Here you will find a selection of non-political speeches, statements, broadcasts and interviews made by the Prime Minister since May 1997.
They usually relate to matters concerning the PM’s role as head of the Government.
On this page you will find the PM’s statements and so on from 1999. At the bottom you will find links to the archive for the years 1997-1998 and 2000-2005.
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Hot topics from 1999
During this year the PM spoke about health, Britian in Europe, NATO, rail travel, child abuse and education.
Speeches from 1999
These are pre-prepared and usually given to an invited auidence at a major domestic or international event.
- Speech at the opening of the Central Middlesex Ambulatory Care Centre – 2 December
- Prime Minister’s Romanes Lecture at Oxford – 1 December
- Excellence in Cities Launch – 23 November
- Britain in Europe – 14 October
- Outpatient Seminar – 13 October
- Speech on London First Global Network – 22 September
- Speech on E-Commerce – 13 September
- Speech on Outpatients Waiting Lists – 7 September
- Speech at the Aneurin Bevan Awards – 5 July
- Attracting more International Student – 18 June
- Speech to the National Association of Head Teachers – 2 June
- New Challenge for Europe – 20 May
- Speech to the Muslim Council of Britain – 5 May
- Speech to the Romanian Parliament – 4 May
- Speech to the International Convention on Sikhism – 2 May
- Statement on the NATO summit in Washington – 26 April
- Doctrine of the International Community – 23 April
- Speech supporting the NSPCC Full Stop campaign – 23 March
- Maths 2000 Conference – 16 March
- NATO 50th Anniversary Conference – NATO, Europe, Our Future Security – 8 March
- Rail Summit – 25 February
- Speech to National Council for Voluntary Organisations – 14 February
- Charter Mark Awards – Modernising Public Services speech – 26 January
- Local Government Association Conference Millennium Bug Speech – 25 January
- Millennium Commission Awards Fellowship – 21 January
- Launch of consultation on the Teachers Green Paper – 19 January
- Education Action Zones – 15 January
Statements from 1999
These are often given spontaneously, usually to journalists with a view to addressing a wider audience.
- Statement: Tampere European Council – 19 October
- Statement on the Berlin Council – 29 March
- Euro Statement – 23 February
Press conferences from 1999
We have no press conference transcripts from 1999.
Broadcasts from 1999
We have no broadcast archive from 1999.
Media interviews from 1999
Question and answer sessions with an individual journalist or articles written for the press by the PM.
Other links
- Prime Minister’s Question Time broadcasts and transcripts
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2005
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2004
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2003
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2002
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2001
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 2000
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 1998
- Archive of the Prime Minister’s speeches etc for 1997
- Political speeches at the Labour Party website (opens in new window)
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