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1110234

	answering dept short name	Treasury
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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>
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126874

	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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>
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126875

	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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>
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126877

	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested on cyber spending covers sensitive detail about cyber security investment for the National Health Service. In this instance, releasing this information at the level of any annual breakdown may assist in determining the effectiveness of detecting cyber-attacks on the NHS, and could compromise measures to protect NHS IT systems, leaving them vulnerable to future cyber-attacks.</p><p>However, in total, over £250 million will have been invested nationally to improve the cyber security of the health and care system between 2016 and 2021. This excludes both investment by local organisations, and wider national IT investment which supports better security such as Microsoft licensing for NHS organisations.</p><p>Regarding the steps taken to defend against cyber attacks on the NHS, the active cyber defence of NHS organisations is a local responsibility for each organisation to carry out. However, there is national support and practical guidance available to NHS organisations which is primarily delivered by NHS Digital but supported and prioritised for the highest risk organisations by NHS England and the Department. In the event of national-scale incidents that affect many health and care organisations, NHS Digital plays a vital role in coordinating and ensuring appropriate technical remediation, as part of the wider cross-system cyber security response led by the Department.</p>
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126878

	answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The information requested on cyber spending covers sensitive detail about cyber security investment for the National Health Service. In this instance, releasing this information at the level of any annual breakdown may assist in determining the effectiveness of detecting cyber-attacks on the NHS, and could compromise measures to protect NHS IT systems, leaving them vulnerable to future cyber-attacks.</p><p>However, in total, over £250 million will have been invested nationally to improve the cyber security of the health and care system between 2016 and 2021. This excludes both investment by local organisations, and wider national IT investment which supports better security such as Microsoft licensing for NHS organisations.</p><p>Regarding the steps taken to defend against cyber attacks on the NHS, the active cyber defence of NHS organisations is a local responsibility for each organisation to carry out. However, there is national support and practical guidance available to NHS organisations which is primarily delivered by NHS Digital but supported and prioritised for the highest risk organisations by NHS England and the Department. In the event of national-scale incidents that affect many health and care organisations, NHS Digital plays a vital role in coordinating and ensuring appropriate technical remediation, as part of the wider cross-system cyber security response led by the Department.</p>
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1127076

	answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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>
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1111198

	answering dept short name	Transport
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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>
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1111202

	answering dept short name	Transport
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	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>
	tabling member	1522 label Biography information for Adam Holloway

1121862

	answering dept short name	Home Office
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>Pursuant to the Answers of 4 April 2019 to Questions 239289 and 239288, the Home Secretary will continue to provide the Home Affairs Select Committee with monthly updates on the work of the department in connection with Windrush.</p><p>The updates include information on all decisions made by the Taskforce, confirmation of status, grants of citizenship and NTL or ILR and refusals (page 8) and can be found at the following link, which includes the most recent letter to the Chair of HASC sent in March 2019.</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush%20" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/correspondence-on-the-work-of-the-home-office-windrush </a></p>
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan

1121887

	answering dept short name	Education
	type	WrittenParliamentaryQuestion
	answer	answer answer text <p>The department’s revised guidance for local authorities on elective home education published on 2 April 2019 can be found at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/elective-home-education</a>.</p><p>This document can be used by schools and contains guidance on flexi-schooling at pages 34-35. The guidance makes clear that schools are free to agree to flexi-schooling arrangements and need not suffer any disadvantage in doing so.</p><p> </p>
	tabling member	4671 label Biography information for Afzal Khan