Written Question
Thursday 8th December 2022
Asked by:
Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings (a) they and (b) other Ministers in their Department have had with the Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (i) 1 December 2021 to 28 February 2022, (ii) 1 March to 31 May 2022 and (iii) 1 June to 31 August 2022.
Answered by Nick Gibb
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education had two meetings with the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor between 1 December 2021 and 28 February 2022, one meeting between 1 March and 31 May 2022, and one meeting between 1 June and 31 August 2022. Baroness Barran also met with the Chief Scientific Advisor on 15 March 2022.
Following the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser’s regular attendance at the Scientific Advisor Group for Emergencies (SAGE), advice was shared with the Secretary of State, ministers, and senior officials consistently via email. More generally, the Department draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise.
Written Question
Monday 21st February 2022
Asked by:
Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings he had with his Department's Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March to 31 May 2021, (b) 1 June to 31 August 2021 and (c) 1 September to 30 November 2021.
Answered by Michelle Donelan
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education had meetings with the Department’s Chief Scientific Advisor on the following dates:
- 0 meetings between 1 March 2021 to 31 May 2021
- 0 meetings between 1 June 2021 to 31 August 2021
- 1 meeting between 1 September 2021 to 30 November 2021
Furthermore, following the department’s Chief Scientific Advisors regular attendance at the Scientific Advisor Group for Emergencies (SAGE), advice is shared with the Secretary of State, ministers and senior officials consistently via email.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 30 Jun 2021
Covid-19: Impact on Attendance in Education Settings
"Because of new variants, it is quite possible that long into the future the number of covid cases will increase from time to time. Is the Secretary of State aware that Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, who was behind the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, has said:
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 15 Apr 2021
University Students: Compensation for Lost Teaching and Rent
"Professor Whitty has said that the risk to 19 to 22-year-olds is very low. Professor Valance has said that the return of universities in the previous wave was not associated with transmission into the towns in which they are located. We know that universities are some of the best settings …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Written Question
Wednesday 31st March 2021
Asked by:
Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from (a) 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2020, (b) 1 June 2020 to 31 August 2020, (c) 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020 and (d) 1 December 2020 to 28 February 2021.
Answered by Nick Gibb
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, had meetings with the Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser on the following dates:
(a) 4 meetings between 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2020
(b) 3 meetings between 1 June 2020 to 31 August 2020
(c) 0 meetings between 1 September 2020 to 30 November 2020
(d) 6 meetings between 1 December 2020 to 28 February 2021
It should be noted that key scientific evidence and advice from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies and other sources is made available to the Secretary of State on a weekly basis.
Written Question
Friday 29th May 2020
Asked by:
Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)
Question
to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser (a) from 1 September to 30 November 2019 and (b) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.
Answered by Nick Gibb
The Chief Scientific Advisor for the Department, attended 1 meeting with my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education during the time period a) from 1 September to 30 November 2019. He also attended 1 meeting with the Secretary of State during the time period b) from 1 December 2019 to 29 February 2020.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 18 Mar 2020
Educational Settings
"We will pay teachers when their schools are closed, because the closure is not their fault and we will need them again, but that applies to many other employees across the economy. That could be addressed very straightforwardly if the Government brought forward urgently a package to support employees’ wages …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"I certainly congratulate my hon. Friend, along with colleagues, on his lobbying for that important expansion of that new enterprise zone. We are seeing across the country that enterprise zones are one of a number of policies that are attracting and driving jobs. Very large numbers of jobs are being …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"A graduate with a student loan of £41,000 will expect to earn during their career, net of tax and student loan repayments, £200,000 more than a similar individual with two or more A-levels. That is why more young people than ever are choosing to go to university, with the biggest …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 26 Mar 2015
Oral Answers to Questions
"No. In fact, the success of the Government’s policy reforms are reflected in the hon. Lady’s own constituency. In October 2009, 20.8% of young people in her constituency went to university, whereas this October it was 30.2%—nearly a 50% increase. What is extraordinary is that a day before the general …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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