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Written Question
Cabinet Office: Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Thursday 28th May 2020

Asked by: Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he had with the the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser (a) from 1 September to 30 November 2019 and (b) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.

Answered by Penny Mordaunt

The Cabinet Office 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.

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