» Thursday, November 22, 2012
Prisoner voting
Answering questions on prisoner voting the PMS said that the Justice Secretary had set out what the process will be for the draft bill with various options and a joint committee from both Houses which would deliberate on the issues. People in Britain felt strongly about this issue and the Prime Minister has expressed his […]
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Press Briefing morning 22 November 2012
Thursday 22 November 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on gay marriage, secret courts, prisoner voting, women bishops, Leveson Inquiry and Nadine Dorries
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Gay marriage
Asked about to comment on media reports, the PMS declined to comment on them but said we had been clear that we would publish the Government’s response to the consultation before Christmas and we would set out then how we are going to proceed. The PMS recognised that this is an emotive issue and there […]
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Secret courts
Asked about amendments made by peers to the secret courts bill last night the PMS said the House of Lords had accepted that closed procedures were necessary for national security evidence to be heard. The Minister without Portfolio, Ken Clarke, would look carefully at the amendments and would make any modifications needed. If the Bill […]
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Prisoner voting
Asked about draft legislation on prisoner voting the PMS said she would not second guess what the Justice Secretary would be saying and journalists should wait for his statement at noon where he would set out our position having considered the Court’s ruling.
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Women bishops
Asked about Frank Field’s Bill to change the Church’s exemption from sexual discrimination law the PMS referred journalists to the PM’s view on the issue of women bishops and said there were no plans to change the exemption, but this was a matter for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Asked about comments made […]
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Leveson Inquiry
Answering questions about the publication of the Leveson report next week the PMS said the Leader of the House was expected to set out what the Government will do to respond to Leveson now. In summary, the Prime Minister would make a statement to the House and the Government would make time for a debate […]
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Nadine Dorries
Asked about Nadine Dorries leaving ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’ and her return to Westminster, the PMS referred questions to the Conservative Party.
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» Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Press Briefing morning 21 November 2012
Wednesday 21 November 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the EU budget, Energy Bill, borrowing figures, women bishops and prisoner voting
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EU Budget
Answering questions on EU budget talks the PMS said that the Prime Minister spoke yesterday to President Van Rompuy, Enda Kenny and the Czech Prime Minister as we continued our work to find a deal on the EU Budget. Van Rompuy updated the Prime Minister on his discussions with other leaders and the Prime Minister […]
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