» Wednesday, June 2, 2010

House of Lords

Asked about a Motion on the House of Lords that the Prime Minister had spoken about and the fact that it would happen in December, the PMS said that the Coalition Agreement had stated that we would come forward with proposals which the House would get to vote on in December. Asked how fast the […]

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Cumbria

Asked whether the Government would be involved following the events in Cumbria, the PMS said that the situation was as set out in the Police statement that came out around an hour ago as well as the Prime Minister’s statement at PMQs. The events were still unfolding and agencies were working together closely. original source.

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to anyone at BP or anyone in the White House administration about the oil spill, the PMS said that he was not aware of any conversation taking place. original source.

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Flotilla incident

Asked if the Prime Minister thought that there was now an opportunity for the UK to take leadership in regards to Israel, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister echoed what the Foreign Secretary had said over the weekend. The Prime Minister had spoken to the Israeli Prime Minister and the Turkish […]

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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 […]

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Spending cuts

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the Deputy Prime Minister’s comments about giving emergency support to areas that were likely to be effected by spending cuts, the PMS said that the Prime Minister supported what the Deputy Prime Minister said; there was clearly an issue with some regions of the UK being more dependent […]

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BP

Asked if the Prime Minister was going to meet with BP executives and if he was concerned about the amount being wiped off pension funds, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was concerned about the situation, but primarily this was a matter for BP and the US authorities. With regard to pensions, pension investments […]

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AV Referendum

Asked if there would be a decision on the timing of the AV referendum soon and if that decision would be taken independently of the boundary commission outcome, the PMS said that a lot of the detailed questions would be answered at the time of the bill’s publication. In regards to the timing of the […]

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Special Advisors’ Pay

Asked if special advisor pay would be published today, the PMS said it would not be published today but soon. Asked if the actual salaries would be published or just the pay bands, the PMS said that special advisors were civil servants, so therefore the rules that applied to civil servants, which were being changed, […]

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the PMS said that it was worth pointing out that the Prime Minister had appointed Danny Alexander as Chief Secretary to the Treasury on Saturday, and he only appointed people he had confidence in. original source.

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