» Monday, June 21, 2010
Deputy Prime Minister’s Question Time
Asked for further details on the format of Deputy Prime Minister’s Question Time, the PMS said that it would consist of fifteen minutes covering political reform and fifteen minutes for general questions. original source.
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BP
When it was suggested that the Prime Minister had shouted at staff for fifteen minutes after criticism over handling of the BP oil spill, the PMS replied that this way of describing events was innaccurate. original source.
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Budget
Asked if it was true that the Budget was done and dusted on Friday, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Chancellor had said yesterday during the Andrew Marr show that the only thing he had left to do was his speech. Asked if the Prime Minister was minded to listen to businesses regarding […]
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G20/G8
Asked what the Prime Minister thought of President Obama’s letter to G20 leaders ahead of the summit, the PMS said that we agreed with what he said about the need for flexibility, in particular the point that implementation of fiscal policy needing to reflect the particular circumstances of the countries concerned, and that surplus countries […]
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Miscellaneous
Asked for the Prime Minister’s thoughts regarding reports on Chris Huhne’s private life, the PMS said that the Prime Minister considered it a private matter. Asked about the Prime Minister’s meeting with Chief Police Officers this afternoon, the PMS said that it was a routine meeting where they would discuss the Government’s plans on police […]
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» Friday, June 18, 2010
President Sarkozy Visit
Asked for the menu for the Prime Minister and President’s lunch, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that they would be eating roast fillet of Cornish sea bass, parsley potatoes and seasonal vegetables followed by a baked lemon tart and berry fruit compote. There would also be French wine. When it was […]
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Government Employee Headcount
Asked why a headcount had been carried out by the Cabinet Office, the PMS responded that this was information that had not been centrally collated before and that it covered all departments and agencies. It was right that the Government should know how many people it was employing at any one time. When it was […]
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Immigration
When pointing to the day’s Financial Times, it was suggested that a cap might be phased in over the next five years. The PMS said that there will be an announcement on the migration cap, and the press should wait for this. original source.
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EU Summit
Asked if the Prime Minister would confirm which were the five UK banks selected by the EU to undergo stress tests’, the PMS said he could not, but that this was European-level work that had been going on for some time and the results of the stress test would be published. Asked whether the FSA […]
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Budget
Asked whether the Prime Minister would be in contact with the Chancellor over the weekend about the Budget, the PMS said there had been meetings over the past couple of weeks and that there was a discussion about the Budget at Cabinet earlier that week. Questioned whether the Chancellor would share details of the Budget […]
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