» Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Regional Building Plans

Asked 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 […]

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Regional Building Plans

Asked 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 […]

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» Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Security

When 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 […]

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Lisbon Treaty

Asked 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 […]

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Housing Benefit

Asked 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 […]

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» Monday, November 8, 2010

Afghanistan

Asked 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 […]

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China

Asked 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. […]

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Misc

Asked about Jack Straw’s comments on a permanent partition in Cyprus, the PMS advised people to speak to the Foreign Office. original source.

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» Friday, November 5, 2010

Strike Laws

Asked 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.

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Websites

Asked 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 […]

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