» Wednesday, February 4, 2009TotalAsked about the dispute, the PMS said that we certainly welcomed the progress that had been made. We were pleased that the two sides were talking to each other, but this was really something for the company and the union to resolve between themselves. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Local Council PensionsAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the size of local council pensions, the PMS said that we had made reforms to public sector pensions a few years ago that were quite significant in terms of the total amount of savings made. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) » Tuesday, February 3, 2009Boris JohnsonAsked if it was true that the Prime Minister did not want to sit next to the Mayor of London at a recent event, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) replied that that was categorically not true. Asked why the Mayor of London would suggest that, the PMS replied that that was a question for […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Qatari Prime MinisterAsked for a readout of the Prime Minister s meeting with the Qatari Prime Minister earlier today, the PMS replied that they had a useful discussion where they talked about the global economy, bilateral economic relations, and the Middle East. original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) US Fiscal Stimulus PackageAsked if the UK would support a move by the EU to refer President Obama s fiscal stimulus package to the WTO, the PMS replied that we should wait and see exactly what was in President Obama s stimulus package before we started passing comment on it. Asked if we were trying to amend it […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) StrikesAsked if the Prime Minister had been having any talks with Ministers or anyone else regarding the strikes in Lincolnshire today, the PMS replied that it was discussed at Cabinet this morning as we briefing at Lobby earlier today. Asked if there had been further discussions, the PMS replied that obviously the Prime Minister was […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Monday, February 2, 2009SnowAsked about the Department of Work and Pensions sending everyone home early because they wanted to enjoy the snow , the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that he didn t know what this referred to and would not comment on something he hadn t seen. Asked if the Prime Minister had had a chance […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) JobsAsked if the Prime Minister would ever use the phrase British jobs for British workers again, the PMS said that the point the Prime Minister had been making and as other Ministers had been saying over the weekend was that, we wanted to ensure that British workers had the skills necessary so that they could […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) UK-China SummitAsked if the Prime Minister agreed with Premier Wen s view that the current financial crisis showed how dangerous an unregulated financial market was, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his view on the necessity for looking at global regulation of financial transactions and had talked extensively on that point, most […] Briefing took place at 16:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked what was on the agenda for the Prime Minister s meeting with Palestinian President Abbas, the PMS said that they would discuss the situation in the Middle East. /p> original source. Briefing took place at 16:45 | 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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