» Tuesday, April 26, 2011CoalitionAsked if there had been any reference made at Cabinet to reports in the media over the weekend about Coalition Ministers not getting on or the AV campaign, the PMS said that it had not been discussed and it was business as usual at Cabinet. Asked about a report in the Times that claimed that […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) SyriaAsked if the Prime Minister thought that the Syrian President still had a role to play in the future of his country after being clear that Qadhafi should play no part in the future of Libya, the PMS said that the Foreign Secretary would update the House this afternoon on all the issues regarding the […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaOn what had been discussed at Cabinet in terms of Libya, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary gave an update; the general tone had been that there were grounds for optimism and progress was being made. The PMS added that it was felt that the alliance was holding up well, but […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Royal WeddingAsked if the Crown Prince of Bahrain was now not attending the Royal Wedding due to pressure from the British Government over human rights, the PMS said that it was her understanding that it had been a decision made by the Crown Prince of Bahrain. The PMS said that invitations for the wedding were handled […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Strike BallotsAsked if the Prime Minister was still looking to toughen up the law on trade union ballots, the PMS replied that the Government position had not changed; there were no current plans for tougher laws to restrict strike action. The Prime Minister had made clear in the Commons recently, that we were happy to look […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked about Franco-Italian plans to impose border restrictions within Europe, the PMS replied that a view had not been expressed at Cabinet. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Monday, April 18, 2011Prime Minister’s meeting with Taoiseach Enda KennyAsked if the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach would discuss the bilateral loan rate of interest, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and the Taoiseach would discuss a number of different issues including Northern Ireland, the upcoming State visit to Ireland, as well as European issues. In terms of the rate […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaAsked what the Prime Minister had meant when he said over the weekend that there was more we could do in Libya, the PMS said that our approach was to see what more we could do to increase pressure on the regime politically, diplomatically and militarily, in order to fulfil our obligations under the UN […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MiscAsked if the Prime Minister was happy with Whitehall’s procedures regarding redacting documents under the FOI Act, the PMS said that we were asking departments to look again at their procedures to make sure they were robust. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Tuesday, April 5, 2011Health EventThe PMS informed journalists that the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Health Secretary would launch the listening exercise as referred to in the Health Secretary’s statement on Monday at an event tomorrow. Asked what the aim of the listening exercise was and why the Prime Minister and the Government felt it was necessary, the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | 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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