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Written Question
Treasury: Digital Technology
Monday 4th November 2019

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.


Written Question
Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
Monday 7th October 2019

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.


Written Question
Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
Friday 21st June 2019

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.


Written Question
Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
Monday 18th March 2019

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.


Written Question
Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
Thursday 6th December 2018

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 between 1 September and 30 November 2018.

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. The Chancellor also met with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser and leaders of the National Academies on 26 November.


Written Question
Treasury: Government Chief Scientific Adviser
Wednesday 6th June 2018

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he had with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 January and 31 March 2018.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

The Chancellor of the Exchequer did not meet the Government Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 January and 31 March 2018.


Written Question
Alcoholic Drinks: Minimum Prices
Friday 2nd March 2018

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect on the Exchequer of introducing a minimum unit pricing for alcohol in combination with a duty escalator.

Answered by Robert Jenrick

No such assessment has been made.


Written Question
Cryptocurrencies
Wednesday 28th February 2018

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to recognise digital currencies as (a) legal tender and (b) as a financial instrument.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Government currently has no plans to recognise digital currencies as legal tender or to propose designating them as financial instruments.


Written Question
Debts: Mental Illness
Tuesday 27th February 2018

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will take steps to ensure that people who are in debt and receiving treatment for mental illness are able to recover from illness without accruing further interest or charges on their debts.

Answered by John Glen - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office

The Government is committed to establishing an effective breathing space scheme to support vulnerable consumers with their debts, including those who are receiving treatment for mental health issues. A Call for Evidence closed in mid-January and officials are now working on the policy.

As part of this work, the Government will look closely at this issue, and meet with the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute over the coming weeks.


Written Question
Treasury: Chief Scientific Advisers
Thursday 1st February 2018

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many meetings he had with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 October and 31 December 2017.

Answered by Elizabeth Truss

The Chancellor has yet to meet with the interim Government Chief Scientific Adviser (GCSA), but he and the Chief Secretary both met with the previous GCSA and look forward to meeting with the new GCSA in due course after their appointment.