» Friday, January 14, 2011BrazilThe Prime Minister has sent a letter to the Brazilian President Dilma Roussef on the floods. It reads: I was deeply moved and saddened by the terrible flooding that has caused such destruction and tragedy in Rio and Sao Paulo states in recent days. I have been following events closely and wanted to send you, […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Bribery ActPut that the Bribery Act was being reviewed as part of the growth review and asked if that meant the Government was preparing to soften some of its provisions, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the growth review was looking at all areas of government policy to see what we could do in order […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Alternative Vote BillAsked if the date of the referendum would be moved if the AV Bill didn’t get through in time, the PMS said that we were committed to the date of the referendum, and we were confident the bill would get through. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Tanker drivers strikeAsked if the Prime Minister had a message for tanker drivers considering strike action, the PMS said that this industrial action was a matter for the particular unions and drivers involved. More generally, we wanted any strike action that caused disruption to be avoided. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Fuel dutyAsked if there was anyway the Government could act to cut fuel duty before the Budget, the PMS said that tax decisions were a matter for the Chancellor at the time of the Budget, but the Prime Minister had made clear that he was understanding of the suffering of motorists at this time, and had […] 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. |
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