» Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Economy
Asked for a comment on reports that the Cabinet Secretary had written a paper on a Plan B’ for the economy in the event of an economic downturn, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Treasury had already responded to the reports. We had set out our economic plan to tackle […]
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Health Funding
Asked whether the NHS was now facing a real terms decrease in funds, the PMS said that we had set out the details on health spending at the time of the Spending Review and nothing had changed. Put that the OBR’s forecast had changed, the PMS said that the Government always set out spending plans […]
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Cabinet Manual
Asked if the Cabinet Manual was a first draft of a new written constitution, the PMS advised people to wait for its publication. Asked why it was being published, the PMS said that this was not setting out new rules, but bringing issues together in one place. These were issues of public interest, such as […]
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Local Government Spending
Asked why relatively wealthy parts of the country were given generous settlements while poorer parts of the country were faced with large cuts in spending, the PMS said that Eric Pickles had set out the figures yesterday. Put that the settlement was unfair, the PMS said that we thought it was a fair settlement; we […]
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Misc
Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in the Met Police Commissioner, the PMS replied that he did. Asked what the Prime Minister’s view was on control orders, the PMS said that we were looking at that issue and would be making a decision soon. Asked if the Government was confident of winning the […]
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» Monday, December 13, 2010
Terry Jones
Asked whether the Prime Minister believed in freedom of speech, even if the views being expressed were considered unacceptable by most people, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister believed in freedom of speech and that there were a set of laws regarding inciting hatred that must be adhered to. The PMS […]
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Olympic Security
Asked whether the Prime Minister believed it was right to cut the Olympic security budget by 20 per cent, the PMS said that Olympic security funding had been protected and that the Government believed it was possible to deliver security for the Olympics for around 475m, but that the 600m that was originally budgeted would […]
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Student Protests
Asked whether the Prime Minister had spoken to the Metropolitan Police commissioner in the aftermath of the student protests and whether he thought water cannons should be deployed, the PMS said that the Prime Minister had spoken to the commissioner and the Home Secretary on several occasions, and that operational decisions were rightly taken by […]
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Student Protests
Asked if the Prime Minister had any message for students who were considering protesting, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that our position on protesting was always the same: people had the right to protest peacefully, but those protests should remain peaceful. Put that the Home Secretary had suggested yesterday that police […]
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Sweden
Asked if the Prime Minister had had any discussions with the Swedish authorities, the PMS said that there had been discussions over the weekend. The Prime Minister had been briefed and brought up to speed by the Home Secretary and others. Asked if the discussions had been between the Prime Minister and his Swedish counterpart, […]
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