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1127076

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	16/05/2019
	date tabled	16/05/2019
	ddp created	16/05/2019 16:39:07
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	16/05/2019 16:45:15 23/05/2019 16:29:02
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	identifier	255315
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/05/2019 15:57:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to update the content of the Cyber Essentials programme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 255315
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	255315
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>An independent academic evaluation of the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials found that its security controls work well to mitigate the vast majority of Internet-based threats. These security controls are kept under continual review. The primary objective for Cyber Essentials is to help all organisations mitigate cyber security risks, especially small and medium-sized organisations. The Government continues to work to ensure Cyber Essentials has the greatest impact for the majority of the target audience and is currently developing the scheme to ensure a) the journey to certification is as simple as possible, and b) the technical controls remain fit for purpose in the ever-changing cyber threat landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126874

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 18:26:57
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 18:39:20 23/05/2019 16:29:03
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	identifier	254783
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/05/2019 15:57:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cyber Essentials programme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254783
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254783
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>An independent academic evaluation of the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials found that its security controls work well to mitigate the vast majority of Internet-based threats. These security controls are kept under continual review. The primary objective for Cyber Essentials is to help all organisations mitigate cyber security risks, especially small and medium-sized organisations. The Government continues to work to ensure Cyber Essentials has the greatest impact for the majority of the target audience and is currently developing the scheme to ensure a) the journey to certification is as simple as possible, and b) the technical controls remain fit for purpose in the ever-changing cyber threat landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126875

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	20/05/2019
	date	15/05/2019
	date tabled	15/05/2019
	ddp created	15/05/2019 18:26:59
	answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	10
	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	ddp modified	15/05/2019 18:39:22 23/05/2019 16:30:06
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	identifier	254784
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	23/05/2019 15:58:26
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many businesses have been certified under (a) Cyber Essentials and (b) Cyber Essentials Plus.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 254784
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	254784
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>At the end of April 2019 the total number of Cyber Essentials certificates awarded to organisations was 26,712. Of these, (a) 21,948 were awarded at Cyber Essentials level and (b) 4,764 were awarded at Cyber Essentials Plus level.</p>
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1110234

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	10/04/2019
	date	08/04/2019
	date tabled	08/04/2019
	ddp created	08/04/2019 23:16:49
	answering body	Treasury
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	ddp modified	08/04/2019 23:43:45 12/04/2019 16:13:04
	hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
	house id	1
	identifier	242081
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	12/04/2019 15:40:24
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the net fiscal effect on the public purse of the Government’s decision to increase the number of Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visas from 1,000 to 2,000.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 242081
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	242081
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the net fiscal impact of increasing the number of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visas available. In 2018, the number of Exceptional Talent Visas granted was within the previous quota.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in quota ensures that we have sufficient headroom in the Exceptional Talent route to continue to attract highly skilled people from across the globe; and is a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the UK remains a world-leader in the digital technology, science, arts and the creative sectors.</p>
	creator	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1111198

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2019
	date	10/04/2019
	date tabled	10/04/2019
	ddp created	10/04/2019 20:33:21
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	10/04/2019 21:18:33 15/04/2019 13:44:46
	hansard heading	A2: Garages and Petrol Stations
	house id	1
	identifier	243371
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	15/04/2019 12:56:28
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the sale of Tollgate Hotel Watling Street Gravesend Kent DA13 9RA to BP Oil UK Limited has been delayed.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 243371
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	243371
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Highways England entered into a conditional contract with BP for the sale of Tollgate Hotel that was conditional on planning permission being granted for development. The planning applications submitted have been subject to a number of judicial reviews, which have delayed the sale. As a result, Highways England have now agreed with BP to move to an unconditional contract; this means the sale will no longer be dependent on gaining planning permission, and Highways England will now be able to move forward with the sale.</p><p>Given that Highways England will be entering into a new unconditional contract with BP for the sale of the property, they have no plans to remarket it at this time.</p>
	creator	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1111202

