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1135315

	registered interest
	date	27/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Agriculture: Subsidies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to replace the funding the Welsh Government receives from the EU for direct payments to farmers after 2022 if the UK leaves the EU.
	tabling member constituency	Arfon
	tabling member printed	Hywel Williams
	uin	270302
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/07/2019 answer text The Government has pledged to continue to commit the same cash total in funds for farm support until the end of the parliament. It has also set out its plans for English agriculture policy after we have left the EU, including phasing down direct payments from 2021 over seven years. Agriculture is a devolved matter, so it is for the Welsh Government to decide whether to continue with direct payments in Wales. We will continue to engage with the Welsh Government on arrangements for domestic replacement funding after 2022, but have already committed not to simply apply the Barnett Formula to agriculture funding in England. This means that funding will not just be allocated according to the population of each nation. answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/07/2019 11:23:04 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1397 label Biography information for Hywel Williams

1136069

	registered interest
	date	01/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Poverty: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Wales on the adequacy of the level of funding for tackling poverty in Wales.
	tabling member constituency	Newport West
	tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
	uin	271636
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2019 answer text <p>Work is the best route out of poverty. Since 2010 there are 667,000 fewer children living in workless households – a near record low. Employment is at a record high, unemployment is at its lowest rate since the 1970s, and wages have outstripped inflation for a year.</p><p> </p><p>As a result of UK Government decisions at Budget, the Welsh Government benefited from a £550 million funding boost. This includes over £25 million resulting from a 5% uplift in Barnett consequentials as agreed in the Welsh Government’s Fiscal Framework. It is for the Welsh Government to decide how to spend this funding according to its priorities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 04/07/2019 12:29:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

1177783

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Work Experience
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, how many people aged (a) 16 and under and (b) over 16 years old undertook work experience in the Government Equalities Office in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Feltham and Heston
	tabling member printed	Seema Malhotra
	uin	711
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/02/2020 answer text <p>Work experience is considered to be any paid five-day or more placement in a government department.</p><p>The Civil Service aims to increase opportunities for people of all backgrounds and create a Civil Service fit for 21st century Britain through work experience, internships and apprenticeship schemes.</p><p>For people aged 16 and under there was the following number of work experience placements in the Government Equalities Office:</p><p>2017: 0</p><p>2018: 0</p><p>2019: 0</p><p>For people over 16 years old there was the following number of work experience placements in the Government Equalities Office:</p><p>2017: 0</p><p>2018: 2</p><p>2019: 2</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 25/02/2020 17:03:40 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4253 label Biography information for Seema Malhotra

1182675

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Candidates: Equality
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will implement Section 106 of the Equality Act 2010 on publishing diversity data of candidates and elected representatives.
	tabling member constituency	Camberwell and Peckham
	tabling member printed	Ms Harriet Harman
	uin	24999
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2020 answer text <p>We will keep section 106 under review, as we do with other uncommenced provisions in the Equality Act 2010. The government can play a role in supporting political parties to take action, but ultimately it is for parties to ensure that they select a diverse range of candidates and they should lead the way in improving diverse representation.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 09/03/2020 18:02:02 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	150 label Biography information for Ms Harriet Harman

1184224

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Females: STEM Subjects
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government is taking to encourage girls to study STEM subjects.
	tabling member constituency	Windsor
	tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
	uin	901474
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We want to see more girls studying STEM subjects and are committed to improving the gender balance in computing, maths and physics, where uptake by girls is low. We are funding several interventions in this area. A-levels mathematics students are likely to earn on average 11 per cent more on their salary by the time they are 34, than students who choose not to study maths. Indeed, studying STEM can lead to a wide range of brilliant careers - from computer scientist to Minister for Women and Equalities.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:31:15 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1276486

	registered interest
	date	14/01/2021
	answering body	Department for International Trade
	answering dept id	202
	answering dept short name	International Trade
	answering dept sort name	International Trade
	hansard heading	Trade Agreements: USA
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps her Department is taking to agree a free trade agreement with the US.
	tabling member constituency	Thirsk and Malton
	tabling member printed	Kevin Hollinrake
	uin	910762
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>We have made great progress in negotiations and are in an excellent position to strengthen the economic partnership between our two countries through a Free Trade Agreement. We congratulate Katherine Tai on her nomination to be appointed United States Trade Representative by the incoming administration and look forward to working with her.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 14/01/2021 14:27:34 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake

