 12, 2009
Economy
Asked what non-bank institutions were, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister was referring to the Small Firms Loan Guarantee Scheme, for example, or export credits. These were examples of how the Government was providing support to small and other businesses. We had said that that was an […]
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