Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Chief Scientific Advisers
(asked on 1st December 2022) - View Source
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, 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
Andrew Mitchell
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)
The Foreign Secretary was not in post during the time periods listed in the question. Between 1 December 2021 and 28 February 2022 the former Minister for Africa (Vicky Ford MP) met with the Chief Scientific Adviser once. During the period 1 March to 31 May 2022 former Minister for Asia (Amanda Milling MP) met with the Chief Scientific Adviser five times and former Minister for Africa (Vicky Ford MP) four times. During the period 1 June to 31 August 2022 former Minister for Development (Vicky Ford MP) met with the Chief Scientific Adviser on two occasions.
The meetings included virtual meetings, in-person briefings and group meetings.
The Chief Scientific Adviser provides all Ministers with regular written submissions and briefings on science and research activities.