» Monday, June 15, 2009
Government Spending
Asked whether the Prime Minister thought it appropriate for the Schools Secretary to big foot the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and start briefing about the Government s spending plans, the PMS said he did not accept that characterisation. The Schools Secretary was responsible for a major spending Department, and of course would talk about […]
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Czech Prime Minister
Asked what would be on the agenda for the meeting with the Czech Prime Minister, the PMS said that the Czech Republic held the Presidency of the European Union and that this was a routine meeting held ahead of a European Council. original source.
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Speaker Election
Asked for the Prime Minister s view on the election of a Speaker for the House of Commons, the PMS explained that the Prime Minister did not have a view on that. The precedent was that Prime Ministers in the past had not voted in the election of a Speaker and it remained the Prime […]
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Margaret Beckett
Asked why Margaret Beckett was fired by the Prime Minister, the PMS replied that the reasons for Margaret Beckett stepping down were as set out in the exchange of letters with the Prime Minister. original source.
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» Friday, June 12, 2009
Lord Carter
Asked repeatedly if Lord Carter was still a member of the Government, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that he would not get drawn into speculation surrounding this morning s article in The Times; Lord Carter was still a member of the Government and he was focused on delivering the Government s Digital Britain […]
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Shahid Malik
Asked if the Prime Minister saw any need for Shahid Malik s affairs to be referred to the Permanent Secretary of his department, the PMS said that there had been two issues in relation to Shahid Malik. Firstly there had been questions raised by The Telegraph in relation to his MP expenses, which would be […]
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Cabinet
Asked about the Cabinet meeting this morning, the PMS said that the meeting would contribute to the preparation of the Draft Legislative Programme, which would be published over the next few weeks. Asked if the Cabinet meeting was focused on public service reform, the PMS said yes. It was a longer than usual meeting of […]
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Bermuda
Asked about the Prime Minister s response to the Bermudan Government releasing four people from Guantanamo, the PMS said that the Foreign Office had been giving their response and briefing on the latest developments. We had made clear to the Bermudan Government the need for a security assessment in relation to these individuals and we […]
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Afghanistan
Put that the level of British troops in Afghanistan would be increased over the election period before returning to pre-election levels and asked if the Prime Minister was satisfied with this, the PMS said that the Prime Minister set out the position on troops in his statement on 29 April where he said that we […]
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» Thursday, June 11, 2009
Cabinet
Asked about the agenda for Friday s Cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that Cabinet would meet for three hours. This would be an opportunity to take stock of the next steps on the Government s domestic policy agenda, in particular in relation to public services in light of […]
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