» Thursday, March 11, 2010EconomyAsked to comment about Liam Byrne’s remarks on the Government introducing no new taxes as part of the deficit reduction plan, the PMS said, the Government had already set out its position and there would be no further comment. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) High Speed RailPut that it would be a more achievable option to make trains run on time rather than building new infrastructure, the PMS said, Lord Adonis had already stated that the country had the most efficient railway network in living memory with trains running on time but that the current network cannot deliver trains to run […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) President Sarkozy VisitAsked what would be on the agenda at tomorrow’s Prime Ministerial meeting with President Sarkozy, the PMS said, the economy, the forthcoming summit in Brussels and other international issues such as follow up to Copenhagen climate change talks. Asked if President Sarkozy would meet with David Cameron, the PMS said, he understood the President to […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) High Speed RailAsked why the Government had not started introducing high- speed rail 13 years ago, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that technology was changing all the time in regard to high-speed rail and we were at a juncture now where we could take the decision to invest in this kind of initiative. […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Money Advice ServiceAsked what kind of advice the service would give out, the PMS said the service would not be giving out advice on financial products; it was advice on money issues. The PMS said for more detail people should talk to the Treasury. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Strike ActionAsked whether the Prime Minister would condemn any potential strike action by staff at BA and Network Rail as the UK struggled out of the recession , the PMS said that the Prime Minister followed any industrial action issues closely. It was for the relevant departments to make specific comments. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | 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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