» Tuesday, April 16, 2013Permitted developmentAsked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the government would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils already have the flexibility to remove permitted development rights. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Lady Thatcher?s funeralAsked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher?s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Permitted developmentAsked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the government would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils already have the flexibility to remove permitted development rights. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Lady Thatcher?s funeralAsked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher?s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Permitted developmentAsked whether the Prime Minister was worried that some of his MPs might vote against Government proposals, the PMS said that the government would continue to focus on making the case for them. He confirmed that councils already have the flexibility to remove permitted development rights. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Lady Thatcher?s funeralAsked whether the Prime Minister would attend Lady Thatcher?s chapel service this evening, the PMS said he was not aware of plans to do so. Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Press briefing afternoon April 16th 2013Tuesday 16 April 2013 The IMF, permitted developments, corporation tax and Lady Thatcher’s funeral arrangements were discussed at this briefing session Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) IMFAsked for a response to an International Monetary Fund report published today, the Prime Minister’s Official Spokesman (PMS) said the IMF’s report highlighted the risks economies continue to face around the world. He said that although the UK is forecast to have stronger growth than France or Germany in 2013, difficulties in the Euro area […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Permitted DevelopmentsQuestioned on the decision to revise planning policy, the PMS shared the view of the Communities and Local Government Secretary: we want to try and establish a broad consensus and the Government believes there is an opportunity to do that. Asked what kind of consensus the Government wanted to establish, the PMS said the Government […] Briefing took place at 15:45 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Corporation TaxAsked what the Prime Minister thought about Npower’s corporation tax arrangements, the PMS said he was not aware of those reports and would not comment on individual taxpayers. More broadly, he said the Prime Minister’s view was that companies should pay tax that is due. 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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