Asked if it was the case that what the Prime Minister was doing this week was no different from what he was doing before he went to Beijing and the only holiday the Prime Minister had had was in Suffolk, the PMS said that the Prime Minister was working all of the time, so he would not necessarily accept that characterisation of what was holiday and what wasn t. The Prime Minister was in his consti...

Asked for the Prime Minister s response to the demand from the First Minister that Scotland should get an extra 1 billion to get through the economic downturn, the PMS said that what we had seen in the last week was considerable support for Scottish banks which, as the Prime Minister had said, was only possible because we were a United Kingdom. We needed to support Scotland through this downturn, ...

Asked if the Prime Minister had anything to say in relation to Sir Fred Goodwin s pension, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said that the Prime Minister would be saying something on this throughout the course of the day. For now it was best to refer to what the Chancellor said on the Today programme this morning. Asked if the Prime Minister had spoken to Sir Fred Goodwin, the PMS said that the...

George Foulkes (Lothians) (Lab): That the Parliament recognises the personal intervention of the Prime Minister, Gordon Brown MP, in negotiations between HBOS and Lloyds to save Halifax Bank of Scotland; believes that the Prime Minister’s strength of leadership and decisive action will preserve the jobs of thousands of people not only in Scotland but across the United Kingdom and overseas wh...

The prime minister is poised to unveil plans which could mean extra funding for Scotland, BBC Scotland understands.

Asked if the Prime Minister had full confidence in Lord Myners, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) said yes. Asked why, the PMS replied that the Prime Minister believed that Lord Myners was a minister who brought a huge amount of expertise in city matters, which was why he had been appointed as City Minister. Asked repeatedly if Lord Myners had asked if Sir Fred Goodwin s pension was legally bin...

Asked whether the Prime Minister thought that today was one of the blackest days for Parliament, the Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) told the assembled press that the Prime Minister had been expressing his general views on this subject and he was sure the Prime Minister would say more about it himself during the course of his visit today. Asked if the Prime Minister had had any contact with Ellio...

While he is of course entirely correct, methinks Fraser Nelson is Nat-baiting just a wee bit when he says: This time next year, Mr Cameron will probably be the Prime Minister of Scotland. The thrust of his piece is that there is an odd coalition a-brewin' between the Scottish Tories and the SNP, which may result in the next Conservative government granting Scotland something for which this blogger...

Asked whether the Prime Minister had had a discussion with Cabinet Ministers about him tiring of becoming the face of the recession, the PMS replied that that was not the view of the Prime Minister at all. The Prime Minister was absolutely clear that as the Prime Minister of the country it was very important that he showed leadership at this time, so he would continue to be out and about, explaini...

The Prime Minister s Spokesman (PMS) began by updating the press on the Prime Minister s contacts with his international counterparts. Over the past few days he had spoken to Prime Minister Singh of India, President Lula of Brazil and he had also spoken to the Managing Director of the IMF and the Prime Minister of Hungary. The Prime Minister spoke to President Sarkozy yesterday and they agreed tha...