» Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Pakistan Aid
Asked if the aid for Pakistan announced by the Prime Minister was over and above what has already been given, the PMS said it was certainly from the overall Department for International Development (DfID) budget, but referred journalists to DfID to check whether it is specific to the Pakistan programme. It is a new announcement […]
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Tuition Fees
When asked about the education committee trying to put a 3% limit on how much interest students can be charged on tuition fees, the PMS said that not all universities had come forward with the fees they were going to charge. The Government’s position was very clear that charging anything above the 6,000 figure quoted […]
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Internships
Asked whether the Prime Minister employed any interns, the PMS explained that there is a secondment programme within government for officials, but no internship programme like the one announced today. Asked whether the Prime Minister had ever been an intern, the PMS referred journalists to political advisors. original source.
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Oliver Letwin Comments
Asked whether Oliver Letwin would apologise after the Prime Minister confirmed he had made remarks about Sheffield, the Prime Minister’s spokeswoman (PMS) told the assembled press that it was not practice to comment on private conversations and referred them to the comments made by both Oliver Letwin and the Prime Minister earlier in the day. […]
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Libya
Asked which Minister was leading the debate on UK humanitarian aid to Libya, the PMS told journalists that it would be Andrew Mitchell. Asked whether discussions were taking place today with the EU about lifting EU sanctions against Musa Kusa following comments by the Foreign Secretary yesterday, the PMS referred journalists to the Foreign Office. […]
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Tuition Fees
Asked whether the Prime Minister was concerned about plans by universities such as the University of Central Lancashire to charge the maximum amount of 9,000, the PMS replied that the expectation has always been that universities would only charge 9,000 as an exception, not the norm. There is a process in place with the Office […]
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» Monday, April 4, 2011
Health
Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to the Health Secretary today, the Prime Minister’s Spokeswoman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister and Andrew Lansley spoke on a regular basis and they had spoken today. Asked what was said and if they had spoken over the phone or met face-to-face, the PMS said that, as […]
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Oliver Letwin Comments
Asked if the Prime Minister thought that Oliver Letwin should apologise for comments about not wanting more people from Sheffield going on cheap holidays, the PMS said that they were alleged private comments and the Prime Minister thought that everyone should be able to go on holiday wherever they liked. original source.
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Libya
The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) told journalists that there would be an update from the Foreign Secretary this afternoon. The Foreign Office had confirmed over the weekend that officials would be meeting with the Scottish Crown Office later today to take forward their request to meet Musa Kusa, who remained at a safe location. The […]
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Health
Asked why the Health Secretary was making an Oral Statement to the House of Commons this afternoon, the PMS said that we had got to a certain point in the Bill process, in that the committee stage had been completed and there was a bit of a break with recess, so it was the right […]
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