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Nimrod Review

Asked if the Government had confidence it was able to do business with BAE systems given the Hadden Cave review on the Nimrod aircraft, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman said that the Secretary of State for Defence made a statement to the House of Commons this afternoon; the Cave review was a very full report of […]

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EU Presidency

Asked what the Prime Minister thought about the latest news that Angela Merkel had stepped up her opposition to Tony Blair’s candidacy, the PMS said that the Prime Minister would support Tony Blair if he decided to become a candidate. However, the Czech Republic had not yet ratified the Lisbon Treaty and candidates were not […]

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Kelly Review

Asked if there would be an Oral Statement to the House of Commons next week regarding the Kelly review, the PMS said that there would be an Oral Statement next week and we would confirm who would be giving it nearer the time. Asked if the Kelly proposals would be put to a MPs’ vote, […]

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Kelly review

Asked if it was still the Prime Minister’s view that the Kelly report should be accepted in its entirety, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) replied that the Prime Minister said on 10 June 2009 that all parties have committed themselves to accept the further recommendations of the independent Kelly Committee when they were received, provided […]

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Territorial Army

Asked what had changed since Bill Rammell’s speech about Territorial Army (TA) funding cuts, the PMS replied that the context around the Ministry of Defence budget, which sat at 35.4bn pounds this year, was that it had experienced the longest period of sustained growth for 20 years. The PMS said, in real terms, by the […]

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Northern Rock

Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on the mutualisation of Northern Rock, the PMS said the European Commission had only just made the announcement. The PMS said the announcement had approved the state aid package, which meant the Northern Rock recovery plan could move forward and Northern Rock could return to the mortgage market […]

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EU Presidency

Asked if the Prime Minister would actively lobby for Tony Blair in Brussels, the PMS said if Tony Blair decided to become a candidate for the role, the Prime Minister would be delighted to support him. The PMS said candidacy needed to be established and although talks in the margins could not be ruled out, […]

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Miscellaneous

Asked when the new Chief Executive of UK Financial Investments would be announced, the PMS referred assembled press to the Treasury. original source.

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