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Written question asked by Greg Clark (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 December 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 5 December 2022. It was answered by Mims Davies (Conservative) on Friday, 9 December 2022 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.


Department for Work and Pensions: Chief Scientific Advisers

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many meetings (a) he and (b) his predecessors had with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022, (ii) 1 March to 31 May 2022 and (iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022.

Answer

Between 1 December 2021 and 31 August 2022, the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser met with a) the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in a total of 4 meetings and with b) other Ministers in the Department for Work and Pensions in a total of 7 meetings. This included:

(i) Between 1 December 2021 – 28 February 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 3 meetings

(ii) Between 1 March to 31 May 2022 – a) 1 meeting, b) 2 meetings

(iii) Between 1 June to 31 August 2022 - a) 2 meetings, b) 2 meetings


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
100923
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Department for Work and Pensions Chief scientific advisers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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