Listen "In conversation with Rt Hon Greg Clark MP"
Episode Synopsis
The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, chairman of the House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee, joined IfG director Bronwen Maddox for an in-conversation event to discuss the government’s use of science advice to shape the UK’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Throughout the conversation they discussed:
How does science advice feed into government decisions? Have ministers understood how best to use SAGE? What lessons should be learned from the coronavirus crisis?
The Rt Hon Greg Clark was Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from July 2016 to July 2019. He was elected Conservative MP for Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2005.
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Throughout the conversation they discussed:
How does science advice feed into government decisions? Have ministers understood how best to use SAGE? What lessons should be learned from the coronavirus crisis?
The Rt Hon Greg Clark was Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy from July 2016 to July 2019. He was elected Conservative MP for Royal Tunbridge Wells in 2005.
#IfGScience
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