» Monday, April 6, 2009
Meeting of the Tripartite Authority
Asked about today’s meeting between the Prime Minister, the Chancellor, the Governor of the Bank of England and the Chairman of the Financial Services Authority, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he did not anticipate any words from the Prime Minister to be released after the meeting. Asked about the content of today’s meeting, […]
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Public sector pay
Asked whether the public sector pay deals were set in stone or whether there was any room for manoeuvre given that inflation had gone down, the PMS said the Government’s view on multi-year deals was that they played an important role in providing stability in the economy. Last year when inflation went up there were […]
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Doncaster attacks
Asked what the Prime Minister’s response was to the attacks in Doncaster, the PMS said the Prime Minister’s position was that clearly this was a shocking incident. There was a police investigation under way, so it would be wrong to say more at this stage, but we would follow the case closely. Asked whether the […]
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Obama in Turkey
Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on President Obama’s support for Turkey’s membership of the European Union, the PMS said the Government supported Turkish membership of the European Union and that had been our long standing position. He said Turkey had come a long way in recent years. The technical negotiations, which were part of […]
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MPs’ expenses
Asked what Harriet Harman meant when she said on the BBC this morning that Government action on MPs’ expenses would be “soon”, the PMS said that we were awaiting the outcome of Sir Christopher Kelly’s review. Asked for any update on the timing of that review, the PMS said that the timetable was a matter […]
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Economy
Asked to comment on the Institute for Fiscal Studies budget forecast, the PMS said the Chancellor would update his forecasts in the Budget. He said generally on the economy it was worth bearing in mind that since the autumn we had had a very large reduction in global trade. The IMF forecast for world trade […]
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North Korea
Asked about failure of the Security Council to agree a resolution on the missile launch in North Korea, the PMS said that we would continue to work with colleagues in the Security Council to ensure a swift, united and robust international response and there would be further discussions at the UN today. original source.
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Kids in care
Asked about calls today from the NSPCC for more children to be taken into care, the PMS referred journalists to the Department for Children, Schools and Families. original source.
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Car scrappage
Asked whether the UK Government would consider a car scrappage scheme similar to other European countries, the PMS said that it was something the Government would continue to look at. original source.
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