» Tuesday, January 11, 2011Control OrdersAsked whether the subject of control orders was discussed at Cabinet, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that it had. The Home Secretary had set out the position as it stood, there was broad agreement on the policy and there would be an announcement soon. On whether the Cabinet endorsed the policy, […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Bankers’ BonusesPut that it was clear from comments made by the Chancellor that the Government had been able to negotiate a cap on the RBS bonus pot, the PMS said that the Chancellor was setting out the position to the House of Commons. The PMS added that talks between RBS and the UKFI were ongoing. Asked […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Eric IllsleyAsked what the Prime Minister thought would happen to the reputation of the Commons if an MP was sentenced to a term of less than twelve months but remained an MP, the PMS said that the Prime Minister’s personal view was that it would be a very difficult situation. The PMS said that if someone […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Cabinet: Jobs and GrowthThe Prime Minister’s Spokesman said that this morning’s Cabinet focused on jobs and growth. The Chancellor said that the most important thing was to get the macroeconomic policies right. We were committed to delivering our plans on cutting the deficit and it was critical that we saw that process through. There was also a range […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Bankers’ BonusesAsked why the Government had thrown the towel in over bankers’ bonuses, the PMS said that that was not the case. We set out yesterday that discussions were ongoing between the Treasury and the banks and we would not pre-empt the outcome of those discussions. Asked what the Prime Minister’s position was on the bonus […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
The unofficial site which lets you comment on the UK Prime Minister's official briefings. About us...
Search
Supported byRecent Briefings
Archives
LinksSyndicate (RSS/XML)CreditsEnquiriesContact Sam Smith. |