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	15/04/2019
	date	10/04/2019
	date tabled	10/04/2019
	ddp created	10/04/2019 20:33:32
	answering body	Department for Transport
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	ddp modified	10/04/2019 21:18:44 18/04/2019 11:34:01
	hansard heading	A2: Garages and Petrol Stations
	house id	1
	identifier	243372
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	18/04/2019 11:01:35
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the proposed sale of Tollgate Hotel Watling Street Gravesend Kent DA13 9RA to BP Oil UK Limited, what information his Department holds on proposals to re-market the property for sale as a result of the seven-year delay in BP securing planning on that site.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Gravesham
	tabling member printed	Adam Holloway
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 243372
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	243372
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	Ordinary
	answer	answer answer text <p>Highways England entered into a conditional contract with BP for the sale of Tollgate Hotel which was conditional on planning permission being granted for development. The planning applications submitted have been subject to a number of judicial reviews, which has delayed the sale. As a result, Highways England have now agreed with BP to move to an unconditional contract, which means the sale will no longer be dependent on gaining planning permission and Highways England will now be able to progress the sale.</p><p><em> </em></p><p>Given that Highways England will be entering into a new unconditional contract with BP for the sale of the property, they have no plans to remarket at this time.</p>
	creator	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1125267

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	08/05/2019
	date tabled	08/05/2019
	ddp created	08/05/2019 17:55:41
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	08/05/2019 18:06:05 13/05/2019 11:20:02
	hansard heading	Windrush Generation: Compensation
	house id	1
	identifier	252023
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 10:48:10
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make it his policy to ensure that Windrush compensation scheme payments will not be taken into account in eligibility assessments for means-tested benefits.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 252023
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	252023
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>The Government Response to the Windrush Consultation states at paragraph 4.50 on page 39 that we will exempt Windrush compensation payments from the calculation for income related benefits. The Home Office has been working with colleagues in the Department for Work and Pensions to action this.</p>
	creator	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1124981

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:12:43
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:19:29 13/05/2019 11:33:03
	hansard heading	Asylum: Religion
	house id	1
	identifier	251363
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 11:01:42
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 26 March 2019 to Question 235381 on Asylum: Religion, what progress his Department has made on investigating reports that asylum refusals have included quotations from religious texts; and if he will make a statement.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251363
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251363
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>After reports indicated that an asylum decision included quotations from religious texts and was not drafted in accordance with Home Office policy guidance, Asylum Operations conducted an investigation into this matter. A small number of religious conversion cases were sampled, and no further cases were identified during this sampling exercise.</p><p>All such decisions are currently subject to further scrutiny, pending the roll out of additional specialist training, which has been developed in collaboration with the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for International Freedom of Religion or Belief.</p><p>The Asylum Learning and Development Team started to deliver the specialist training package on religious claims on Monday 8 April, which will be mandatory for all asylum decision-makers.</p>
	creator	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1125052

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	13/05/2019
	date	07/05/2019
	date tabled	07/05/2019
	ddp created	07/05/2019 21:16:35
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	07/05/2019 21:26:13 13/05/2019 16:35:12
	hansard heading	Immigrants: Employment
	house id	1
	identifier	251393
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	13/05/2019 16:03:24
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many employers have used the digital checking service for right to work checks since its launch.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 251393
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	251393
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>Statistics on use of the online right to work service will be published as part of the Home Office’s Transparency Data by the end of the year.</p>
	creator	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1124598

	human indexable
	published
	registered interest
	answer date	09/05/2019
	date	02/05/2019
	date tabled	02/05/2019
	ddp created	02/05/2019 17:27:05
	answering body	Home Office
	question status	Tabled
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	ddp modified	02/05/2019 17:37:37 09/05/2019 15:52:01
	hansard heading	Immigration: EU Nationals
	house id	1
	identifier	250507
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	parliament number	57
	question first answered	09/05/2019 15:20:55
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to implement a quality assurance process for the EU Settlement Scheme.
	session	2017/19
	session number	1
	tabling member constituency	Manchester, Gorton
	tabling member printed	Afzal Khan
	title	House of Commons Tabled Parliamentary Question 2017/19 250507
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	uin	250507
	version	1
	written parliamentary question type	NamedDay
	answer	answer answer text <p>As noted in the latest published report from the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI), we have extensive quality assurance processes across the scheme and we will continue to further review and align to other operational areas as we move forward.</p><p>The ICIBI’s report is available here:</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/799439/An_inspection_of_the_EU_Settlement_Scheme_May_WEB.PDF" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/799439/An_inspection_of_the_EU_Settlement_Scheme_May_WEB.PDF</a></p>
	creator	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan
	publisher	25259 pref label House of Commons
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan