» Wednesday, November 10, 2010Regional Building PlansAsked what the Prime Minister’s reaction was to the court judgment against Eric Pickles’s decision to scrap the regional building plans, the PMS referred to the comments already made by Bob Neill on how this judgment changed very little and how later this month we would be introducing the Localism Bill which would sweep away […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Regional Building PlansAsked what the Prime Minister’s reaction was to the court judgment against Eric Pickles’s decision to scrap the regional building plans, the PMS referred to the comments already made by Bob Neill on how this judgment changed very little and how later this month we would be introducing the Localism Bill which would sweep away […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Tuesday, November 9, 2010SecurityWhen asked what the Prime Minister thought about George Bush’s comments on water-boarding saving lives’, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had not made any particular comments on George Bush’s book, or on the claims made. The PMS advised people to look back to the statement the Prime […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Lisbon TreatyAsked what the Prime Minister’s view was on the signing of the changes to the Lisbon Treaty and whether he should be agreeing to those changes, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his views on Euro zone changes; the changes did not affect the UK and there was a specific carve […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Housing BenefitAsked what the Prime Minister’s message would be to Tory MPs in London who were concerned about the changes, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his views already. Asked if the changes would go out across the country as they currently stood and within the timescale set out, the PMS said […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Monday, November 8, 2010AfghanistanAsked if the Prime Minister agreed with the comments made by General Richards on there being no troop withdrawal until 2012 at least, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister and the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) were of the same mind; the CDS’s position was entirely consistent […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ChinaAsked what the Prime Minister was hoping to achieve in China, the PMS replied that the key aims included securing improved business links and a series of important meetings with Ministers. This would be the largest business delegation to travel with the Prime Minister and business would be a clear theme for the whole visit. […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked about Jack Straw’s comments on a permanent partition in Cyprus, the PMS advised people to speak to the Foreign Office. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Friday, November 5, 2010Strike LawsAsked if the Prime Minister thought there was any merit in having another look at the Strike Laws, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that currently there were no plans to look at them, but there was a broader review underway into Employment Law. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) WebsitesAsked if there had been any contact with US authorities over the website which called on people to track MPs and listed the names of MPs who voted for the Iraq War, the PMS advised people to speak to the Home Office. The Government was encouraging other countries to remove these websites. Asked if Downing […] 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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