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» Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Trade Minister

Asked if the Prime Minister had interviewed Stephen Green personally for the job of Trade Minister, the PMS said that we were not going to get into how the appointment was made.

Asked about Lord Brittan’s position, the PMS said that Lord Brittan was doing a different role; he was looking at the trade strategy, which was a six month project.

Asked what the Prime Minister would say to those who asked why the government was appointing a banker as Minister when the bankers brought the economy to its knees, the PMS said that Stephen Green had a lot of experience to bring to government. The Prime Minister had been clear that he wanted trade and investment to be at the heart of our foreign policy and this appointment would help us do that.

Put that the appointment implied that the government wanted only banking investment, the PMS said that that wasn’t the case at all. Stephen Green brought business expertise to the government and having worked in an international bank brought expertise of working with other countries too.

Asked if he would be unpaid, the PMS said yes.

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