» Friday, May 1, 2009Swine FluAsked if there would be any more briefings on swine flu today, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had been visiting the NHS offices in Beckenham this morning with Alan Johnson and there would be words from the Prime Minister at the visit. There was no ministerial COBRA […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Prime Minister’s PrioritiesAsked whether it was true that the Prime Minister was planning some big issue speeches over the coming weeks and was he aware of the comments being made by colleagues that he was not listening to advice, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister would continue to focus on the big issues facing the country. […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Iraq and AfghanistanAsked if there were any details on the timetabling of redeployments from Iraq to Afghanistan, the PMS said that it would be a matter for the MOD but he would not accept the premise of the question and the use of the word redeployment. If there were any further announcements on the exact timetable for […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Mortgage Protection SchemePut that it had been reported yesterday that the Government’s Mortgage Protection Scheme (MPS) had so far only helped one family, the PMS said that the MPS that we had announced in January took three months in order for the benefits to feed through. Therefore it was not surprising that a scheme that was announced […] Briefing took place at 11:00 | 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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