Articles tagged with: Sir Patrick Vallance
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
30 Aug Digital, Data & Technology
Vallance: 'I wouldn't have been a minister for Sunak'
Former chief scientific adviser speaks as hunt for next UK Research and Investment chief exec resumes
Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
08 Jul Education
Patrick Vallance made science minister as Starmer calls in external experts
Former chief scientific adviser joins ministerial team alongside James Timpson and international law expert Richard Hermer KC
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
12 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Sunak says expert advice ‘not needed’ for Eat Out to Help Out
PM claims top scientific advisers had “ample opportunity” to voice concerns after scheme was announced
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
07 Dec 2023 Coronavirus
Johnson ‘perplexed’ top scientists weren’t consulted over Eat Out to Help Out
Former PM tells Covid Inquiry his repeated “let it rip” comments were just a challenge to consensus among experts
Hancock: Whitehall took too long to realise pandemic was a cross-government crisis
30 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Hancock: Whitehall took too long to realise pandemic was a cross-government crisis
Former health secretary tells Covid Inquiry he and DHSC were victims of a “toxic culture” of blame
Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out
22 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Whitty: No.10 should have consulted scientists on Eat Out To Help Out
Chief medical officer says he "firmly" told Downing Street it should have informed him and Patrick Vallance about the Covid policy
Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England
21 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Whitty not consulted on break-up of Public Health England
Chief medical officer says lack of investment to blame for test-and-trace shortcomings
Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
20 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Lack of 'operational readiness' delayed measures to curb Covid, Vallance says
"Urgency of action" was not "as consistent and as reliable as it should have been across Whitehall", ex-scientific adviser says
Johnson and Sunak ‘blindsided’ Covid Taskforce with Eat Out to Help Out scheme
08 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Johnson and Sunak ‘blindsided’ Covid Taskforce with Eat Out to Help Out scheme
Officials at the heart of government’s pandemic response were kept in the dark about bid to boost footfall at restaurants and cafés, inquiry hears
Covid Inquiry: Hancock was a serial ‘over-promiser’ not a liar, perm sec says
03 Nov 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Hancock was a serial ‘over-promiser’ not a liar, perm sec says
Chris Wormald rejects criticisms DHSC was structurally “chaotic”, “dysfunctional” and “ungovernable”
Covid Inquiry: Chief scientific adviser Angela McLean dubbed Sunak ‘Dr Death’
20 Oct 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Chief scientific adviser Angela McLean dubbed Sunak ‘Dr Death’
Texts also reveal expletive-filled exchange about fellow scientist as infections began to rise in autumn 2020
Covid Inquiry: Ex-cab sec questioned over ‘at war’ No.10
10 Oct 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Ex-cab sec questioned over ‘at war’ No.10
Gus O’Donnell says he had “relatively easy time” compared with successors
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
04 Oct 2023 Coronavirus
'No.10 chaos as usual': Vallance diary lifts lid on tensions at Covid Inquiry
Simon Case compared politicians pushing for restrictions to end to children testing limits with their parents, panel hears
Patrick Vallance takes up role advising Singaporean government
23 Aug 2023 HR
Patrick Vallance takes up role advising Singaporean government
Watchdog cautions former chief scientific adviser against lobbying UK government in new job
Covid Inquiry: Whitty warns of 'weaknesses' in scientific advice system between emergencies
23 Jun 2023 Coronavirus
Covid Inquiry: Whitty warns of 'weaknesses' in scientific advice system between emergencies
Chief medical officer calls for more "radical" thinking and says scientists have to "elbow their way in" outside of emergencies
‘He may go down as the most influential chief scientific adviser we’ve had’: experts reflect on Patrick Vallance’s time in government
04 Apr 2023 Science & Engineering
‘He may go down as the most influential chief scientific adviser we’ve had’: experts reflect on Patrick Vallance’s time in government
As government chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance became a household name as the calm and rational presence at the daily Covid briefings. Beckie Smith takes a look at the man behind the TV screen
Government offers £200k for next chief scientific adviser
02 Sep 2022 HR
Government offers £200k for next chief scientific adviser
Recruitment campaign for successor to Sir Patrick Vallance gets under way
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
08 Aug 2022 Coronavirus
Patrick Vallance to step down as chief scientific adviser
Vallance says advising the government has been “immensely rewarding"
Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
09 Jun 2022 Coronavirus
Covid rule breaking at No.10 ‘disappointing’, chief scientist says
"It was really important at all stages that everyone stuck to the rules," Patrick Vallance says
'Ministers must decide' coronavirus response, chief scientific adviser says as lockdown easing criticised
01 Jun 2020 Coronavirus
'Ministers must decide' coronavirus response, chief scientific adviser says as lockdown easing criticised

Patrick Vallance aims to address "misconceptions" about science advice
Government chief scientist explains lack of 'eye-catching' measures in coronavirus fight
13 Mar 2020 Coronavirus
Government chief scientist explains lack of 'eye-catching' measures in coronavirus fight

Covid-19 strategy aims to reduce the peak of the outbreak, “not to suppress it completely", Patrick Vallance says
Departments must invest in R&D to remain innovative, chief scientific adviser says
13 Jan 2020 Science & Engineering
Departments must invest in R&D to remain innovative, chief scientific adviser says

Sir Patrick Vallance also said he wanted half of all fast streamers to have science backgrounds
Chief scientific adviser eyes Fast Stream to boost civil service expertise
13 May 2019 Brexit
Chief scientific adviser eyes Fast Stream to boost civil service expertise

Patrick Vallance says new Whitehall role is ‘like being 13 again and being interested in science’
Facts and figures: meet government's chief scientific advisers
10 Dec 2018 Science & Engineering
Facts and figures: meet government's chief scientific advisers

Chief scientific advisers provide vital expertise to help departments make informed policy decisions – not least during national emergencies. But to be effective, they must also be experts in the workings of Whitehall. Beckie Smith spoke to CSAs past and present to discover how they combine these distinctive skills.