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1003884

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what framework is used by Government when deciding whether digital projects should be completed in-house or contracted out.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	189825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/11/2018 answer text <blockquote>There is no specific framework that government uses to decide whether a digital project should be completed in-house or contracted out.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>Government uses the principles of the HMT Green Book guidance, supplementary guidance (such as the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-green-book-appraisal-and-evaluation-in-central-governent/agile-digital-and-it-projects-clarification-of-business-case-guidance" target="_blank">Agile digital and IT projects</a>), and the 5 case model to scrutinise the costs and benefits of different options to deliver a particular project, including management, commercial and financial aspects. When relevant, some of these options may refer to in-house provision whereas others may refer to outsourcing.</blockquote><blockquote> </blockquote><blockquote>The preferred option will be selected on the basis of value for money and capacity to meet the project objectives.</blockquote> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 28/11/2018 14:28:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1139423

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	NHS: Software
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 15 July 2019 to Question 275828, what the timeframe is for the full withdrawal of the Windows XP operating system from across the NHS.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	277855
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>0.16% of National Health Service machines are currently using Windows XP.</p><p>It is not possible to set a timeframe for complete removal of Windows XP from all NHS machines. This is because removal is not always possible, particularly where Windows XP is embedded in medical devices.</p><p>All NHS organisations have been given guidance on how to mitigate the risks if they cannot completely remove Windows XP from their estate, for example, they can segregate the affected machines from the network. They can also contact NHS Digital for further bespoke advice and support to mitigate risks.</p><p>All NHS organisations must report through the mandatory Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) whether or not they continue to run unsupported systems. Through the DSPT organisations must provide assurance that they are managing, monitoring and mitigating the risk. NHS Digital and NHSX then follow up with NHS trusts if that assurance is unsatisfactory.</p> answering member constituency Thurrock answering member printed Jackie Doyle-Price question first answered 22/07/2019 16:07:07 answering member 4065 label Biography information for Dame Jackie Doyle-Price
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1132120

registered interest
date	13/06/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Huawei: 5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 June 2019 to Question 261279 on Huawei: 5G, what recent assessment he has made of the merits of assessing 5G equipment for resilience and reliability prior to deployment.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	264461
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/06/2019 answer text <p>5G standards are still being ratified and the hardware and software that implements them is still being updated often during early commercial service. As a result, there are limited benefits in testing 5G equipment pre-deployment due to those changes and updates. The National Cyber Security Centre is focusing on those deployments and software releases in the UK which are most important.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 19/06/2019 09:20:55 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1005903

registered interest
date	12/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cryptography
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 51 of the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016 to 2021, what recent estimate he has made of the cost per annum to Government of procuring private sector cryptography skills and technologies.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	190571
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/11/2018 answer text <p><em>Due to national security reasons we cannot comment on the cost of procuring cryptography skills and technology to Government.</em></p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/11/2018 10:40:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003867

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Chief Data Officer job in his Department has been filled; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	189820
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>No. There is close co-operation between DCMS, GDS and ONS on data policy and governance, while strategic oversight for the collection and use of data held by government departments is currently provided by the cross-government Data Advisory Board, chaired by the Chief Executive of the Civil Service.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/11/2018 11:52:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1144413

registered interest
date	03/09/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Train Operating Companies: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the proportion of train operating companies’ workforce that is employed by outsourced companies.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	286376
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2019 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Office of Rail and Road publish information on the total number of employees for each train operating company in Great Britain. The Department does not publish any official statistics on Train operating companies’ workforce.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Total number of employees, 2018-19</strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Train Operating Company </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number of Employees</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>c2c</p></td><td><p>690</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Caledonian Sleeper</p></td><td><p>174</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Chiltern</p></td><td><p>852</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>CrossCountry</p></td><td><p>1,915</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands Trains</p></td><td><p>2,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Govia Thameslink Railway</p></td><td><p>7,276</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Grand Central</p></td><td><p>193</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Great Western Railway</p></td><td><p>6,343</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Greater Anglia</p></td><td><p>3,103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Hull Trains</p></td><td><p>122</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London North Eastern Railway</p></td><td><p>3,012</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London Overground</p></td><td><p>1,451</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Merseyrail</p></td><td><p>1,206</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Northern</p></td><td><p>6,183</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ScotRail</p></td><td><p>5,168</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Southeastern</p></td><td><p>4,410</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South Western Railway</p></td><td><p>5,177</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TfL Rail</p></td><td><p>1,401</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TfW Rail</p></td><td><p>2,293</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Transpennine Express</p></td><td><p>1,258</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Virgin Trains West Coast</p></td><td><p>3,724</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands Trains</p></td><td><p>2,834</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Additional years are available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/compendia/toc-key-statistics/" target="_blank">https://dataportal.orr.gov.uk/statistics/compendia/toc-key-statistics/</a></p> answering member constituency Daventry answering member printed Chris Heaton-Harris question first answered 09/09/2019 16:14:05 answering member 3977 label Biography information for Chris Heaton-Harris
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1003578

registered interest
date	09/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent estimate he has made of the average day rate paid by the Government for contracted in staff working on digital projects.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	189792
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The Government Digital Service (GDS) does not hold information on the day rates paid by government departments for contracted in workers on digital projects within government.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/11/2018 09:55:56 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1002733

registered interest
date	06/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Cyber Security Centre: Labour Turnover
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the staff turnover rate at the National Cyber Security Centre has been in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	188908
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/11/2018 answer text <p><strong> </strong>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was established formally on 3 October 2016. At that time, the NCSC had a team of approximately 700 people. At the end of its second year, in October 2018, the NCSC had a team of approximately 850 people. For national security reasons we will not be providing further releases on staff numbers or turnover.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 13/11/2018 17:47:12 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1047776

registered interest
date	24/01/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Infrastructure: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what powers the Government has to audit the cyber security of (a) UK critical national infrastructure operators and (b) their major suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	212453
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/01/2019 answer text <p><strong></strong></p><p>In 2018 the Government put in place new powers under the Network and Information Security (NIS) Regulations which require the most significant operators in the energy, transport, health, water, and digital infrastructure sectors to manage cybersecurity risk, including from the supply chain. The Competent Authorities who regulate the critical national infrastructure operators in scope of NIS may inspect and potentially impose fines of up to £17 million. Outside of NIS any powers are sector specific. Expert technical support from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is provided to regulators and operators to ensure that cyber security risk is managed and mitigated in a consistent way across the UK’s CNI.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 29/01/2019 16:47:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1127167

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Public Appointments
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 effect of recruitment of a Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant on the recruitment processes for the (a) Government Chief Security Officer and (b) Chief Data Officer.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	255392
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2019 answer text <p><strong>The Principal Cyber Security Risk Consultant role</strong> <strong>is focussed on the information and cyber security of the digital services GDS builds, operates and uses. As such there is no direct effect on the recruitment of a Government Chief Security Officer and a Chief Data Officer.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 21/05/2019 16:04:23 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt