Asked if the PM agreed with Lord Ashcroft when he said it was time to turn off the ‘golden tap of aid’, the PMS said that we have very clear aid commitments and we were sticking to them. Asked what the aid commitments...

Asked if the Green Belt was safe for the time being or until after the party conferences, the PMS said that the Government encouraged councils to examine flexibilities in the current planning regime. We had a national...

Monday 17 September 2012 ...

Asked why the PM appointed Government Tsars, the PMS said that it was sometimes good to get the support of people with particular expertise to improve policy making. ...

Asked about speculation that the Government was actively considering not uprating benefits in line with inflation, the PMS said that benefit levels were reviewed every year. There was an announcement made setting...

Asked whether there were any plans to change or modify the flat rate pension, the PMS said a White Paper would be published later in the year and it would outline the key features of the system. Asked whether the...

Asked what Sir Bob Kerslake said on the honours system, the PMS said that there was a quinquennial review undertaken by a committee chaired by Sir Bob Kerslake. The discussion was an opportunity for the Cabinet...

Asked whether the UK Government was consulted on the NATO decision to change the manner of joint operations with Afghan forces, the PMS said that there had been a number of attacks in recent weeks including the...

The PMS detailed the discussions at Cabinet. The Foreign Secretary reported on the UN General Assembly, Afghanistan and Embassy security. The Chancellor provided an update on the economy and the Eurozone. There...

Tuesday 18 September 2012 ...

Asked about violence in the Middle East, the PMOS said that the Government was concerned about the violence and that the PM had sent a letter to President Obama yesterday expressing his condolences following the...

Asked about the reports of comments by Laim Fox on economic issues, the PMOS said that tax was a matter for the Chancellor, and that on the issue of benefits for wealthier pensioners such as free TV licenses, there...

Asked about the universal credits policy, the PMOS said that it was a very important project for this Government and significant resource was going into making sure that it was implemented effectively. original...

Asked whether students should be included in migration statistics, the PMOS said that this was a matter for the Office for National Statistics. He explained that the ONS published a figure for net migration, which...

Asked whether the Prime Minister had any view on calls to remove the Knighthood from Sir Irvine Patnick, the PMOS said that was a matter for the forfeiture committee. It was for the chair of that committee to decide...

Asked about the talks of a merger between BAE Systems and EADS, the Prime Minister's Official Spokesman (PMOS) said that it was a commercial matter which was market sensitive and that the Department for Business...

Thursday 13 September 2012 ...

Applications, numbers in temporary accommodation, and snapshot of characteristics of applicants and local authority responses.

Summary statistics of fire incidents in Scotland

Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.

Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel

Applications, numbers in temporary accommodation, and snapshot of characteristics of applicants and local authority responses.

Summary statistics of fire incidents in Scotland

Weekly death figures provide provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the latest eight weeks for which data are available.

Weekly prices of unleaded petrol and diesel