» Monday, August 23, 2010World Cup BidAsked why the Prime Minister wasn’t taking a break from his holiday to meet with the World Cup bid team, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister’s holiday was a longstanding arrangement and the Deputy Prime Minister would be hosting the event. The nature of the visit was technical and the team […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) PassportsAsked if there was a need for the inside of passports to have a new design in this age of austerity, the PMS said that this particular project had been underway for some time, and security was part of the reason for a new design. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Dr David KellyAsked what the Prime Minister thought of the Attorney General looking into the pathologist’s report on David Kelly, the PMS said that if the Attorney General felt that there was material new evidence then he could apply to the High Court for an inquest. Asked if the Prime Minister wanted this issue to be resolved […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) WelfareAsked if the Prime Minister shared the Treasury’s concern that some of the plans coming from the Department for Work and Pensions were impractical, the PMS said he assumed that this referred to reports at the weekend about disagreements between the two departments. There was a spending review underway and tackling the welfare bill would […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Patrick Mercer with reference to his suggestion that Irish republican dissidents planned to make an attack, the PMS said that he was not aware of any phone call. We were not complacent about these things, but we would not provide a running commentary. Asked if the Prime […] 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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