» Tuesday, February 12, 2013Press briefing – afternoon 12 February 2013Tuesday 12 February 2013 The Prime Minister’s Spokesperson (PMS) answered questions on Leveson, horsemeat, Back to Work and Mali Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) LevesonAsked whether there was cross Government agreement that Leveson proposals should be published by the Conservative Party, the PMS said that there was agreement on publishing, and that talks continued with a view to finding a cross party agreement on the content of proposals. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) HorsemeatQuestioned on the Government action on horsemeat, the PMS said that the FSA had made it clear to schools, hospitals and retailers that they should be seeking assurances from their suppliers about the content of their products . There was agreement at Cabinet that this is a labelling and retail practice issue, and that it […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Back to WorkAsked whether there was any response to the court ruling on the Government’s Back to Work programme, the PMS said that the Government was disappointed and would be appealing the decision. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) MaliAsked whether providing humanitarian aid to Mali was sign of mission creep, the PMS said that it was only a sign of a humanitarian commitment to Mali – providing clean water and medical supplies. 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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