» Tuesday, February 5, 2013Press briefing – afternoon 5 February 2013Tuesday 5 February 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Vice President Biden’s visit, equal marriage and the report into Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Biden talksQuestioned about the Prime Minister’s (PM) meeting with Vice President Biden, the Prime Minister’s Spokesman (PMS) said that they had not had discussed Britain’s membership of the EU. Asked whether the shared ambition to start formal negotiations on Free Trade was a new commitment, the PMS said the PM had made his views clear in […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Equal marriageAsked why the PM had not appeared at the debate, the PMS said he had chaired Cabinet in the morning, hosted Vice President Biden and was preparing for the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust statement in the afternoon. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Mid StaffsAsked why the PM was making the statement about the inquiry on the Mid Staffordshire Foundation Trust, the PMS said the PM’s deep commitment to the NHS was no secret, and after the first Francis report showed unacceptable failings in care, it was the PM’s strong view that there should be a public inquiry. At […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) EU budgetQuestioned about the EU Budget, the PMS said he was not aware that a new set of proposals had yet been tabled. Asked whether the PM considered the current proposals to be a real terms cut, the PMS said the UK shared the view of like-minded allies that spending needs to be reduced further. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) FalklandsQuestioned about the Argentinean Foreign Minister’s comments about Falklands, the PMS said he was not aware of those comments, and the UK position on sovereignty remained unchanged: it was for the Falkland Islanders to decide. Briefing took place at 15:45 | 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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