Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many meetings he held with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.

My Rt Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade met the Chief Scientific Adviser three times between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.

The Chief Scientific Adviser contributes fully to policy development, including through frequent meetings with the Permanent Secretary, Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser and other members of DIT’s Executive Committee, as well as engaging more broadly with policy development such as through the Chief Scientific Advisers’ Network.