"No, we are not party to any of those discussions, we have no interest," he said.
The most interesting dinner-table discussions we have had in the last ten years have been with the paid hands.
"Any discussions we have will be done in the privacy of the Department of Education, where they should be".
I must respect his wishes due to the discussions we have had and the amount of thought and consideration he himself has given it.
"From the discussions we have had so far, it already seems clear that a simple technical replacement will not be sufficient in itself," Mr. Höltgen said.
Asked to comment on the letter, Jeanne Lopatto, a department spokeswoman, said, "We're not going to get into details of discussions we have with the administration".
Jerry Jarvis, head of the exam board Edexcel, said: "We're looking at other ways of discriminating, or ranking figures, quite regularly in discussions we have.
I feel hugely privileged to have been a part of the thoughtful discussions we have had since the protest camp arrived.
A council spokesman told the Guardian: I can... confirm that as a result of ongoing discussions, we have found [Martin] a room in temporary accommodation for which no deposit is required.
I strongly believe that our profession is distinct from the political profession, and the attention span of the normal world is not always suited to the kind of discussions we have here.
But he added: "Having concluded our due diligence review and ancillary discussions, we have evaluated our findings against our investment criteria and today come to a decision not to proceed".
