» Friday, July 16, 2010MegrahiAsked if the Prime Minister agreed with Sir Nigel Sheinwald that the release of Megrahi was a mistake, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that in the past the Prime Minister had said that he believed the decision taken to release Megrahi was wrong. Asked if the Prime Minister respected the process, the PMS said […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Free Bus PassesAsked if the Prime Minister was contemplating reneging on his election policy to protect free bus passes, the PMS said no. Put that there had been a claim that one of the options the Department for Transport suggested was speeding up the change of age at which people could get their free bus pass, the […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Office for Budget ResponsibilityPut that it had previously been said that the Treasury Select Committee (TSC) would be able to question the new head of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) but that the Chancellor said yesterday the TSC could have the power of veto over the Chancellor’s candidate, the PMS said that the two things were entirely […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Prime Minister’s InterviewAsked about the Prime Minister’s comments on the UK/US relationship in his interview published today, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had been making the point that it was important to understand the dynamics of the relationship between the two countries, and understand our role; this was the best way to bring our influence […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) NHSAsked if the Prime Minister recognised the figure from the NHS Chief Executive of 1.7 billion to carry out reorganisation of the NHS, the PMS said that he had not seen that figure, but our objective was to reduce the cost of the NHS and reduce the cost of bureaucracy so that the resources we […] 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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