Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
Answered by Simon Clarke
HM Treasury does not provide digital services to citizens, outside of information published to www.gov.uk. In this, we are fully engaged with the work of GDS in its continuing transformation to “digital by default”. The Head of Digital Communications in the Communications team is responsible for maintaining and cultivating the relationship with GDS.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.
Answered by Rishi Sunak - Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Director for the Enterprise and Growth Unit, who is responsible for public science funding, acts as HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser and meets with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regularly.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
HM Treasury is committed to ensuring that we access the very best scientific expertise. The Director for the Enterprise and Growth Unit, who is responsible for public science funding, acts as HM Treasury’s Chief Scientific Adviser and meets with the Chancellor of the Exchequer regularly.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
Answered by Elizabeth Truss
Between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019, the Chancellor of the Exchequer met with the Chief Scientific Adviser/Director of the Enterprise and Growth Unit at HM Treasury, on five occasions.