» Friday, September 9, 2011Morning press briefing for 9 September 2011Friday 9 September 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Marseille meeting, schools, the economy. original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Marseille meetingAsked about the Chancellor’s thinking as he headed into G7 meetings in Marseille, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said the Chancellor had set out his views in a speech on Tuesday. Put that some people were interpreting what the Head of the IMF said this morning as suggesting that those who cut the deficit too […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) SchoolsAsked why in his speech this morning the Prime Minister had not referred to any local authority run schools when some of them were doing better or just as well as academies, the PMS said the Prime Minister was using examples to illustrate a specific point. The government thought that academies were an effective tool […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyAsked about President Obama’s speech to Congress last night, the PMS said that the Chancellor had said in his speech on Tuesday that every country needed to have a response which was appropriate to its particular circumstances. The US was in a different position to other countries because of its reserve currency and did not […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » 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) 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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