Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the names of the members of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies; and what assessment they have made of the impact of any such publication on public confidence in that group.

SAGE is not a membership body. Her Majesty's Government does not routinely publish the names of SAGE participants in line with advice from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure and standard procedure for COBR meetings, to which SAGE gives advice. For the COVID-19 response and to ensure transparency on who is contributing to the science advice being given to the Government, we have published the names of those who are happy to have their names published.

The names that have been published are available on the SAGE page on GOV.UK.