1184225

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Career Breaks
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps the Government Equalities Office is taking to support people in returning to work after a career break.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle-under-Lyme
	tabling member printed	Aaron Bell
	uin	901475
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2020 answer text <p>We fully support those looking to return to employment, particularly with caring responsibilities. However, we need more employers like Obelisk Support, who recognise the value of flexible working and can support this huge amount of untapped talent.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2020 14:30:49 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4837 label Biography information for Aaron Bell

1183668

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will make it her policy to (a) publish the names of organisations that lose employment tribunals for disability discrimination and (b) allocate (i) resources and (ii) funding to support those organisations in improving their understanding of (A) disability discrimination and (B) their disabled employees.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	27016
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>We expect employers to comply with the law in their treatment of disabled employees. Employers who discriminate against such employees rightly run the risk of claims for disability discrimination against them being taken to employment tribunals, which have power to award unlimited damages (including compensation for injured feelings) in addition to any award made in relation to employment law claims (such as loss of earnings).</p><p>Employment tribunal judgments, including those involving disability discrimination, are publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions</a>. Guidance for employers to help them avoid claims for disability discrimination against them are available from Acas and from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).</p><p>In 2019 the EHRC published two pieces of guidance; a guide to help employees including disabled staff challenge discrimination at work, and a guide to help employers understand their responsibilities to provide disabled staff with additional support and workplace adjustments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 27017 question first answered 17/03/2020 11:03:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1183669

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Employment: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, if she will take steps to tackle organisations that discriminate against disabled employees.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	27017
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/03/2020 answer text <p>We expect employers to comply with the law in their treatment of disabled employees. Employers who discriminate against such employees rightly run the risk of claims for disability discrimination against them being taken to employment tribunals, which have power to award unlimited damages (including compensation for injured feelings) in addition to any award made in relation to employment law claims (such as loss of earnings).</p><p>Employment tribunal judgments, including those involving disability discrimination, are publicly available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/employment-tribunal-decisions</a>. Guidance for employers to help them avoid claims for disability discrimination against them are available from Acas and from the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).</p><p>In 2019 the EHRC published two pieces of guidance; a guide to help employees including disabled staff challenge discrimination at work, and a guide to help employers understand their responsibilities to provide disabled staff with additional support and workplace adjustments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 27016 question first answered 17/03/2020 11:03:45 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1141029

	registered interest
	date	22/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Police: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether funding will be made available for policing in addition to that announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the 2019 Spring Statement.
	tabling member constituency	Tooting
	tabling member printed	Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
	uin	280451
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2019 answer text <p>We are keeping our families, communities and country safe by making sure the police have the resources they need to carry out their vital work. We protected police funding in real terms at the Spending Review 2015. Recognising that the police are responding to a shift in demand, in 2019/20 we have: increased the Government’s core grant to police forces by £161m; and, allowed Police and Crime Commissioners to increase their council tax precept referendum principle to £24, which if used in full would raise £509m.</p><p> </p><p>The upcoming Spending Review will allow the government to consider its priorities across all spending.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/07/2019 10:31:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4573 label Biography information for Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

1300382

	registered interest
	date	08/03/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Gender Equality Advisory Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what recent progress the Government has made in contributing to the 2018 G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council’s recommendations (a) 18.1, (b) 28 and (c) 40.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	164399
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2021 answer text <p>Under the UK G7 Presidency, the Prime Minister has reconvened the Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC). I am delighted to act as Ministerial Lead working with the independent Council and building on the foundations laid by the Canadian and French G7 presidencies, and to champion the core principles of freedom, opportunity, individual humanity and dignity for women around the world.</p><p>The Government remains deeply committed to tackling global poverty and helping to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Despite the economic challenges we face, the UK will remain a major donor spending 0.5 per cent of GNI on Overseas Development Aid (ODA).</p><p>The Foreign Secretary’s Strategic Framework for UK ODA announced in the House on 26 November 2020 will see us focus on global challenges where the UK can make the most impact: on climate change and biodiversity; girls’ education; COVID and global health security; on open societies, conflict resolution, humanitarian crises and trade and economic development.</p><p>FCDO supports a range of programmes that promote the importance of data to inform policy-making and programme delivery focused on the needs of the most vulnerable. Having joined the Inclusive Data Charter last year, we will produce an Action Plan on improving the quality, quantity, financing, and availability of inclusive and disaggregated data, as well as the capacity and capability to produce and use it.</p><p>The Prime Minister has made absolutely clear our continued commitment to stand up for the right of every girl to 12 years of quality education. ODA spending is only one of our tools in achieving our ambitions; this year we will be co-hosting the Global Partnership for Education Replenishment with Kenya and using our G7 Presidency to rally the international community to step up support to girls’ education.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 11/03/2021 15:27:22 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1134858

