» Wednesday, June 16, 2010
European Council
Asked for the Prime Minister’s views on letting the EU vet countries Budgets and a proposed transaction tax, the PMS said that the Government had been clear on the vetting of Budgets. There was a process of multi-lateral scrutiny of economic policy of different member states and that would continue, but it would not be […]
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Unemployment
On whether the Prime Minister was concerned about the rise in unemployment, the PMS said that we were concerned with the rise. Given that unemployment was over 2.5million and given that there were record numbers of people of working age who were economically inactive, we needed to take action to get the private sector moving […]
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» Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Cabinet
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that Sir Alan Budd, the Head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), attended Cabinet this morning. He gave a presentation on the findings and forecasts of his report, which was published yesterday. The Prime Minister and the Chancellor both stressed the fact that they were very keen to […]
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Bloody Sunday review
Asked how important the Prime Minister saw today and the publication of the Bloody Sunday review, the PMS said that the Prime Minister obviously saw this as a very important moment, but people needed to wait for this afternoon’s statement for details. Asked who the Prime Minister had been speaking to ahead of today’s publication, […]
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Vetting and barring
Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on the announcement today regarding the Vetting and Barring Scheme, the PMS said that the proposals that were to be implemented were considered to be over the top and draconian. Clearly, safety of children was an absolute priority for the Government, but we wanted to look at the way […]
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» Monday, June 14, 2010
Afghanistan
Put that the Prime Minister had said that the threat level from the Afghan/Pakistan border region had diminished and were there any updated statistics, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had been advised that the relevant threat level had been reduced. On whether this was significant, the PMS […]
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Saville Inquiry
Asked when the Prime Minister would be getting the report and whether he would be visiting any of the families involved, the PMS said he was not aware of any current plans to meet anyone; most of this was being dealt with by the Northern Ireland Office. As to when the Government received the report, […]
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Afghanistan
Asked about the Prime Minister’s statement on Afghanistan this afternoon, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that people would have to wait for the statement for details, but broadly speaking the Prime Minister would set out the Government’s approach to the mission in Afghanistan in the year ahead; the support we were providing to the […]
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BP
Asked about Chris Huhne’s statement on BP, the PMS said that Chris Huhne would be updating the House on the latest situation regarding the oil leak. Asked if the fact there was a statement on BP was recognition that it wasn’t just another company, the PMS said that it was a matter of public interest […]
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Office for Budget Responsibility
Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on former Chancellor Alistair Darling’s demands for an apology regarding borrowing figures, the PMS said that the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had published their report this morning, which showed that the structural deficit was larger than previously believed. This meant that we would have to do more to […]
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