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
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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
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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
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- Written question
- Reference
- 19652
- Session
- 2023-24
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Ministerial session: Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
- Subjects
- Monitoring Social media UK Research and Innovation
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- 2024-03-26 18:51:27 +0000
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