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» Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Prime Minister’s Questions

Asked how the Prime Minister would be approaching PMQs, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s approach would be to answer the questions that were put to him.

Asked what the format would be, the PMS said that his understanding was the same as the journalists’ – as the Speaker had set out about a week ago, he wanted a greater say to be given to the backbenchers.

Asked how many more people would get to ask questions, the PMS said that that was a matter for the Speaker.

Asked if the Prime Minister saw his PMQs as an end to Punch and Judy politics, the PMS said that people should wait for this afternoon.

Asked how many questions the Prime Minister expected to answer, the PMS said that, as before, it was a matter for the Speaker. Any questions about the precise choreography of PMQs were for the Speaker.

Asked how the Prime Minister had prepared for PMQs and if the Deputy Prime Minister had been involved, the PMS said that there was time set aside in the Prime Minister’s diary today for preparation, but we wouldn’t get into any more detail than that.

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