Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has a target for the (a) number and (b) percentage of staff employed within the Department who are science, engineering or technology experts.

Employees of Department for Science, Innovation and Technology employees remain employed by their previous departments until the new department is established by a Transfer of Functions order.

The information requested is not held centrally by BEIS or DCMS and can only be provided at disproportionate cost.