» Friday, July 11, 2014Patrick RockAsked about Patrick Rock and whether government had appointed a welfare officer, the PMS said that no welfare officer had been appointed. Asked who was Patrick Rock?s previous employer, the PMS confirmed that Cabinet Office was his previous employer and that special advisers were employed by government under special adviser terms. original source. Briefing took place at 11:50 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Living wageAsked if the PM had sympathy for public sector workers who struggled financially and were not paid the living wage, the PMS said the government had taken and would continue to take tough decisions on public sector pay to deal with the deficit. He added the PM supported employers who were able to pay the […] Briefing took place at 11:50 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Child abuse inquiryAsked if the Prime Minister (PM) still believed Baroness Butler-Sloss was the right person to lead the overarching child abuse inquiry, the Prime Minister?s Spokesperson (PMS) said the PM did and that she commanded widespread respect for both her professional expertise and integrity. original source. Briefing took place at 11:50 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) Home Office inquiryWhen asked about Baroness Butler-Sloss? status as the head of the inquiry, the Prime Minister?s Spokesperson (PMS) said the Prime Minister?s (PM) view had not and would not change. original source. Briefing took place at 11:50 | Read whole briefing | Comments (0) StrikesWhen asked about the statistics for today?s public sector strikes, the Prime Minister?s Spokesperson (PMS) said that government?s figures are drawn from specific returns from those organisations where strike action has taken place. Fewer than 80,000 civil servants have taken part in the strikes and the Local Government Association estimated 95% of local council staff […] Briefing took place at 11:20 | 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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