» Friday, January 22, 2010
Doncaster Case
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that the events in Edlington had shown that Britain was broken, the PMS said it would not be appropriate to comment on the case while it was ongoing. The Prime Minister continued to believe that no child should be failed by the services that were supposed to protect them. […]
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» Thursday, January 21, 2010
Counter Terrorism Funding
Asked how the Prime Minister viewed the stories around counter terrorism funding, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said it was important to remember the context of this issue and that the Government would be spending 3.5billion on counter terrorism in 2010/11, which was three times more than was spent at the time of September 11th […]
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Misc
The PMS gave an update on questions asked in the morning briefing regarding the Foreign Secretary’s visit to Washington saying he would be meeting Secretary of State Clinton, Vice President Biden and appearing in front of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee following an invitation to discuss issues ahead of the Afghanistan conference in London. The […]
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Haiti
Asked if the VAT on any Haiti charity single would be waived, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it would be waived; the VAT would be charged and then the Government would make a donation to compensate for the VAT. Asked if there was any more news on British people in […]
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Miliband in Washington
Asked when the Foreign Secretary would be speaking, the PMS said he would check. Asked why the Foreign Secretary was giving evidence to a foreign committee, the PMS replied that he was giving evidence in a general context, but people should speak to the FCO. Asked whether the Foreign Secretary would invite Hillary Clinton to […]
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Foreign Office Funding
Asked if there was any more clarity on Foreign Office spending in Pakistan and in particular the fact that the Foreign Office used to hedge on foreign currency but no longer did so, the PMS said Chris Bryant would be giving a response in the House to an Urgent Question. In relation to the specific […]
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Afghanistan
Asked if he could confirm that paratroopers in Colchester would do another tour to Afghanistan, the PMS said that he would look into the matter. Put that there had been suggestions that the Afghanistan Conference should look at the appointment of a civilian head of operations and one name that had been mentioned was the […]
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» Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Afghanistan Conference
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the preparations for next week’s meeting were on track. The Prime Minister discussed the issues with President Karzai last week, who was closely involved with the agenda of the meeting. The Foreign Secretary also had discussions about the meeting when he was in Kabul at the weekend. This […]
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Security Statement
Asked if the no fly list that the Prime Minister had mentioned in his statement was the first one of its kind, the PMS said that we had not had a no fly list before, this was the first time. original source.
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Chilcot Inquiry
Asked if Downing Street would make public Sir John Chilcot’s reply to the Prime Minister’s letter, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s letter had only recently been sent to Sir John Chilcot and there was no reason why we wouldn’t let people know about a response. Asked why the Prime Minister had changed his […]
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