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Written question asked by Peter Kyle (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 March 2024, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 March 2024 (named day). It was answered by Andrew Griffith (Conservative) on Tuesday, 26 March 2024 on behalf of the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.


UK Research and Innovation: Social Media

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Q1 of the oral evidence given to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee on 12 March 2024, whether her Department (a) monitors and (b) records political statements made on social media by UKRI board members.

Answer

No. Due diligence is sometimes carried out by officials, at specific times, for example appointments made directly by DSIT, consistent with standard cross-government approaches.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
19652
Session
2023-24
Related items
Subjects
Monitoring Social media UK Research and Innovation
Link
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