» Monday, July 6, 2009
Afghanistan
Asked whether the Government were still happy that we had the right balance in Afghanistan or whether the recent casualties suggested that a change of direction was needed, the PMS replied that on the issue of casualties, the Government sent its condolences to the families and friends of those who had been killed or injured […]
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China
Asked for a reaction to the violence in North West China, the PMS said that reports were still coming in from that region and there had been some updates from our embassy in Beijing. We were concerned about the reports of violence and the scale of the loss of life and we would urge restraint […]
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ID Cards
Asked for more information on when the Government had decided that ID cards would not be compulsory for the general population, the PMS said that the Government had set out its position on ID cards and whether or not they would be compulsory and that position remained unchanged. Put that ID cards would first be […]
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Misc
Asked how the Prime Minister felt about the Foreign Secretary s speech, the PMS said that that was not a question for him. Put that the Defence Secretary had conceded that a new inquiry might be necessary into allegations of mistreatment and torture of Iraqis by British troops, the PMS said that he had nothing […]
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» Thursday, July 2, 2009
Royal Mail
Asked what the Prime Minister thought needed to be done about Royal Mail s pension black hole, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that, as Lord Mandelson said yesterday, the pension remained a matter for the company and the pension trustees. The Government had been clear about the basis on which we would be […]
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Standards Legislation
Asked if the Prime Minister was still confident that the standards legislation could do the job it was intended to do, the PMS said yes; the issue on which the Government lost the vote yesterday was not central to the core of the bill, which was about allowances and expenses and the move from self […]
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Crossrail/Public Spending
Asked if the Guardian was right to say that there was a question mark over crossrail going ahead, the PMS said that the Government remained committed to crossrail and the position had not changed. Asked if that meant that there was no basis to the story, the PMS said that we had not yet announced […]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister was embarrassed by the fact that two of the big decision that had been announced yesterday on Royal Mail and on nationalisation were made by unelected Cabinet Ministers who could only be scrutinised properly in the Lords, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was not embarrassed; there was a […]
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» Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Public Spending
Asked if the Prime Minister had made a mistake at PMQs this morning when he said that there would be a 0% rise in public spending, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister had meant to refer to a 0.7% rise in current spending, which was clear when you looked at […]
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Post Office
Asked if it was possible to progress with the bill and then action it once market conditions were right, the PMS said that we wanted to legislate when we were in a position to implement. Lord Mandelson had said that we would not cherry pick different parts of the legislation. Asked if that meant that […]
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