» Wednesday, January 9, 2013Programme for Government Update (PGU)Asked when the PGU would be published, the PMS said it would be published later today. Asked when the decision had been taken to publish the PGU, the PMS said it had been a long standing intention to publish the document. It was a long document that went through the coalition agreement line by line […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (2) Winter fuel paymentsAsked whether there was any intention to withdraw winter fuel payments from people living in the Costa Brava, the PMS referred the assembled media to the Department for Work and Pensions. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Winter fuel paymentsAsked whether there was any intention to withdraw winter fuel payments from people living in the Costa Brava, the PMS referred the assembled media to the Department for Work and Pensions. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) House of LordsAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about a high level of staff turnover in the House of Lords, the PMS said that Lord Strathclyde had been on the front bench for 25 years. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) House of LordsAsked if the Prime Minister was concerned about a high level of staff turnover in the House of Lords, the PMS said that Lord Strathclyde had been on the front bench for 25 years. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) » Tuesday, January 8, 2013Saudi meetingQuestioned on the PM’s meeting with the Saudi Interior Minister Prince Naif, the PMS said that there were a number of items on the agenda including the situation in the Middle East and security issues. The Prince was in London and would meet with the PM, the Home Secretary and the Foreign Secretary. Briefing took place at 19:54 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Minimum Alcohol PricingAsked about meetings between the government and drinks industry about minimum pricing, the PMS said when considering legislation it would be expected that the government met with a wide range of stakeholders. A product of the meetings had been the decision to ban alcohol being sold below the price of duty and VAT. All departments […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press briefing – morning 8 January 2013Tuesday 8 January 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the Uprating Bill, elderly care costs and Northern Ireland in this briefing session. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press briefing morning 8 January 2013Tuesday 8 January 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the Uprating Bill, elderly care costs and Northern Ireland in this briefing session. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comment (1) Press briefing morning 8 January 2013Tuesday 8 January 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on the Uprating Bill, elderly care costs and Northern Ireland in this briefing session. 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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