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Brooks Newmark

Asked if the Prime Minister (PM) was content that Brooks Newmark MP was going to Syria to talk to President Assad, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the PM was in Birmingham but that the Foreign and Commonwealth office (FCO) was made aware and had discussed the trip with the Mr Newmark. Asked if […]

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Jackson Review

Asked if the Government was falling short of the recommendations for a total ban on referral payments, set out in the Jackson review, the PMS pointed them to the Ministry of Justice for a response. Asked if the Government was happy that the insurance industry was colluding with police and others to sell on personal […]

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High Speed 2 (HS2)

Asked if the PM thought that people living along the HS2 route were all well off nimbys’, the PMS said that the Government policy was to press ahead with HS2. original source.

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Strikes

Asked if the PM was pleased with the number of schools that planned to stay open, the PMS said that the figures set out by the Education Secretary were incomplete as teachers were not obliged to tell their schools if they would be going on strike. The PMS said that there would be an update […]

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Strike Action

Asked whether Cabinet had discussed the possibility of strike action, the PMS said a short discussion was planned, primarily covering impacts on various departments. Asked about the PM’s views on the proposed strike action, the PMS said the Government had been clear that reform to public sector pensions was necessary and that the proposals we […]

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Libya

Asked for the Government’s response to press reports that children were failing to receive chemotherapy and whether there was a possibility of the UK sending medical aid to help, the PMS said that we were working hard to ensure humanitarian aid got through and that had been a priority from the start. He added that […]

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Higher Education White Paper

Asked for a response to opposition claims that our sole aim was to drive down costs as too many universities were charging now the full 9000 fees, the PMS said that we had always planned to publish further details in a White Paper. Asked for a response to accusations that Government was making policy up […]

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