» Thursday, December 13, 2012Press briefing morning 13 December 2012Thursday 13 December 2012 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson answered questions on the EU banking union, Rebekah Brooks’ payout, fracking and Maria Miller in this press briefing Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Brooks payoutAsked if the Prime Minister (PM) felt the severance payment for Rebekah Brooks was overly generous, the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) said the PM would not routinely comment on severance payments for people working in commercial companies. It was a matter for the individual and employer. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU banking unionĀAsked if the banking union deal gave the UK enough protection, the PMS referred to the Chancellor’s statement of that morning which the PM echoed. The UK wanted to make sure the single market was protected and countries that weren’t going to join the banking union, like the UK, were protected. That had been achieved. […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) FrackingAsked whether fracking would bring down energy prices in the long term, the PMS said there was potential for prices to come down. The PM set out his views on energy at the Liaison Committee earlier that week where he said the Government wanted to be part of the revolution taking place. Today’s decision meant […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Maria MillerAsked about new allegations about Maria Miller’s expenses and whether the PM still had full confidence in her, the PMS said yes he did. Asked if special advisers would receive new guidance on conversations they had with the media, the PMS said there was already a code of conduct. 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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