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1726996

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Emergency Services: Medals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review the criteria used for the awarding of the Elizabeth Emblem to include those severely injured whilst on emergency services duty.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	3949
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2024 answer text <p>The Government recognises the invaluable contribution of emergency service workers to the people of the United Kingdom, and that the nature of that role means those workers will often find themselves in situations that may present a danger to their personal safety.</p><p> </p><p>The Elizabeth Emblem is awarded to the next-of-kin of public servants who have died as a result of their public service. Full details on how to apply for this award, and detailed eligibility criteria, are available on GOV.UK.</p><p> </p><p>While there are no current plans to review the criteria for the Emblem along the lines suggested, the Government is happy to consider the case for any new medal or award, subject to comprehensive assessment across relevant departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Torfaen answering member printed Nick Thomas-Symonds question first answered 09/09/2024 10:19:57 answering member 4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1717890

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Duty Free Allowances: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with (a) the Chancellor of the Exchequer and (b) other Cabinet colleagues on duty-free shopping in Northern Ireland airports when travelling to and from destinations in the EU.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	26080
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/05/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to maintaining unfettered access for NI to the whole UK market, as well as full access to the EU market, along with our commitment to avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland.</p><p>Enabling duty-free shopping between Northern Ireland and the EU (of which Ireland is a member) without also introducing border controls on the island of Ireland would lead to significant distortions of trade as well as a significant revenue loss for both UK and Ireland, as it would otherwise create a legal route for unlimited amounts of alcohol and tobacco to flow into the UK market duty-free.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Wycombe answering member printed Mr Steve Baker question first answered 17/05/2024 15:25:31 answering member 4064 label Biography information for Mr Steve Baker
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1713021

	registered interest
	date	23/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector Fraud Authority
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will hold discussions with the Public Sector Fraud Authority on the setting of longer term targets for savings.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	23144
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Minister for the Cabinet Office and Minister Neville Rolfe, who leads on the counter fraud portfolio, regularly meet with the Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) CEO and Senior Leadership Team to discuss their progress - target setting forms part of those discussions.</p><p>It is the government’s stated ambition to continue to increase the impact from counter fraud activity. The PSFA exceeded its target of achieving £180 million of savings in its first 12 months by preventing and recovering £311 million of audited savings.</p><p>The PSFA CEO works with the PSFA data and analytics delivery teams and Ministers to set the PSFA delivery target on an annual basis. The PSFA’s second year target is to deliver £185m of savings and will report performance against it when the independent audit of savings is complete. The PSFA is working with Ministers to set a financial target for its third year as part of routine business planning.</p><p>As the centre of the Government Counter Fraud Function (GCFF), the PSFA also requires, and supports departments to set financial impact targets for their counter fraud work and progress against this is published in the annual Fraud landscape Reports.</p><p>Government policy is that setting targets not only improves the transparency of counter fraud spending, but also ensures that we deliver a serious message to fraudsters that the government is making a concerted effort to tackle their ever-evolving crimes.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/04/2024 13:55:16 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1691087

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Elections: Subversion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to counter the potential use of (a) AI and (b) other means to influence the (i) operation and (ii) outcome of the next general election.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	15228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to safeguarding the UK’s elections and already has established systems and processes in place, to protect the democratic integrity of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has established the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which has a mandate to safeguard our democratic institutions and processes from the full range of threats, including digitally manipulated content. The Taskforce ensures we have a robust system in place to rapidly respond to any threats during election periods, including novel threats from AI.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Online Safety Act places new requirements on social media platforms to swiftly remove illegal misinformation and disinformation - including artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes - as soon as they become aware of it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The new digital imprints regime, introduced by the Elections Act 2022, will also increase the transparency of digital political advertising (including artificial intelligence-generated material).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The threat to democracy from artificial intelligence was discussed at the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to international collaboration on this shared challenge.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Additionally, the Elections Act 2022 strengthened financial transparency and controls against foreign spending at elections. Since its introduction, the Government has restricted foreign campaign spending at elections and introduced a new requirement on political parties to declare their assets and liabilities when registering with the Electoral Commission. Foreign donations (and channelling foreign money) are already illegal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government passed the National Security Act in 2023 which creates a range of new tools and powers to tackle evolving state threats. Parts 1-3 of the Act came into force in December 2023. This includes a new foreign interference offence which will give our law enforcement and intelligence agencies significant new powers to detect, deter and prosecute those who seek to interfere in our democracy. Part 4 of the Act, containing the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, will come into force later in 2024. This will require the registration of political influence activity conducted at the direction of foreign powers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 27/02/2024 17:41:51 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1684773

	registered interest
	date	24/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Ministers (a) were entitled to participate and (b) took part in the programme of eight masterclasses for new Ministers in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	11272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2024 answer text <p>Since 1 January 2023, three masterclasses have been delivered, all focused on legislating as a minister. All serving ministers have been eligible to participate in the sessions. Seven ministers have attended, representing six different departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 29/01/2024 17:20:40 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1683343

