» Wednesday, July 14, 2010Raoul MoatAsked whether the Prime Minister would be saying any more on the matter, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that this was ultimately a matter for Facebook. Facebook was a forum in which people were able to express their views and the Prime Minister had expressed his in PMQs. The PMS added […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) AfghanistanPut that the Prime Minister had read out the names of British soldiers that had died in Afghanistan for the first time in two weeks and did he now recognise that PMQs was the proper place for such tributes, the PMS said that the Prime Minister read out the names at the earliest possible opportunity […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Mandelson diariesPut that the Prime Minister had read out excerpts of Peter Mandelson’s book and had he spent a lot of time reading it, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had seen the reports. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IPSAPut that the Prime Minister sounded exasperated when talking about the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA), the PMS said that the Prime Minister was making the point that the system as it stood was not working. This was not about the rules, or about the fact that IPSA was independent; it was the way the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) General RichardsAsked what the Prime Minister had said to General Richards and what he wanted to see from his appointment, the PMS replied that General Richards did not take up his post for some time, so the current Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) remained in charge. Asked what the Prime Minister wanted from the appointment, the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Two-week cancer guaranteePut that the Prime Minister had not given a full answer in the Commons, the PMS said that the position here was that these decisions were no longer for politicians. They were now for the NHS Commissioning Board. Whether or not there was a target of two weeks or not was a matter for the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Foreign Secretary’s Trip to ChinaAsked if the Foreign Secretary would raise the issue of China trading with Iran during his trip, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the focus of this trip was on building the relationship between the UK and China – a country with a large and fast-growing economy. The issue of promoting trade was something […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) UniversitiesAsked if the Business Secretary was considering a graduate tax, the PMS said that there was a review underway, conducted by Lord Browne, which was looking at the issue of how to fund higher education and the balance between taxpayers, students, graduates and employers. The review was due to report its findings in the autumn. […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Memoirs/DiariesAsked what the Prime Minister’s policy was on memoirs and diaries by members of the government and officials, the PMS said that there were rules for officials regarding what they were and were not allowed to do once they had left the civil service. The Prime Minister felt that diaries by politicians were a fact […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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