Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many meetings (a) she and (b) Ministers of her Department have had with the Chief Scientific Adviser in her Department in the last three months.
Home Office Ministers and The Home Secretary met with the previous Chief Scientific Advisor 7 times in the last twelve months.
However, the new Chief Scientific Adviser Prof John Aston took up post on 4th September and will be meeting with Ministers shortly.