» Thursday, September 8, 2011Afternoon press briefing for 8 September 2011Thursday 8 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: The economy , Strikes , the European Commission of Human Rights, Mousa Inquiry. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked if the PM was disappointed by the OECD’s forecast, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman referred the assembled journalists to the Chancellor’s speech earlier this week, where he had set out that there was still a significant overhang of debt in the UK and many other countries, highlighting that recoveries following financial crises tend to be […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) StrikesAsked for the PM’s view on the next Public and Commercial Services Union strike, the PMS replied that the PM had already made his position clear. He highlighted that even following the proposed reforms, public sector pensions would still be among the very best available. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CommonsAsked if he was aware when the PM had apologised to Nadine Dorries, the PMS replied that he contacted her yesterday. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Mousa inquiryAsked what action the PM had taken following the publication of the public inquiry into Baha Mousa, the PMS replied that the Ministry of Defence were taking forward action and had already addressed many of the issues. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Morning press briefing for 8 September 2011Thursday 8 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: OECD figures, Troops, West Lothian, EU Convention, Baha Mousa. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) OECD figuresAsked for the PM’s (Prime Minister) thoughts on the OECD growth forecast, the PMS (Prime Minister’s Spokesman) referred them to the Chancellor’s speech where he said that short term expectations had been revised down over recent weeks. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) TroopsAsked if the PM had any interest in appointing a forces champion, the PMS said that the PM had often put on the record his admiration for the work, courage and dedication of our armed forces, and was fully committed to doing everything that he could to support them. Quite a lot had already been […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) West LothianAsked if the PM had a view on the best approach to solving the West Lothian question, the PMS said that the Government was committed to setting up a commission to consider this important question, and that there was a statement by DPM (Deputy Prime Minister) that day, detailing the progress on the commission. original […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU ConventionAsked if the Government had changed tack on prisoner voting, as it has been delayed for six months, the PMS said that it had not. There had been another court case, and just as the Government was taking account of Parliament’s views, it was also taking account of the legal position, and the outcome of […] 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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