» Thursday, January 24, 2013IMFThe PMS said that he was aware of a report from the International Monetary Fund, but that the PM’s view remained unchanged a plan has been put in place to tackle the deficit and the economy is healing. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LibyaAsked about updated travel advice from the FCO regarding travel to Benghazi, the PMS stated that the Government does not discuss the intelligence that underlies changes to travel advice. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Voting ageThe PMS said that there were no plans to change the voting age. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) ImmigrationAsked about research into the number of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals likely to come to the UK once transitional controls have been eased, the PMS confirmed that the Government was in discussions with a number of EU partners about possible measures in this sphere, but that requests for projected statistics should be directed towards the […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press briefing – morning 24 January 2013Thursday 24 January 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on tax, horsemeat and counter-terrorism Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Prime minister’s activityThe PMS set out the Prime Ministers day – an address this morning to the Young Global Leaders forum, and a speech setting out the priorities for the UK’s Presidency of the G8. The PM will also hold a bi-lateral with Prime Minister Medvedev, meet business leaders and chair a panel discussion on international development. […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) TaxThe PMS set out the PM’s view that its very important that individuals and companies should pay the tax that is due. It is for consumers to make their individual decisions. Questions about controlled foreign companies reforms were directed to the Treasury, but the PMS confirmed that international discussions around tax havens and transparency, were […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HorsemeatAsked about reports of horsemeat contamination, the PMS responded that the Department for Food and Rural Affairs was looking into the issue. Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) SahelThe PMS reiterated the need to step up international cooperation on counter-terrorism – particularly in the Sahel region. Lobby were referred to the comments the PM made in his statement to Parliament on Algeria, that international cooperation was vital. Part of this involved considering the risk of doubling up of resources. PMS confirmed that cooperation […] Briefing took place at 10:00 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EconomyQuestioned about the state of the economy, the PMS said that the Government has put in place a tough credible fiscal consolidation plan to bring debt under control, significant progress has been made and although debt as a percentage of GDP has risen, the deficit has been reduced by a quarter, and debt will fall […] 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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