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Help to Buy

Asked about the Help to Buy scheme announced in the Budget, the PMS said that the intention was to help people onto, and move up, the housing ladder. The process of technical consultation was underway. The PM was confident that the consultation would deliver the process that fulfilled the policy intention.

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Female offenders

Asked to comment on Justice Minister Helen Grant’s position on female offenders, the PMS said that the PM’s view on offenders and reducing crime had previously been set out.

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Vicky Pryce

Asked whether Vicky Pryce should lose her honour, the PMS said it was a matter for the Forfeiture Committee.

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Benefits

Questioned on whether it was right that jobcentres had targets for sanctions, the PMS said that it was not government policy and that the DWP was investigating.

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Gas supplies

Asked whether the PM was concerned about gas supplies, the PMS said that gas supplies were not running out.

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Mid Staffs

Asked how the PM would restore confidence in the NHS after the Mid Staffordshire Trust issues, the PMS said that the PM had already responded to the Francis Report findings.

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Childcare and stay at home parents

Asked whether the PM thought parents who stayed at home to raise their children had any worth in society, the PMS said the PM did. While there had been reports that the latest childcare announcement would not help parents staying at home, the key point was that the Government was addressing the affordability of childcare. […]

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