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Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Secondment

Asked by Jon TrickettLabourDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled Answered 18 March 2025UIN 36592

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many of his Department's officials have been seconded from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute and (d) Labour Together sinc

Answered by Feryal Clark

Since July 2024, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has had no secondees from (a) the Institute for Economic Affairs, (b) the Policy Exchange, (c) the Adam Smith Institute, and (d) Labour Together.

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