Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 02 Feb 2022
Speaker’s Statement
"Jack made a big impression as soon as he was elected to this place in 2010 and was appointed to the Front Bench straight away. I was a rookie Minister and he was my shadow. It was a forbidding prospect because Jack came with such a reputation, as the Leader …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 05 Jan 2022
Covid-19 Update
"I welcome the changes the Prime Minister has announced: all of us should want to be protected by vaccines rather than restrictions in future. He will be aware that on new year’s eve the UK Health Security Agency published a report that says that booster doses wane in their protection …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 15 Nov 2021
COP26
"May I join the warm congratulations to the COP President and his team, and, on the location, acknowledge the role of my right hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) in securing COP in the UK and Glasgow, to give us the opportunity for this great exercise of British …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 20 Oct 2021
Speaker's Statement
"The House has paid tribute to James’s kindness and his courage in facing his illness, but I would like to underline his effectiveness as a Minister and the consequences of that for ordinary people who perhaps are not aware of the impact. When he was Northern Ireland Secretary, the Bombardier …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
International Aid: Treasury Update
"I am glad to see the Chancellor in his place; I have a couple of specific questions for him on science policy.
First, in the context of this debate, I am very proud of our leadership and our contribution to supporting people right across the world. I voted enthusiastically for …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 13 Jul 2021
International Aid: Treasury Update
"I am grateful to my right hon. Friend. I quite agree that that is an encouraging assessment, not least for the prospects of our returning to the 0.7%.
I studied very carefully the Hansard transcripts of the debate, and some of the criticism was that the criteria might be insufficiently …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 12 Apr 2021
His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
"Mr Speaker,
“Everything that wasn’t invented by God was invented by an engineer.”
So said Prince Philip, with characteristic economy. As Chairman of the Science and Technology Committee of this House, I would like to add a few words to yours, Mr Speaker, and to those of the Prime Minister, …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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Written Question
Friday 26th March 2021
Asked by:
Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, how many meetings he had with the Government'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 Boris Johnson
I have regular meetings with ministerial colleagues, officials and others including the Government Chief Scientific Adviser.
Written Question
Thursday 25th March 2021
Asked by:
Greg Clark (Conservative - Tunbridge Wells)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings he had with the Government'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 Penny Mordaunt
The Cabinet Office draws from a range of scientific advice and expertise, including from the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, the Chief Scientific Advisers in individual Government Departments, and academics and researchers. In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 22 Feb 2021
Covid-19: Road Map
"I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, especially the announcement on schools. He is right to be driven by the evidence. Last week, Professor Mark Woolhouse told the Science and Technology Committee that during the whole year
“there has been very, very little evidence of any transmission outdoors happening in the …..."Greg Clark - View Speech
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