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Buildings: Concrete
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on (a) the progress of each Department in confirming the presence or absence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in public buildings and (b) which Departments have completed this work.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Substantial progress has been made across government Departments to identify any instance of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) across their public building portfolios.</p><p>Departments are progressing with their final identification surveys, and are implementing remediation action plans.</p><p>As per the guidance from the leading professional body, the Institution of Structural Engineers: following appropriate surveys, where RAAC is identified it is either monitored, reinforced, or replaced. Government Departments continue to follow this guidance.</p><p>Each Department owns and maintains the data relating to specific locations, identification and remediation plans within their estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/01/2024 17:55:53 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681509

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Fraud: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of (a) establishing and (b) operating the covid fraud hotline in the period since October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	9173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government Counter Fraud Function COVID-19 Fraud Intelligence Team (now part of the Public Sector Fraud Authority Intelligence Hub) established the Covid Fraud Hotline in October 2020 in partnership with Crimestoppers. It ended on 30 June 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Its creation led to 5,124 referrals of potential fraud being disseminated to public bodies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures provided below do not include Intelligence Team staff costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>The set up cost for the Covid Fraud Hotline with Crimestoppers was £105,000 excluding VAT.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><ol start="2"><li><p>Following this, the operating costs of the Hotline between October 2020 and on 30 June 2023 was £114,940 excluding VAT</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 22/23 the PSFA set a target of delivering £180m of savings to the taxpayer. The PSFA far surpassed this within the first 12 months by preventing and recovering £311 million. In its second year, the PSFA has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 16/01/2024 17:54:25 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1675819

	registered interest
	date	06/12/2023
	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 risks to (a) employees and (b) the wider population were identified following cyber crimes against Government departments in the last 12 months.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	5470
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2023 answer text <p>This Government is committed to protecting citizens and public services from the ever-evolving cyber threat.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As set out in the 2023 National Risk Register, cyber attacks on the UK’s transport, health and social care, and telecommunications systems were identified amongst the most serious risks currently facing the UK. In addition, in this year’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Annual Review, data theft - either through ransomware or the exploitation of vulnerabilities in public-facing apps - and cyber-enabled fraud remain some of the most acute cyber threats facing UK businesses and citizens. For example, between September 2022 and August 2023, the NCSC received 297 reports of ransomware activity and 327 incidents involving the exfiltration of data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government takes data protection very seriously and we understand that data breaches are a matter of great concern to those whose data may have been exposed in a cyber attack. It is the responsibility of organisations affected to meet their statutory obligations under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regarding notifying the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the individuals affected of certain personal data breaches.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It would not be appropriate to comment on specific cyber incidents for national security reasons. However, the Government has already taken significant steps to reduce the risks identified and to strengthen our cyber defences.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government Cyber Security Strategy 2022 sets out our plans to significantly harden the Government’s critical functions against cyber attack by 2025, with all organisations across the public sector being resilient to known vulnerabilities by 2030. Alongside this, the National Cyber Strategy 2022 sets out our approach to tackling cyber threats against the wider population, including by better detecting, disrupting and deterring malicious cyber actors and embedding good cyber security practices and protections at national, organisation and citizen level.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/12/2023 17:40:12 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674571

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Movement Assistance Scheme and Trader Support Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) implementing and (b) monitoring the (i) Trader Support Service and (ii) Movement Assistance Schemes.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) and Movement Assistance Schemes (MAS) are both important schemes that provide support to traders.</p><p> </p><p>The Movement Assistance Scheme is operated by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Across DEFRA and APHA a combined 24.75 FTE staff are employed in the implementation and monitoring of the scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The TSS is overseen by HMRC and operated by a Fujitsu-led consortium. There are currently 378 FTE staff employed by the consortium. Additionally, there are 39.4 FTE staff within HMRC working on the implementation of the service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:14:56 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1665257

	registered interest
	date	17/10/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the objective of the Government Consulting Hub to grow the Civil Service’s internal capability, how many officials have participated in civil service learning programmes for the purposes of equipping them with the skills to deliver work commonly undertaken by consultants.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	202910
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/10/2023 answer text <p>The Government Consultancy Hub (GCH) ran from May 2021 to 31 January 2023. One of the unit’s goals was to grow the Civil Service’s internal capability and confidence to frame and/or address its strategic questions, to be a strong customer of consultancy, and to redeploy knowledge and experience.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Since May 2021 until September there have been a total of:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>- 36 cohorts, with 576 places, of the GCH sponsored Core Consulting Skills programme</p><p>- 3 cohorts, with 48 places, of the contextualised IPA Core Consulting Skills programme.</p><p>- 15 people completed a Senior Leaders Consulting Skills programme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, 18 people in DWP completed Leadership Capability team development – core capability developments on how to consult and identify needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 20/10/2023 13:38:40 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell