» Monday, December 7, 2009MiscAsked how disappointed the Prime Minister was that efficiency saving gurus were leaving Government, the PMS said that the Prime Minister thanked the people who had made a contribution to this important part of Government policy. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Smarter Government SpeechAsked if the Prime Minister’s announcement on public sector pay today meant that details of talent at the BBC who earned over 150,000 would be published, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Chief Secretary to the Treasury would approve pay levels in excess of 150,000 for all Civil Servants on appointment and appointments […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) 2018 World Cup BidAsked if the Prime Minister was actively lobbying people about our 2018 bid, the PMS said that he would not characterise it in that way. The Prime Minister was completely committed to this bid and therefore took every opportunity, where appropriate, to set out our case. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Friday, December 4, 2009CorusAsked about the news of job losses at Corus, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was a disappointing announcement; we knew that Corus had been trying to find a long-term solution to the difficulties it faced and management had worked very hard to keep the plant open. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) President SarkozyAsked when the Prime Minister had decided that he was too busy to see President Sarkozy, the PMS said that it had not been possible for them to get together this week, but they would meet in Brussels next week and spent time together at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting last week. Any sense […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Extra Troops in AfghanistanAsked for a reaction to the news from the NATO summit that at least 25 countries would send at least 7,000 extra troops to Afghanistan, the PMS said that if reports were correct then we would welcome the announcement. Asked if the UK would send less troops if NATO countries sent more than the original […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) BanksAsked if the Prime Minister was confident that there would be restraint at RBS concerning bonuses and if he was concerned that the opposite could happen at Lloyds, the PMS said that there was an agreement between the Government and RBS, which included the following conditions regarding bonuses: no cash bonuses would be paid to […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CopenhagenAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about support going into Copenhagen due to the leaked documents at East Anglia University, the PMS said referred to Ed Miliband’s comments that one set of emails from the University of East Anglia did not undermine decades of climate science. The Prime Minister was of the view that […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Letters to Bereaved FamiliesAsked if all the letters from 2009 had been sent out on time, the PMS said that we all the letters for 2009 had been written and were either in the process of, or had been dispatched. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Thursday, December 3, 2009LettersAsked if there had been any progress on the review into letters sent out to the families who have lost loved ones in Afghanistan and Iraq, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had apologised unreservedly for any errors that had occurred. To the best of our knowledge all […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | 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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