Asked by: Stephen Metcalfe (Conservative - South Basildon and East Thurrock)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether he plans to fill the vacancy at the post of Chief Scientific Advisor to his Department.
Answered by Greg Hands
Officials in the Department for International trade are working with Sir Mark Walport, the Government Chief Scientific Advisor, and the Government Office for Science to provide advice on the specification for any such role.