Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Daniel Zeichner (Labour). It was answered on Tuesday, 30 June 2015 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Science Sector
- Question
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Does the Minister appreciate that many of our great scientists at places such as the Babraham Institute and the Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge are civil servants and stuck on the civil service pay freeze, and are being offered much better terms abroad? Will we compete? It is time to do so.
- Answer
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All parts of the public sector have been obliged to contribute to the national savings effort undertaken in recent years, but I would note to the hon. Gentleman that research councils have been exempted from those constraints and, as a consequence, have been able to compete around the world in attracting the best scientists to this country. They are doing so extremely effectively.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 597 c1329
- Session
- 2015-16
- Oral question type
- Supplementary
- Chamber / Committee
- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Government assistance Science
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