» Thursday, December 16, 2010
BP
Asked if the Prime Minister was disappointed that the US Government was suing BP, the PMS said that this was an issue for the US authorities and for BP. The PMS added that this was not unexpected. On whether the Prime Minister had had any discussions with the US authorities on the issue, the PMS […]
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Drugs policy
Asked if the Prime Minister would consider the proposals on drugs policy put forward by Bob Ainsworth today, the PMS said no. Asked if the Prime Minister would consider the potential tax revenues, the PMS said that the Government was not in favour of legalisation of drugs. Asked why the Government took that approach, the […]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister intended to go to Oldham, the PMS said that it was his intention to do so. Put that the Prime Minister had said that not enough was being done on preventing Islamic extremism and what was the Government currently doing, the PMS said that Pauline Neville Jones was currently reviewing […]
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» Wednesday, December 15, 2010
NHS funding
Put that there was a marked difference in the language used by the Prime Minister on Health funding, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he didn’t think there was a marked difference. The position was as set out in the Coalition Agreement. The PMS added that there seemed to be a […]
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Prison sentencing
On whether the Prime Minister was concerned by the rift’ between the Home Secretary and Justice Secretary over sentencing policy, the PMS replied that there was no rift. The Home Secretary had said that the system needed to work better, which was echoed by the Justice Secretary today. The PMS added that we had to […]
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MPs’ expenses
Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned by the shambles’ of last years expense accounts, with 14million unaccounted for, the PMS replied that as he understood it, the accounts had been qualified, which was certainly not an ideal situation. There had been a lot of debate in the House on this issue, and it needed […]
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RBS report
Asked if the Prime Minister shared the view of Lord Turner, that it was extremely frustrating that RBS were blocking the publication of it, the PMS replied that this was a matter for Lord Turner. Asked if the Prime Minister wanted to see the publication of the report, the PMS said that the important thing […]
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EU Budget
Asked whether the Prime Minister was comfortable with the deal being put forward, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that we had set out our position at the last European Council on this. There had been a proposal from the European Parliament that there should be a 6% rise, which was supported […]
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NHS reform
Asked about the changes to the NHS being announced today and the fact that they were not included in any manifestos, the PMS said that they were not in a manifesto because we had a Coalition Government. The changes were aimed at ensuring the NHS worked for patients. The PMS said that we were in […]
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Misc
Asked what input the Prime Minister had had on brokering a deal on control orders, the PMS said that he would clearly be involved in the decision on the policy. original source.
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