» Monday, October 17, 2011

Financial transaction tax

Asked for the Government’s position on financial transaction tax, following the German Finance Minister’s comments that the UK might support it at a European level, the PMS said that he had already set out the Government’s position we would be willing to consider a global tax, but not one restricted to Europe. Asked for further […]

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Financial transaction tax

Asked for the Government’s position on financial transaction tax, following the German Finance Minister’s comments that the UK might support it at a European level, the PMS said that he had already set out the Government’s position we would be willing to consider a global tax, but not one restricted to Europe. Asked for further […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Parliamentary calendar

Asked if the PM thought that MPs deserved five days off next month, the PMS said that dates for the Parliamentary timetable had been set out, and as a result of that timetable, Parliament would be sitting more days in the first two years of this Parliament than for the same period in the last. […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Parliamentary calendar

Asked if the PM thought that MPs deserved five days off next month, the PMS said that dates for the Parliamentary timetable had been set out, and as a result of that timetable, Parliament would be sitting more days in the first two years of this Parliament than for the same period in the last. […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Parliamentary calendar

Asked if the PM thought that MPs deserved five days off next month, the PMS said that dates for the Parliamentary timetable had been set out, and as a result of that timetable, Parliament would be sitting more days in the first two years of this Parliament than for the same period in the last. […]

Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Morning press briefing for 17 October 2011

Monday 17 October 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Gus O’Donnell’s report, Hillsborough, IMF resources and energy prices. original source.

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Gus O’Donnell’s report

Asked a number of questions about the content of Sir Gus O’Donnell’s report into Defence Secretary Liam Fox’s meetings with Adam Werrity, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that the report was expected to be delivered to the Prime Minister tomorrow and details would be released afterwards. He said the purpose of the report was […]

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Hillsborough

Asked about the Government’s policy on publishing the Hillsborough papers, the PMS said the Prime Minister had written to Andy Burnham on this issue saying that the Government was committed to full disclosure of any information held on Hillsborough, including Cabinet papers. He explained that the process was to release those to the Hillsborough independent […]

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IMF resources

Asked what the Government was doing to tackle the deficit, the PMS said the Prime Minister, the Chancellor and the Deputy Prime Minister had been speaking with their counterparts in other countries to encourage action. He added that there was a growing understanding of the measures required. Asked several questions about whether the IMF needed […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

Energy prices

Asked why the Prime Minister could not simply tell energy companies to cut their prices, the PMS said that we thought the best way to deliver lower prices for consumers was to ensure we had a properly functioning, competitive market. He said that Ofgem were looking at whether there were areas where competition could be […]

Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0)

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