Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
Answered by Julian Smith
The Northern Ireland Office is committed to working with the Government Digital Service (GDS) to transform how it operates and is fully integrated onto GOV.UK. A Director is responsible for overseeing digitisation within the Department and ensuring that staff can make the most of technology.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he had with his Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June to 31 August 2019.
Answered by Julian Smith
The Northern Ireland Office does not have a Departmental Chief Scientific Adviser.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she held with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 March 2019 and 31 May 2019.
Answered by John Penrose
The Northern Ireland Office does not have a Departmental Chief Scientific Adviser.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she held with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 December 2018 and 28 February 2019.
Answered by Karen Bradley
The Northern Ireland Office does not have a Chief Scientific Adviser.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 September and 30 November 2018.
Answered by John Penrose
The Northern Ireland Office does not have a Departmental Chief Scientific Adviser.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings she had with the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser between 1 January and 31 March 2018.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
There have been no meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between 1 January and 31 March 2018.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings (a) she and (b) her predecessor had with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser between October and December 2017.
Answered by Shailesh Vara
There have been no meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland between October 2017 and December 2017.
Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)
Question to the Northern Ireland Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many meetings he has had with the Government's Chief Scientific Adviser in the last three months.
Answered by Chloe Smith
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland meets with a wide range of government officials and external organisations in the course of his duties. He has not met with the Government Chief Scientific Adviser in the last three months.