» Thursday, May 27, 2010
Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister would be betting on any horses, the PMS said he didn’t know whether the Prime Minister would be betting on any horses today, but he was surprised that the Prime Minister hadn’t suggested backing Fantastic Sam , who was running at Newcastle today. original source.
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» Wednesday, May 26, 2010
National Security Council
Put that the Prime Minister attended a meeting at the Ministry of Defence this morning, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it was a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC). Asked why it wasn’t announced that the meeting had taken place, the PMS replied that we would not be letting […]
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Parliament
Asked if there would be PMQs next Wednesday, the PMS said that that was his understanding. Asked whether the Queen’s Speech debate would be over by then, the PMS advised people to check with the Leader’s Office about the details. original source.
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Economy
Asked if there was any more comment on banking proposals, the PMS replied that he did not have anything further to add to what the Chancellor had said earlier, which was that the Government was committed to introducing a bank levy and that he welcomed the fact that there was an increasing international consensus on […]
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Ministerial cars
Asked if it was correct that Ministers could take their red boxes on trains but could not open them, the PMS replied that he was not aware of any specific rules about where a Minister could and could not open their red boxes; Ministers would use their judgement. The PMS said that it was not […]
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Appointments
Asked if there would be any announcement on peers, the PMS said there wouldn’t be any announcements today concerning peers. Asked when people could expect the former Prime Minister’s honours list, the PMS replied that he didn’t know. Asked if there was a Minister for the Pope yet, the PMS said he was not aware […]
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Queen’s Speech
Put that the Airports Economic Regulation Bill was missing from Sir George Young’s statement to the House this morning, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the first stage of the process regarding this bill was for the Department for Transport to look at what changes were needed to improve the situation for passengers in […]
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Alternative Vote
Asked when there would be a referendum on AV, the PMS said that people were getting a bit ahead of themselves with regard to process; we would first have to publish a bill, which would then be introduced to Parliament. We would wait for that to happen before we set a timetable for a referendum. […]
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Chancellor’s Meeting with Secretary Geithner
Asked what would be on the agenda at the meeting and if there was any government reaction to Michel Barnier’s proposals today, the PMS said that Michel Barnier hadn’t published the proposals yet; the Government was in favour of a bank levy and it was good that there was growing international support. We would wait […]
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Misc
Asked if there would be a Bloody Sunday announcement today, the PMS said that there would be an announcement shortly. Asked what was happening with regard to Ministerial cars and red boxes, the PMS said that today’s story about red boxes having to be transported by car even if a Minister might go by train […]
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