Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 78196

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Chief Scientific Advisers

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Sir James Cleverly

Conservative — Braintree

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75188 on MHCLG: University of Cambridge, for what reason the salary of the Chief Scientific Adviser is recharged through C

Answer

Samantha Dixon
The MHCLG Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) is a Professor of Engineering at Cambridge University. MHCLG is recharged a proportionate amount to account for his role as CSA in the department.