» Monday, December 13, 2010

Government Websites/Wikileaks

Asked if there were any plans to protect Government websites, the PMS said that the National Security Advisor had spoken to Permanent Secretaries about the security of Government websites. The priority would be websites that dealt with information that belonged to members of the public, such as the DWP and HMRC websites. Asked what the […]

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Misc

Asked for the Prime Minister’s view on whether Pastor Terry Jones should be allowed into the country, the PMS said that it was a matter for the Home Secretary. Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with the leader of Buckinghamshire Council who had said that northerners should replace immigrants picking fruit’, the PMS said that […]

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» Friday, December 10, 2010

Tuition Fees Demonstration

Asked about the conversation between the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police about the demonstrations last night and the attack on the Prince of Wales’ and the Duchess of Cornwall’s car, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that it was a good conversation. The Commissioner updated the Prime Minister on events during […]

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» Thursday, December 9, 2010

Tuition Fees

Asked if the Prime Minister was in the House of Commons at the moment, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that he was. Asked about the Prime Minister exiting the Chamber, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister was there for the start of the debate and he would be there for […]

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Tuition Fees

Asked if the Prime Minister was confident that the Government would win the vote on tuition fees this afternoon, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that he was not going to speculate on the outcome of the vote, suffice to say it was a Government priority to implement this policy. Asked if there would be […]

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Sentencing

Asked if the Prime Minister had intervened to prevent minimum sentencing being scrapped, the PMS said that we were reviewing the position, but the Prime Minister’s view was that those who committed the most serious offences, deserved the toughest sentences. Asked if that meant that the Prime Minister thought there should be minimum sentences to […]

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BAE Systems

Asked if the Prime Minister was concerned about the job losses announced by BAE this morning as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), the PMS said that at the time of the SDSR we made clear that we had to make some decisions about the resources that were put into defence, […]

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Misc

Asked if there was a timetable for counter terrorism votes, the PMS referred the journalist to the Home Office. Asked if the Localism Bill had been delayed, the PMS said that it would be happening very soon. original source.

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» Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Tuition Fees

Asked why the Prime Minister felt the need to make a speech on education at such short notice and in such secrecy, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister was keen to set out the case on our policies on higher education. It was clearly a matter of great interest ahead of […]

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Knife Crime

Asked if the Prime Minister thought it was absurd that there should be a minimum statutory sentence for knife crime, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Green Paper set out the proposals yesterday, following a review. The Prime Minister’s view on knife crime was that those people who used knives to commit offences […]

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