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991135

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to improve staff retention in the civil service in (a) Coventry, (b) the West Midlands and (c) the UK; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Coventry South
tabling member printed	Mr Jim Cunningham
uin	181550
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>The Government is committed to attracting and retaining the best talent for the Civil Service, across all regions of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Places for Growth Programme will move Civil Service roles and public bodies outside of London and the South East of England to cities across the UK in line with the Industrial Strategy and Civil Service Estates Strategy. The Programme is bringing together central government units and other departments to work together to develop a comprehensive, evidence-based workforce and place-based strategy for locations around the UK including Birmingham and the West Midlands.</p><p> </p><p>We are developing career pathways for professions across the Civil Service, which enable civil servants to build a common understanding of skills and experience needed at each level, exposing them to the right opportunities to build a successful career in the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/10/2018 11:15:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	308 label Biography information for Mr Jim Cunningham

991164

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Universal Credit
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) number and (b) proportion of staff employed by his Department in receipt of universal credit; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South West
tabling member printed	Chris Stephens
uin	181610
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not record or collate information on staff in receipt of universal credit.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/10/2018 11:16:29 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4463 label Biography information for Chris Stephens

991185

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the adequecy, effectivness and efficency of the Government's division of responsibility on cyber related matters across Government Departments.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	181624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>There are clear lines of accountability in relation to government cyber security. Each department, agency or public body is responsible for managing the cyber security of its own organisation. This is subject to regular assessment by the Cabinet Secretary.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/10/2018 08:44:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

991249

registered interest
date	19/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assesment he has made of the adequecy of the current number of cyber specialists working in Government.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	181649
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Like many UK sectors the Government struggles to retain sufficient numbers of cyber specialists. Through the Transforming Government Security Programme and establishment of a government security profession, the Cabinet Office is developing a compelling career offer for cyber professionals against an agreed Professional Framework for security to be published in 2019.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 24/10/2018 09:13:11 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

990402

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many registered users of Gov.UK verify there were at February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	181337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of GOV.UK Verify accounts (historic and current) is published on the GOV.UK website and is regularly updated.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/10/2018 09:41:04 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

989549

registered interest
date	17/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Standards
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to improve the UK’s cyber security.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow South
tabling member printed	Stewart Malcolm McDonald
uin	180807
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The 2016 National Cyber Security Strategy sets out in detail the Government’s approach to improve the UK’s cyber security. This includes a wide range of measures to defend our people, deter our adversaries and develop the capabilities we need to ensure the UK remains the safest place to live and do business online.</p><p> </p><p>One of the most visible elements of the strategy is the creation of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), to improve our prevention and response capability and ensure that citizens and business have the best advice on how to protect themselves. For more on their role, the NCSC’s second Annual Review can be found at https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/annual-review-2018.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/10/2018 13:44:33 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4461 label Biography information for Stewart Malcolm McDonald

988651

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, to ask what steps his department has taken to ensure that central government Departments take account of social economic value under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 in public procurement.
tabling member constituency	Oldham West and Royton
tabling member printed	Jim McMahon
uin	180319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/10/2018 answer text <p>Central Government contracting authorities conducting major construction and infrastructure projects with a contract value exceeding £10 million are required to adopt the Growth Balanced Scorecard. The scorecard guides public procurers in balancing more straightforward matters such as cost, against more complex issues such as social and wider economic considerations when designing their procurement approaches.</p><p> </p><p>Following on from the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster’s speech to the Reform conference on 25 June 2018, the Cabinet Office is currently leading work with DCMS to implement a package of measures for the future of social value and procurement. This includes training for government commercial staff to ensure that all major procurements in central government explicitly evaluate and report on their social and economic value.</p><p> </p><p>Further information will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/10/2018 11:14:45 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4569 label Biography information for Jim McMahon

988688

registered interest
date	16/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether gagging clauses have been used in contracts drawn up between his Department and any charities, voluntary sector organisations, social enterprises or companies with the intention of stopping any criticism of Ministers of his Department.
tabling member constituency	Carshalton and Wallington
tabling member printed	Tom Brake
uin	180072
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has reviewed the standard forms of contract it uses. There are clauses about interaction between the parties, how to protect the parties’ best interests and safeguard commercial and sensitive information which are long established in government contracts. These clauses are not intended to stop criticism of Ministers, the Department or its policies.</p><p> </p><p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>”</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 23/10/2018 11:27:21 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	151 label Biography information for Tom Brake

987847

registered interest
date	15/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential effect of the UK leaving the EU on the ability of Government contractors to provide agreed services.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	179110
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The existing scheme of UK procurement rules, which implement the EU public procurement directives, will be preserved under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 when the UK leaves the European Union, with relevant adjustments necessary to ensure legal operability. This will give legal certainty and continuity to businesses, contracting authorities, and employees, on day one of exit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/10/2018 09:37:46 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett