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691766

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Equality
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many equality impact assessments have been carried out in the last three years on public service reforms which impact on (a) departmental staff and (b) members of the public; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	64440
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>Over the last three years the Cabinet Office has had and continues to have due regard, as necessary, to the public sector quality duty in exercising its functions. The Equality Act does not require this due regard to take the form of an equality impact assessment, nor does it define an equality impact assessment, and the Cabinet Office does not maintain a record of such assessments.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 24/02/2017 11:51:00 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

691767

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department operates a ban the box employment policy in respect of ex-offender job applicants with unspent convictions; and how many employees of his Department have unspent convictions.
tabling member constituency	South West Bedfordshire
tabling member printed	Andrew Selous
uin	64465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>As part of the Cabinet Office recruitment process there is no requirement for applicants to declare unspent criminal convictions at the initial recruitment stage. Applicants are asked to declare unspent criminal convictions as part of basic employment checks when a provisional offer of employment has been made. Decisions concerning appointment to a post where an individual has a conviction history are made on a case-by-case basis. If a post requires National Security Vetting then both spent and unspent convictions are considered on a case by case basis under a national security exemption to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.</p><p>We would not release the information on numbers or individuals for security reasons.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 24/02/2017 11:48:54 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1453 label Biography information for Andrew Selous

691769

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Average Earnings: Coventry South
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average income for (a) men and (b) women in Coventry South constituency was in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	64649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 23/02/2017 13:26:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore attachment 1 file name PQ64649 v.02.pdf title UKSA Letter to Member - Average Income
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

691827

registered interest
date	20/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Digital Economy Bill 2016-17
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the letter of 14 February 2017 from the Minister of State for Digital and Culture to the hon Member for Birkenhead, which services and benefits he plans to include within the affirmative procedures for public service delivery under the Digital Economy Bill.
tabling member constituency	Birkenhead
tabling member printed	Frank Field
uin	64586
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/02/2017 answer text <p>The draft Digital Government (Disclosure of Information) Regulations, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535311/2016-07-05_Digital_Government__Disclosure_of_Information__draft_regs.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/535311/2016-07-05_Digital_Government__Disclosure_of_Information__draft_regs.pdf</a>, give illustrative examples of the public service delivery purposes for which information may be disclosed.</p><p>The draft Regulations include:</p><p>i) supporting individuals or households who face multiple disadvantages;</p><p>ii) assisting people living in fuel poverty; and</p><p>iii) providing assistance to people who lose access to television broadcasts as a result of upcoming changes to the use of the electromagnetic spectrum.</p><p>Under the provisions of the Digital Economy Bill, information may also be disclosed for the purposes of assisting people living in water poverty. The Digital Economy Bill allows for further regulations to be made that change, including adding further purposes.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 23/02/2017 13:52:51 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	478 label Biography information for Lord Field of Birkenhead

690189

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Telecommunications: Fees and Charges
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason telecommunication charges advertised on the GOV.UK website were changed from 7 February 2017; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	64217
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>Government Digital Service (GDS) maintain the GOV.UK content related to telecommunication charges (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/call-charges" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/call-charges</a>). However, it is not responsible for government policy in this area and actual call charges depend on individual communication providers.</p><p>GDS update the page regularly to ensure the information presented to users is accurate and reflects the current information published by the communications regulator in the UK, Ofcom.</p><p>The changes on 7 February 2017 were made by GDS following the updated information published by Ofcom in January 2017.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/02/2017 13:55:34 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

690192

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has conducted a security audit of the digital infrastructure within government buildings.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	63985
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>Responsibility for security audit rests with the departments contracting the infrastructure. These include a range of system penetration tests, the annual Cabinet Office security compliance review and exercises to test response to incidents.</p><p>In addition, the Cabinet Office has responsibility for an annual programme of audits of systems which form part of the Critical National Infrastructure. My officials work with departments and specialist organisations to provide exercise assurance on the security of the Government’s key assets.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 24/02/2017 11:44:37 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

690196

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government Transformation Strategy, published on 9 February 2017, what the definition is of exploring component, platform and capability reuse beyond central government.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	64010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>The Government Transformation Strategy sets out the definition of components, platforms and capabilities on p53 and p54. “Beyond central government’ means use by public or private organisations that are not Ministerial departments, non-Ministerial departments or their associated arm’s-length bodies. This strategy also sets out our ambition to make certain platforms available to local authorities and non-crown public sector bodies, and that we would further consider how the private sector can best reuse these services. <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify will be the first platform to pilot use by local authorities and to consider private sector reuse.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 24/02/2017 11:41:11 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

690197

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Government Transformation Strategy, published on 9 February 2017, what the barriers are that his Department is seeking to remove to allow for component, platform and capability reuse.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	64011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2017 answer text <p>As p56 of the Government Transormation Strategy sets out, the Government seeks to address the following barriers: lack of a common understanding of the value of component, platform and capability reuse; the right technical support not always being in place; no central list of common components, platforms and capabilities (and where they may be found); and, existing procurement frameworks not always providing the right way to source the skills and technologies needed.</p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 24/02/2017 11:46:52 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

690198

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the data custodians referred to in the publication, Government Transformation Strategy: better use of data, published on 9 February 2017, are individual people or external organisations.
tabling member constituency	Denton and Reddish
tabling member printed	Andrew Gwynne
uin	64037
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>The reference to ‘data custodians’ in the Government Transformation Strategy refers to named individuals, located within public sector organisations. The role of the data custodian is to be responsible for the live, operational data contained within a ‘register’ - a high-quality, authoritative list of information.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ipswich answering member printed Ben Gummer question first answered 22/02/2017 13:56:15 answering member 3988 label Biography information for Ben Gummer
tabling member	1506 label Biography information for Andrew Gwynne

690200

registered interest
date	17/02/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Speaker's Commission on Digital Democracy
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has read the six recommendations in the WebRoots Democracy report, Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission; and what plans he has to (a) reform political education in schools and colleges and (b) pilot the option of online voting in elections.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	64284
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2017 answer text <p>I have read the six recommendations in The Institute for Digital Democracy’s report <em>‘</em><em>Democracy 2:0: Hitting refresh on the Digital Democracy Commission’.</em> The Government is committed to building a modern democracy that works for everyone, and I am visiting all nations and areas of the UK to hear how the government can promote political participation and voter registration. This includes listening to ways in which we can contribute to citizenship teaching in schools and colleges.</p><p> </p><p>With regards to e-voting, there are no plans to introduce this at this time.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 22/02/2017 12:29:37 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard