» Friday, February 27, 2009

Royal Bank of Scotland

Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in Lord Myners, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said yes. Asked why, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister believed that Lord Myners was a minister who brought a huge amount of expertise in city matters, which was why he had been appointed as City Minister. […]

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Royal Bank of Scotland

Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in Lord Myners, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said yes. Asked why, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister believed that Lord Myners was a minister who brought a huge amount of expertise in city matters, which was why he had been appointed as City Minister. […]

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Lloyds

Asked why a deal had not been reached overnight between Lloyds and the Treasury, the PMS said that he would not characterise it in those terms. Lloyds and the Treasury had both made clear that discussions regarding Lloyds participation in the Asset Protection Scheme were well advanced. Asked if there would be an agreement today, […]

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Brussels

Asked about the Special European Council in Brussels this weekend, the PMS said that we would be taking forward the agenda that the Prime Minister first set out in his monthly press conference last week and the document that we published at the time, which set out our proposals for how we could move the […]

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» Thursday, February 26, 2009

Royal Bank of Scotland

Asked about Sir Fred Goodwin s pension, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Chancellor had made it very clear in the House earlier today that the decision on pensions was a decision for the then RBS board. Put that Fred Goodwin could have been sacked or asked to resign, […]

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Royal Mail

Asked if the Government was absolutely committed to part privatisation and the selling of shares, or could it be persuaded to pursue some form of private sector borrowing, the PMS said that the Government had set out its position, the bill had been published and that was our position. original source.

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Royal Bank of Scotland

Asked if the Prime Minister had anything to say in relation to Sir Fred Goodwin s pension, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister would be saying something on this throughout the course of the day. For now it was best to refer to what the Chancellor said on the Today […]

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» Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Devolved nations meeting

Asked how the meeting went, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the meeting had only just finished, but the readout he had had was that it was a constructive meeting and they mostly discussed economic issues and how best the various constituent parts of the United Kingdom could best cooperate […]

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Royal Mail

Asked if it was ok for PPS s to oppose the Government s policies, the PMS replied that PPS s were not members of the Government and the Government s policy was very clear. Asked if there was any more information about the bill, the PMS said that the bill was due to be published […]

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David Cameron

Asked in what way the Prime Minister had communicated with the Camerons, the PMS said he did not want to get into process questions, except to say that the Prime Minister had written to the Camerons in order to express his condolences. original source.

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