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106239

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personnel from the UK work in the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn; and how their work contributes to the National Security Strategy.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213195
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence has seconded one member of staff to the NATO Co-operative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence since October 2013, and the UK officially joined the Centre as a sponsoring nation on 3 Jun 2014. The UK post at the Centre is part of the Strategy Branch, which supports NATO and sponsoring nations on present and future strategic cyber security issues, including the development and implementation of cyber defence capabilities.</p><p>Research and study in this field constitutes the basis for developing strategic frameworks to address evolving threats. The National Security Strategy identified cyber security as one of the Tier One national security risks to the UK, alongside International Conflict, Terrorism, and Natural Disasters.</p><p>As one of the sponsoring nations of the Centre the UK Ministry of Defence holds a seat on the Steering Group that directs the work of the Centre, has access to a number of free places on training courses run by the centre, and the ability to submit requests for research into cyber issues.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:42:47 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106240

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Ministry of Defence
	answering dept id	11
	answering dept short name	Defence
	answering dept sort name	Defence
	hansard heading	NATO
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has been made on the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force since the NATO summit in September 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213196
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) is one element of the wider NATO Readiness Action Plan that also includes NATO Assurance Measures; the UK continues to contribute to these measures. Allies are currently considering detailed VJTF design proposals from NATO, ahead of the Defence Ministerial in February 2015, where decisions on force design will be made.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 10/11/2014 17:24:54 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106334

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what effect project Disputed has had on the (a) Shylock malware variant and (b) theft of online banking credentials.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213186
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>NCA Project DISPUTED is led by its National Cyber Crime Unit (NCCU). As a direct result of the NCA’s coordinated international day of action, involving law enforcement and industry partners, the infrastructure for the Shylock malware variant has been almost totally dismantled. The theft of online banking credentials as a result of Shylock has significantly reduced. Based on industry figures, it is estimated that funds in excess of £100 million were safeguarded against theft as a result of Project DISPUTED.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/11/2014 16:52:09 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106337

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Business: Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government has taken to encourage awareness of cyber-crime in small and medium-sized enterprises.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping businesses protect themselves against cyber-crime.<br><br>Cyber Streetwise is the Government’s national campaign to increase online security by encouraging SMEs and members of the public to take simple actions to protect themselves and their information online as they would do in ‘real life’. Cyber Streetwise first launched in January 2014 and is funded by the Government’s National Cyber Security Programme. Following its initial success, Phase 2 of the campaign launched last month with a newly designed website, and further content for SMEs.<br><br>The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has delivered a range of products, including publishing a range of good practice cyber security guidance aimed at businesses of all sizes, and launched the industry approved &quot;Cyber Essentials&quot; scheme which enables businesses to implement a good basic level of cyber security.<br><br>In addition, the Cyber Security Information Sharing Partnership (CISP) is part of CERT-UK (Computer Emergency Response Team), the UK's national Computer Emergency Response Team, and provides a secure platform for businesses to share information and intelligence on cyber security threats.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/11/2014 16:51:29 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106336

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Home Office
	answering dept id	1
	answering dept short name	Home Office
	answering dept sort name	Home Office
	hansard heading	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, where National Crime Agency international liaison officers have been deployed.
	tabling member constituency	Wrexham
	tabling member printed	Ian Lucas
	uin	213191
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The National Crime Agency (NCA ) has a network of around 140 International Liaison Officers (ILOs) which covers over 100 countries. For operational security reasons, the NCA does not disclose those countries in which NCALiaison Officers are based, or indeed those where they are not.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Staffordshire Moorlands answering member printed Karen Bradley question first answered 10/11/2014 16:46:14 answering member 4110 label Biography information for Dame Karen Bradley
	tabling member	1470 label Biography information for Ian C. Lucas

106378

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M4: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the purpose is of the new cameras being installed on the M4.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	213203
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>These are temporary speed enforcement cameras, which will be in place as part of the traffic management during several M4 maintenance and improvement schemes.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/11/2014 16:25:02 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

106377

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Motorways: Speed Limits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many miles of national motorway are subject to speed restrictions of under 70 mph.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	213202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Highways Agency is responsible for operating, maintaining and improving England’s strategic road network which comprises approximately 4,300 miles of motorways and all-purpose trunk roads.</p><p> </p><p>Approximately 398 miles of motorway (excluding slip roads) are subject to speed restrictions of under 70 mph. 33 miles are permanent speed restrictions and 365 miles are temporary speed restrictions (as of 05 November 2014).</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/11/2014 16:23:30 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

106376

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	M3: Surrey
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, for what reason the speed limit west on the M3 beyond the M25 junction has been set at 50 mph.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	213201
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The speed limit of 50 mph was set in 2009 to allow safe merging of vehicles, especially HGVs, which need to move from lane 3 into lane 1 at the end of the M25/M3 merge.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/11/2014 16:22:35 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

106374

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the budget is for new camera installations on national motorways and trunk roads this year.
	tabling member constituency	Wokingham
	tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
	uin	213199
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The budget for new camera installations on the strategic road network to the end of this financial year (2014-15) is £900k.</p> answering member constituency South Holland and The Deepings answering member printed Mr John Hayes question first answered 10/11/2014 16:21:25 answering member 350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes
	tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

106426

	registered interest
	date	04/11/2014
	answering body	Department for Education
	answering dept id	60
	answering dept short name	Education
	answering dept sort name	Education
	hansard heading	Primary Education: Free School Meals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential costs and benefits of the introduction of universal infant free school meals in the UK.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	213397
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/11/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Education is responsible for the introduction of the requirement that state-funded schools in England should offer universal infant free school meals, which came into effect on 1 September 2014.</p><p> </p><p>Between 2009 and 2011 the Department for Education and the Department of Health piloted the provision of universal free school meals in Durham and Newham. The independent evaluation of those pilots showed that there were a number of benefits arising from the provision of universal free school meals, including improved attainment, healthier eating habits and increases in the uptake of meals among children who would have been eligible for free school meals under the existing criteria. We also know, from research carried out by the School Food Trust (now Children’s Food Trust), that universal infant free school meals will save families who previously paid for school lunches up to £400 a year per infant child.</p><p> </p><p>The Department has used School Food Trust research into the costs of school meal provision, as well as feedback from local authorities and stakeholders, to inform the allocation of funding for this policy and the targeting of implementation support. In particular, this research informed the decision to allocate £2.30 of revenue funding per meal taken by newly eligible pupils.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Yeovil answering member printed Mr David Laws question first answered 10/11/2014 17:27:32 answering member 1473 label Biography information for Mr David Laws
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie