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Written Question
Department for International Trade: Chief Scientific Advisers
Monday 12th December 2022

Asked by: Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's 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.

Answered by Nigel Huddleston

The Department for International Trade draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including its Chief Scientific Adviser. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.


Written Question
Department for International Trade: Chief Scientific Advisers
Thursday 17th February 2022

Asked by: Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings she had with her Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March to 31 May 2021, (b) 1 June to 31 August 2021 and (c) 1 September to 30 November 2021.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

The Department for International Trade draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including its Chief Scientific Adviser. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.


Written Question
Department for International Trade: Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Wednesday 24th March 2021

Asked by: Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2020, (b) 1 June 2020 to 31 August 2020, (c) 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020 and (d) 1 December 2020 to 28 February 2021.

Answered by Graham Stuart

I refer the hon. Member to my answer given on 27 May 2020 to Question UIN: 48351.


Written Question
Department for International Trade: Chief Scientific Advisers
Wednesday 27th May 2020

Asked by: Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser (a) from 1 September to 30 November 2019 and (b) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.

Answered by Graham Stuart

The Department for International Trade draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, the Chief Scientific Advisers in individual Government Departments, and academics and researchers. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.