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77517

	registered interest
	date	14/07/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Non-governmental Organisations
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisations were abolished in (a) 2010-11, (b) 2011-12 and (c) 2012-13; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	205499
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>In 2010 the Coalition pledged to reduce the number and cost of public bodies. Our Public Bodies Reform Programme is the largest restructuring of public bodies in a generation. It will make the landscape smaller, more accountable, and will offer better value for money to the public.</p><p>By April 2011 the reforms brought about by the programme had reduced the number of public bodies by 46. During 2011-2012 the numbers reduced by a further 56. To date over 185 public bodies have been abolished and more than 165 have been merged into fewer than 70.</p><p>The total number of public bodies has reduced by over 285.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 21/07/2014 13:52:09 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

89459

	registered interest
	date	29/08/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Data Protection
	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 ensure the protection of personal data held by private companies operating Government-shared services.
	tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
	tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
	uin	207435
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>As with all outsourcing arrangements, security and information assurance measures are being implemented in line with the Government’s Information Assurance Standards, Good Practice Guides, Government Security Policy Framework and Data Protection Act. These Government security requirements were introduced under the previous Government and applied to outsourcing then. All shared services data will be handled, processed and transmitted in accordance with these security requirements, taking into consideration clients’ security policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/09/2014 16:28:43 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

90511

	registered interest
	date	03/09/2014
	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 assessment he has made of the number of cyber-attacks on Government IT systems since January 2014.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	208102
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>We are now seeing around 100 sophisticated attacks a month on UK Government or industry networks<strong>.</strong> The Government has committed £860m until 2016 to the transformative National Cyber Security Programme to bolster the UK’s cyber defences. The National Cyber Security Strategy, published November 2011, sets out how the UK will support economic prosperity, protect national security and safeguard the public’s way of life by building a more trusted and resilient digital environment.</p><p>We do not comment on specific details of cyber security attacks on Government IT systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/09/2014 10:46:11 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

156514

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Electronic Government
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress the Government Digital Service has made on moving public services online.
	tabling member constituency	Pendle
	tabling member printed	Andrew Stephenson
	uin	906083
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>We have designed and created the award-winning and world-leading <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, the central web domain for Government information. We are redesigning 25 major Government services to make them simpler, clearer and faster to use. That will not only provide savings to the taxpayer, but improve delivery for the public, focused on user need, not Government convenience.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 19/11/2014 17:53:43 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4044 label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson

172386

	registered interest
	date	18/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cost Effectiveness
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress he has made on implementing his Department's efficiency agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Corby
	tabling member printed	Andy Sawford
	uin	906854
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/01/2015 answer text <p>As part of our long-term economic plan this Government announced that we had saved an unprecedented £14.3 billion last year alone compared to the spending in the year before the last General Election. There's more to do and in the Autumn Statement the Cabinet Office and HM Treasury jointly laid out plans to save a further £10 billion by 2017-18 through efficiency and reform.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 07/01/2015 17:08:21 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	4265 label Biography information for Andy Sawford

147433

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts signed by his Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	214001
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>), and the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) also publishes details of its contracts on its web site (<a href="http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214014 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:02:31 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

147637

	registered interest
	date	10/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts signed by 10 Downing Street with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	214014
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>), and the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) also publishes details of its contracts on its web site (<a href="http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214001 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:02:31 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

91763

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed ban on contractors applying for government contracts if they have committed certain specified offences applies to offences committed in other legal jurisdictions.
	tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
	tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
	uin	209184
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/10/2014 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations (2006) include a mandatory requirement for contracting authorities to exclude companies from public contracts where they have been convicted of certain criminal offences. The Regulations specify that this includes “any other offence within the meaning of Article 45(1) of the Public Sector Directive as defined by the national law of any relevant State”.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/10/2014 08:05:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell

156921

	registered interest
	date	20/11/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the value was of Government procurement with small and medium-sized enterprises in each financial year from 2010-11.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Lorely Burt
	uin	215371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/11/2014 answer text <p>Spend with SMEs was not systematically monitored prior to the 2010 General Election.</p><p>As part of our long-term plan for a stronger economy, the Government has introduced ambitious reforms to help SMEs tender for and win business. As a result our direct spend with SMEs has increased year on year. Direct spend with SMEs was £3.2bn in 2010-11, £4.4bn in 2011-12 and £4.6bn in 2012-13. These figures to not include indirect spend.</p><p>Data for 2013-14 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 27/11/2014 17:47:47 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1567 label Biography information for Baroness Burt of Solihull

169737

	registered interest
	date	11/12/2014
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Iraq Committee of Inquiry
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with Sir John Chilcot on whether the report of the Iraq Inquiry will be published before the next General Election; what information his Department holds on the reasons for the time taken to publish that report; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	218267
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Dwyfor Meirionnydd on 11 December 2014 to UIN 217676.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 15/12/2014 15:27:22 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas