Downing Street Says » 2012 » September

» Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Press briefing 18 September 2012

Tuesday 18 September 2012 Cabinet, Afghanistan, honours, benefits, pensions, Tsars were discussed at this press briefing

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

Cabinet

The PMS detailed the discussions at Cabinet. The Foreign Secretary reported on the UN General Assembly, Afghanistan and Embassy security. The Chancellor provided an update on the economy and the Eurozone. There was a discussion of the honours system led by Sir Bob Kerslake. The Work and Pensions Secretary outlined the launch of pensions auto […]

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

Afghanistan

Asked whether the UK Government was consulted on the NATO decision to change the manner of joint operations with Afghan forces, the PMS said that there had been a number of attacks in recent weeks including the attack on Camp Bastion. We kept our procedures under review and took the safety of our armed forces […]

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

Honours

Asked what Sir Bob Kerslake said on the honours system, the PMS said that there was a quinquennial review undertaken by a committee chaired by Sir Bob Kerslake. The discussion was an opportunity for the Cabinet to feed in its views. Asked whether the forfeiture committee was brought up at Cabinet, the PMS said that […]

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

Pensions

Asked whether there were any plans to change or modify the flat rate pension, the PMS said a White Paper would be published later in the year and it would outline the key features of the system. Asked whether the PM had asked for a review, the PMS said that the White Paper had not […]

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

Benefits

Asked about speculation that the Government was actively considering not uprating benefits in line with inflation, the PMS said that benefit levels were reviewed every year. There was an announcement made setting out the levels for the following year. An important exception to this was the triple lock on pensions, which was a commitment for […]

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

Tsars

Asked why the PM appointed Government Tsars, the PMS said that it was sometimes good to get the support of people with particular expertise to improve policy making.

Briefing took place at 15:45 | 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.