	registered interest
	date	26/06/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Schools: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the adequacy of central government funding for schools.
	tabling member constituency	Wansbeck
	tabling member printed	Ian Lavery
	uin	269735
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2019 answer text <p>Treasury ministers regularly discuss public spending issues with Cabinet Colleagues.</p><p> </p><p>This year the Government is investing £43 billion of core funding into schools, ensuring that core schools funding grows in real terms per pupil. The National Funding Formula is providing every local authority with more money for every pupil in every school.</p><p> </p><p>This means thousands of underfunded schools will attract significantly larger gains of up to 6% per pupil and every school attracting at least 1% more per pupil over the last two years.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/07/2019 13:30:00 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4139 label Biography information for Ian Lavery

1139195

	registered interest
	date	16/07/2019
	answering body	Treasury
	answering dept id	14
	answering dept short name	Treasury
	answering dept sort name	Treasury
	hansard heading	Roads: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much and what proportion of UK Guarantees Scheme guarantees issued to date have been allocated to road projects in Northern Ireland.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	277663
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>To date, no guarantees under the UK Guarantees Scheme have been issued to road projects in Northern Ireland. This information, alongside details of the UK Guarantees scheme, is publicly available here: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-guarantees-scheme" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-guarantees-scheme</a>. The UK Guarantees Scheme was established in 2012, with a capacity of up to £40 billion, to support private investment in UK infrastructure projects. As the scheme is demand-led, it only operates where needed and guarantees are not allocated by region. So far, the UK Guarantees Scheme has issued £1.8 billion of guarantees, supporting over £4 billion worth of investment.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 22/07/2019 07:52:44 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1357174

	registered interest
	date	21/09/2021
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	Government Equalities Office: Departmental Responsibilities
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what assessment she has made of the impact of her role as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on her ability to deliver her Department's Equalities agenda.
	tabling member constituency	Liverpool, Riverside
	tabling member printed	Kim Johnson
	uin	52618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/10/2021 answer text <p>The priorities of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and the Equality Hub are closely aligned: both are working to promote the safety and empowerment of women and girls; share a commitment to advance LGBT equality through the Global LGBT Conference; are supporting our global leadership on disability rights; and collaborate across many other areas of work as we advance core freedoms and liberties across the world.</p><p>Whether it be banning the abhorrent practice of conversion therapy, ending violence against women and girls, or improving equality of opportunity in education here in the UK and internationally, joint working towards common goals strengthens our ability to deliver equality for all.</p><p>More broadly, having Ministers based across Government in the Department for Work and Pensions, the Department for International Trade, and the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities will support our ambitions to build back fairer from COVID-19 and level up across the country.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 12/10/2021 13:23:48 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4824 label Biography information for Kim Johnson

1378657

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union's July 2020 Schrems II judgement and the recently reported cloud computing contract between Amazon Web Services and GCHQ, what steps she has taken to ensure that data which that company will hold as part of that agreement will not be accessed by US authorities without the knowledge of UK citizens or the Government.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	74971
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely release details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p><p>The US are not involved in decisions about the technology we use in our infrastructure. We have a long-standing, 75-year intelligence relationship with the United States, which is invaluable to each country's national security. The alliance has clear guidelines for how we share communication, translation, analysis, and code breaking information, and has helped protect our countries and allies for decades. Any move to cloud does not change this agreement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/11/2021 09:07:13 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378652

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many cloud computing companies submitted a bid for the contract that GCHQ is recently reported to have awarded to Amazon Web Services; and how many of those bids were submitted by domestic UK companies.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	74966
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely release details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 23/11/2021 17:53:33 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378653

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the recently reported contract awarded to Amazon Web Services, for what reasons GCHQ did not contract its cloud services with a domestic UK provider.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	74967
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely release details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/11/2021 09:02:39 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378658

