» Thursday, January 14, 2010
Weather
The PMS started by announcing COBRA had met that afternoon to discuss the weather situation and salt supplies across the UK with Lord Adonis chairing the meeting with other Ministers in attendance including: Tessa Jowell, Hillary Benn, Andy Burnham, Rosie Winterton and Ian Wright. The PMS said that although some parts of the UK were […]
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Haiti
The PMS said that the Prime Minster had made a statement about the situation and the immediate aid being provided to Haiti by the UK, matching the United Nations offer $10m in initial aid the importance of European and US. original source.
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Northern Ireland
Asked what the Government was doing to push forward devolution, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s meeting with Brian Cowen had be a good and constructive meeting and that the Government continued to work closely with the Irish Government on devolution and that the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland would continue to talk […]
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Asked what the Government’s view on the Google actions in China were, the PMS said that the Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harman had answered a question earlier in the day. Google’s statement contains serious allegations on privacy and freedom of information. Obviously we are not privy to their discussions with the Chinese […]
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MPs Expenses
Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Speaker of the House of Commons that there must be no secret deals to allow MPs to pay back expenses without amounts being made public and that a ban on MPs employing spouses must go ahead, the PMS said the Prime Minister’s overriding objective in the process […]
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Alcohol
Asked if the Prime Minister was ruling out minimum pricing, the PMS said the Government has no plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol and was dealing with the specific affects of binge drinking and underage drinking through public awareness and advertising campaigns. original source.
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Haiti
The reports and pictures of the extensive damage to infrastructure destruction and casualties are of great concern. The PM continues to be regularly updated on the situation. Our embassy in the Dominican Republic are monitoring the situation and urgently seeking further information. We continue to have no reports of any British casualties. DFID field assessment […]
Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)
Alcohol
Asked what the Prime Minister’s current view was on minimum pricing for alcohol, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was an issue that had come up recently. We had no plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol, but we did take very seriously the issues that Liam Donaldson and […]
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Ireland
Asked what would be discussed in the Prime Minister’s meeting with Brian Cowen, the PMS said that it would focus on the devolution of policing and justice in Northern Ireland. There had been a number of conversations taking place over the last few days. The Secretary of State had been in Dublin and Belfast and […]
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Asked if Google had briefed the Government on the situation in China and would the Prime Minister be making a statement on the issue, the PMS said he was not aware of any contact with Google but he would check. Asked if there was a view in Downing Street about what Google had done, the […]
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