Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 75188
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: University of Cambridge
Tabled: 4 September 2025
Answered: 11 September 2025
Question
Sir James Cleverly
Conservative — Braintree
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her Department's transparency data entitled MHCLG: spending over £25,000, June 2025, published on 31 July 2025, what was the purpose of the funding to Cambridge
Answer
Samantha DixonThis spend was a recharge to the University of Cambridge for the salary of the current Chief Scientific Adviser who is a Professor of Engineering at Cambridge.