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to enable Parliamentary scrutiny of the cloud computing contract between Amazon Web Services and GCHQ.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	74972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely release details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament. This is the appropriate forum for Parliamentary scrutiny on this matter.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 24/11/2021 08:59:21 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378651

	registered interest
	date	15/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the value of the recently reported cloud computing contract between Amazon Web Services and GCHQ is.
	tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
	tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
	uin	74965
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely avow details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Avowing details around national security technology can have potential security implications as would be the case in this scenario. However, any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 18/11/2021 17:37:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1380316

	registered interest
	date	22/11/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	Home Office: Amazon
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what risk assessment was undertaken before awarding the cloud contract for GCHQ, MI5 and MI6 to Amazon.
	tabling member constituency	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
	tabling member printed	Jamie Stone
	uin	78491
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/12/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely avow details of the technology partnerships it enters into.  Avowing details around national security technology can have potential security implications as would be the case in this scenario. However, any procurement process can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 03/12/2021 15:25:16 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4612 label Biography information for Jamie Stone

1385802

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential positive impact of GCHQ’s cloud computing contract with Amazon Web Services on the domestic cloud sector.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	88746
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely avow details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p><p>We have a long-standing, 75-year intelligence relationship with the United States, which is invaluable to each country's national security. The alliance has clear guidelines for how we share communication, translation, analysis, and code breaking information, and has helped protect our countries and allies for decades. Any move to cloud does not change this agreement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 88747 88749 question first answered 13/12/2021 10:30:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1385803

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential ways the UK cloud sector can become involved in the supply chain for Amazon Web Services' cloud computing contract with GCHQ.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	88747
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely avow details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p><p>We have a long-standing, 75-year intelligence relationship with the United States, which is invaluable to each country's national security. The alliance has clear guidelines for how we share communication, translation, analysis, and code breaking information, and has helped protect our countries and allies for decades. Any move to cloud does not change this agreement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 88746 88749 question first answered 13/12/2021 10:30:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1385805

	registered interest
	date	07/12/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	GCHQ: Amazon Web Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what safeguards are in place to protect the data of UK citizens in the event that Amazon Web Services becomes subject to a US law enforcement request in relation to the data its servers will hold as part of the recently reported GCHQ cloud computing services contract.
	tabling member constituency	Solihull
	tabling member printed	Julian Knight
	uin	88749
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2021 answer text <p>The national security community does not routinely avow details of the technology partnerships it enters into. Releasing details concerning national security technology can have significant security implications as would be the case in this scenario. Any contract can be fully scrutinised through the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament.</p><p>We have a long-standing, 75-year intelligence relationship with the United States, which is invaluable to each country's national security. The alliance has clear guidelines for how we share communication, translation, analysis, and code breaking information, and has helped protect our countries and allies for decades. Any move to cloud does not change this agreement.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss grouped question UIN 88746 88747 question first answered 13/12/2021 10:30:47 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4410 label Biography information for Julian Knight

1181379

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	EnAble Fund for Elected Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, what plans she has to extend access to the EnAble Fund beyond 31 March 2020 to provide financial support to deaf and disabled election candidates for disability-related costs in (a) the London Mayoral and London Assembly Elections on 7 May 2020 and (b) other forthcoming elections.
	tabling member constituency	Brighton, Pavilion
	tabling member printed	Caroline Lucas
	uin	21957
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>The interim £250,000 EnAble Fund for Elected Office was set up to cover scheduled elections between December 2018 and March 2020. Officials are exploring how the Fund might support May 2020 Police and Crime Commissioner and Local election candidates after the Fund ends on 31st March 2020. The Fund is not available for the London Mayoral or the London Assembly elections.</p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 05/03/2020 17:05:06 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	3930 label Biography information for Caroline Lucas

1179579

	registered interest
	date	21/02/2020
	answering body	Women and Equalities
	answering dept id	31
	answering dept short name	Women and Equalities
	answering dept sort name	Women and Equalities
	hansard heading	EnAble Fund for Elected Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for Women and Equalities, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2020 to Question 13485 on EnAble Fund for Elected Office, how many applications to the EnAble Fund were made by candidates standing in (a) the 2019 UK General Election, and (b) a Westminster by-election since the launch of that fund.
	tabling member constituency	Motherwell and Wishaw
	tabling member printed	Marion Fellows
	uin	18851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2020 answer text <p>The interim EnAble Fund for Elected Office was set up to cover scheduled elections between December 2018 and March 2020, meaning that funding was not allocated to cover the 2019 General Election. We are exploring options to provide retrospective payments to eligible General Election candidates.</p><p>Candidates seeking support for a Parliamentary by-election are considered on a case-by-case basis. We have not received any applications for any Westminster by-elections since the launch of the fund.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Norfolk answering member printed Elizabeth Truss question first answered 26/02/2020 17:24:31 answering member 4097 label Biography information for Elizabeth Truss
	tabling member	4440 label Biography information for Marion Fellows