Written question asked by Lord Donoughue (Labour) on Tuesday, 1 November 2016, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 15 November 2016. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Conservative) on Monday, 14 November 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Economic and Social Research Council
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the Economic and Social Research Council's process for verifying applications for grants of public funds, in the light of their £9 million grant to the Centre for Climate Change Economics.
- Answer
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) is aware of allegations made against the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP) and the public responses issued by the CCCEP and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
BEIS takes its responsibilities to protect public funds very seriously. BEIS has received assurances from ESRC that appropriate oversight arrangements are in place.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL2887
- Session
- 2016-17
- Subjects
- Grants Economic and Social Research Council Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
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