» Monday, June 28, 2010
Benefit cuts / welfare
Asked whether the Prime Minister believed that there could be substantial cuts in the budget for Incapacity Benefit (IB), the PMS referred reporters to the Chancellor’s comments in the Budget; the talents of millions were being wasted and billions were spent on it in the process. We needed to increase the incentives to work, reduce […]
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Final salary pensions
Asked whether final salary pensions would go, the PMS said that it was all part of the spending review. original source.
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G8/G20
Asked for a view on the Gleneagles promises of $25bn for Africa being left out of the final G8/ G20 communique, the PMS said the G20/ G8 discussions were generally successful and that the Prime Minister’s view was that perhaps not everything the Government wanted to achieve was achieved but that it had been a […]
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World Cup
Asked whether the Prime Minister had made or intended to make representations to Sepp Blatter about the introduction of technology in football matches, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had not spoken to Sepp Blatter and had been expressing a view when asked a direct question about that yesterday. The PMS said that the […]
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» Sunday, June 27, 2010
G8
Asked what the Prime Minister would discuss at the G8 today, the PMS referred reporters to the Prime Minister’s article in the Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail, where he set out how we wanted to make progress and not resort to talking shops . This was an opportunity for the Prime Minister to talk […]
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» Saturday, June 26, 2010
G8
Asked what the Prime Minister would discuss at the G8 today, the PMS referred reporters to the Prime Minister’s article in the Canadian newspaper the Globe and Mail, where he set out how we wanted to make progress and not resort to talking shops . This was an opportunity for the Prime Minister to talk […]
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» Friday, June 25, 2010
Abortion
Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on abortion in light of the report published today on foetal awareness, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was led by the science. Asked if it was possible the Prime Minister could change his position on abortion in light of the findings published today, […]
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Network Rail
Asked if there was anything that the Government could do about the bonuses being paid at Network Rail, the PMS referred reporters to the Transport Secretary’s comments from yesterday, and added that there would be a review. Put that the union was calling for members of the board to vote against the bonuses at the […]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister was still confident that the Government could deliver a cap on non-EU immigration, the PMS said that the coalition agreement clearly stated the Government’s policy and what we were trying to achieve, which had not changed. The Home Secretary would be making an announcement on Monday and publishing a consultation […]
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» Thursday, June 24, 2010
Network Rail
Asked if the Prime Minister felt anything other than disappointment regarding the bonuses at Network Rail, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that disappointment summed up how the Prime Minister felt. The Transport Secretary had released a statement in response; Network Rail was of course a private company, but one that was dependent on taxpayer […]
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