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Written question asked by Countess of Mar (Crossbench) on Tuesday, 24 April 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 May 2018. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Wednesday, 9 May 2018 on behalf of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.


Scientific Advisers: Allowances

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government when allowances for members of Scientific Advisory Committees were last reviewed; and what are the differential rates of allowances for every relevant department’s committees in the 2017–18 financial year.

Answer

Allowances for members of Science Advisory Committees are set by the government department that sponsors them. There has been no recent cross-government review of allowances. Information on differentials between allowances is not held by the Government Office for Science.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL7247
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Allowances Scientific advisers
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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