United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 67140
Chief Scientific Advisers: Mathematics
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1 November 2021
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9 November 2021 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the Government’s Chief Scientists have a mathematical background; and if will provide information on the academic backgrounds of the Government’s Chief Scientists.
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1 November 2021
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many of the Government’s Chief Scientists have a mathematical background; and if will provide information on the academic backgrounds of the Government’s Chief Scientists.
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9 November 2021
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Most government departments have a Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) to provide scientific advice. A CSA is typically a distinguished scientist or engineer, recruited externally from academia or industry. Of the current cohort of CSAs, two have a purely math...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2021-11-01/67140
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1365022
- uk · wq-1365022 · source updated 9 November 2021