» Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Tuition Fees

Asked if the Prime Minister had any meetings planned with student groups, the PMS said that she was not aware of any meetings today, but of course the Prime Minister had been talking to people in the past few weeks regarding this issue. Asked what the Prime Minister’s position was on people in receipt of […]

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» Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Julian Assange

Asked what the Prime Minister’s view of the arrest of Julian Assange was, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the arrest was a matter for the police. Asked what involvement Ministers had and whether there were concerns over further Wikileaks releases, the PMS said that there had been no Ministerial involvement, that it was […]

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Tuition Fees

Asked whether the Prime Minister had been kept informed about a Conservative rebellion over tuition fees, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was kept abreast of Government business. Asked what was the Prime Minister’s message to those colleagues, the PMS said to speak to political colleagues, that the Prime Minister believed the policy was […]

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Mike Hancock

Asked whether the Prime Minister had a view on Mike Hancock signing an Early Day Motion calling for people to stop bleating about the World Cup and congratulate Russia , the PMS said that the Prime Minister had set out his view, that we were very disappointed to lose the bid, and that the Prime […]

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Prisons

Asked whether the Prime Minister thought that locking up more criminals would cut crime, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Justice Secretary would be setting out proposals this afternoon. The PMS said that the system was not delivering what really mattered, which was improved public safety through more effective punishments […]

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Tuition fees

On whether the Prime Minister still thought that 9000 should still be the upper limit, the PMS said that we had set out our policies on tuition fees and we looked forward to the vote on Thursday. Put that there was no chance of any further compromises before Thursday, the PMS replied that 9000 was […]

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Wikileaks

Asked if there had been any ministerial involvement in the arrest of Julian Assange, the PMS said that it was entirely a matter for the police. Asked if there would be any involvement in his extradition, the PMS said that it was a matter for the police. original source.

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Misc

Asked if the Prime Minister took a dim view of the Russians inserting spies into the Palace of Westminster, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister had not made an explicit comment on the issue, but the case alluded to was now a matter for the immigration authorities. original source.

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» Monday, December 6, 2010

Tuition fees

Asked why the Government felt the need to table a Programme Motion this evening rather than letting the debate run its course, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the issue had been debated at length and there was an opportunity for MPs to vote on Thursday. On whether Vince Cable had […]

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House of Commons security

Asked if the Prime Minister agreed with various MPs that the security procedures at the House of Commons needed to be looked at again, the PMS said that the immigration authorities were looking at the case being alluded to. Security matters in the House were a matter for the House authorities, but the PMS advised […]

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