» Wednesday, November 23, 2011Afternoon press briefing from 23 November 2011Wednesday 30 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: pension strikes, fuel duty and land declaration original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Pension strikesAsked if there were any more contingency plans for the emergency services during the strike, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that there were contingency plans for all areas and that the Government would continue to work on them as it got a clearer idea of who would be on strike. Arrangements couldn’t be finalised […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Fuel dutyAsked if there were any practical steps being taken on fuel duty, the PMS directed the journalist to the Treasury for matters on tax and duty, adding that we had taken action at the time of budget and as a result petrol prices were 6p lower than they would otherwise be. original source. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Land declarationAsked if the PM regretted not registering his land, the PMS said that there wasn’t, and isn’t, an interest to declare. He added that it was a public transaction, the PM paid the full market rate for the land, and he had sought assurances from the Head of Propriety and Ethics at the Cabinet Office […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Morning press briefing from 23 November 2011Wednesday 23 November 2011 Press briefing from the Prime Minister’s spokesperson on: Prime Minister’s land purchase, uncollected fines, public sector strikes, employment law and lobbying original source. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Prime Minister’s land purchaseAsked who in Government cleared the Prime Minister’s purchase of land from his neighbour Lord Chadlington, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said the Prime Minister handled the issue properly and in accordance with the ministerial code. He said the Prime Minister had sought assurances from the Government’s Head of Propriety and Ethics and the Principal […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Uncollected finesAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned that there were 2billion of uncollected fines and confiscation orders from criminals, the PMS said that clearly the Government wanted fines to be paid. He said the backlog went back over the last five years. The National Audit Office had recognised that there had been considerable improvements to […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Public sector strikesAsked if it was right that tax payers’ money was being used to try to stop public sector strikes by flying in staff from embassies overseas to man borders at ports and airports, the PMS said the Government was considering its contingency plans but would not be providing detail on those plans. The PMS said […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Employment lawAsked if, like the Business Secretary, the Prime Minister was 50:50 on whether to scrap the laws on unfair dismissal, the PMS said the Business Secretary had set out the Government’s position. He said the Government was looking across the piece at what could be done on employment law and regulation. The objective was not […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LobbyingAsked if the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change might have a case to answer about his partner using her contacts with ministers to try to get a lobbying job, the PMS said there was no question of a conflict of interest. The PMS said she had made it clear she would not […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) 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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