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Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Monday, 30 September 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 2 October 2019. It was answered by Rishi Sunak (Conservative) on Monday, 7 October 2019 on behalf of the Treasury.


Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.

Answer

HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Director for the Enterprise and Growth Unit, who is responsible for public science funding, acts as HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser and meets with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regularly.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
292145
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Treasury Chief scientific advisers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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