» Thursday, November 29, 2012Press Briefing morning 29 November 2012Thursday 29 November 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the Leveson Inquiry report Questioned on the Government’s response to the Leveson Inquiry report, the PMS said that the Prime Minister (PM) would be giving his response to the House that afternoon and the Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) would also provide a statement […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Wednesday, November 28, 2012Press Briefing afternoon Wednesday 28 November 2012Wednesday 28 November 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on alcohol pricing, Leveson and payday loans Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Alcohol pricingWhen asked whether the government was taking legal advice about the proposed changes to alcohol pricing, the PMS said that it was being looked at by the courts because of the ongoing legal case in Scotland. The government was following this closely. The government had said for some time its intention was to bring this […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LevesonWhen questioned on whether the Prime Minister would be speaking for the entire government when he made a statement on Leveson tomorrow, the PMS said there would be a government statement by the Prime Minister at 15.00 tomorrow. When challenged if the PM supported a DPM statement, the PMS said that people were digesting the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Payday loansResponding to questions about the government’s position on payday loan caps, the PMS referred the lobby to HMT on the detail. The PMS understood that the bill as it stands would allow the new regulator, the FCA, to look at these issues already. When asked if the government now supported a cap, the PMS said […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (5) » Tuesday, November 27, 2012Press briefing 27 November 2012 afternoonTuesday 27 November 2012 HS2 and the Palestinian state were discussed at this press briefing Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HS2
Asked whether HS2 was discussed at Cabinet, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said that it had been referred to in wider discussions on infrastructure. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Palestinian State
Responding to a question about France calling for recognition of the Palestinian state, the PMS said that there was nothing further to add to what the PM had said in PMQs last Wednesday. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press Briefing morning Tuesday 27 November 2012Tuesday 27 November 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) answered questions on Leveson, flooding, the NHS, National Security Council, the Work Programme, Cabinet and growth implementation. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) CabinetThe PMS gave a brief summary of what was discussed at Cabinet. Departments were challenged on progress so far on structural reforms and growth implementation. There was also an update on floods from Environment Secretary Owen Paterson. The Prime Minister will visit flood hit areas today. 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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