» Monday, October 15, 2012Press briefing afternoon 15 October 2012Monday 15 October 2012 Europe, boundary changes, committees, Andrew Mitchell were discussed at this press briefing Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press briefing 15 October 2012Monday 15 October 2012 EU Justice Opt out, Malala Yousafzai, Scotland, Andrew mitchell, Uk in EU were discussed at this press briefing Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EuropeThe PMS answered questions on European integration, and said that attempts to resolve the Eurozone crisis were welcome and the PM has said that further integration between countries in the Eurozone was inevitable. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU Justice Opt outThe PMS detailed the main Government business for the day, before answering queries about the Government opting out of the proposed EU Justice powers. The PMS said that journalists should await the Home Secretary’s statement on the issue, where she would set out the Government’s position. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Boundary changesAddressing questions about proposed boundary changes, the PMS said that the policy was in the Coalition Agreement and the vote would go ahead. Changes would bring about savings of 14m per year. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Malala YousafzaiDetailing the circumstances around the provision of care for Malala Yousafzai, the PMS said that the UK had offered its help in the form of specialist care and the Pakistani Government had accepted the offer. She would receive care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham and the Pakistani Government would be paying all costs […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) CommitteesWhen questioned over the PM’s thoughts towards the work of the committee on standards in public life and the committee for public appointments, the PMS said that it was not for Government to comment on the existence of Parliamentary committees. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ScotlandWhen addressing questions around the Scottish referendum, the PMS said that Scotland was facing its most important questions for many years, which would have irreversible consequences. The PM had been asked to deliver a referendum and had agreed with the Scottish Government that there should be a single question, it would take place before the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Andrew MitchellSetting out the PM’s position in response to queries about police morale after the incident involving Andrew Mitchell, the PMS said that the PM’s position had been very clear. He believed what Andrew Mitchell did was wrong. Andrew Mitchell had apologised and his apology had been accepted by the police officer in question. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Andrew MitchellAnswering questions on Andrew Mitchell’s discussions with West Midlands Police Federation, the PMS said that the PM had made his position clear at the time of the incident. Andrew Mitchell had apologised to the police officer in question and the apology had been accepted. This was an isolated incident and had been dealt with by […] 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. |
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