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1691326

	registered interest
	date	23/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Software
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on software updates to legacy computer systems in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15425
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is responsible for the provision and management of up-to-date IT infrastructure and applications for the Attorney General’s Office (AGO).</p><p>The CPS does not currently maintain any legacy IT infrastructure on behalf of the AGO.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 27/02/2024 15:34:32 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1691672

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Vacancies
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of digital posts in her Department are vacant.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/02/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) does not have any Digital and Data (DDaT) posts.</p><p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) is the AGO’s shared IT service provider. The total number of vacant DDaT posts in the CPS is 32, 10.5% of DDaT posts in the CPS.</p><p>As part of the <em>2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data</em>, all government departments made a commitment to reduce their digital and data vacancies to under 10% of total Government Digital and Data headcount by 2025. Overall good progress has been made, with total vacancies now at 15%.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 29/02/2024 16:52:00 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692046

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what subscriptions to (a) newspapers, (b) magazines and (c) online journals her Department has paid for in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	15857
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) paid subscriptions to newspapers, magazines, and online journals provide AGO officials with a valuable resource of public discourse on topics relevant to the Department.</p><p>The AGO’s paid subscriptions for the last three financial years are set out in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Newspapers</p></td><td><p>Financial Times; Telegraph</p></td><td><p>Financial Times; Telegraph</p></td><td><p>Financial Times; Sunday Times; Telegraph</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Magazines</p></td><td><p>Critic Magazine; Counsel Magazine</p></td><td><p>Counsel Magazine</p></td><td><p>Counsel Magazine</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Online journals</p></td><td><p>N/A</p></td><td><p>Thomson Reuters; Joshua Rozenberg</p></td><td><p>Thomson Reuters; Joshua Rozenberg</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/03/2024 15:30:44 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692396

	registered interest
	date	28/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Magazine Press
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department (a) allocated for (b) spent on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16086
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office’s (AGO) paid subscriptions to magazines provide AGO officials with a valuable resource of public discourse on topics relevant to the Department.</p><p>The AGO’s allocated budget and spend on magazine subscriptions in each of the last three financial years is set out in the table below.</p><p>Please note that figures for the allocated budget include magazine and other subscriptions (e.g., newspapers and online journals), whereas spend is for magazine subscriptions only.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Allocated budget</p></td><td><p>£8,000.00</p></td><td><p>£8,000.00</p></td><td><p>£8,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on magazine subscriptions</p></td><td><p>£152.50</p></td><td><p>£145.00</p></td><td><p>£145.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 04/03/2024 15:38:50 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1692750

	registered interest
	date	29/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Advertising
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how much funding her Department has (a) budgeted for and (b) spent on advertising in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16303
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2024 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) uses advertising to promote vacancies in the Department.</p><p>The table below sets out what, in the last three years, the AGO budgeted for all communication and marketing and what it spent on advertising.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2021/22</p></td><td><p>2022/23</p></td><td><p>2023/24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Budget for communication and marketing</p></td><td><p>£26,500.00</p></td><td><p>£35,000.00</p></td><td><p>£40,000.00</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Spend on advertising</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td><td><p>£714.00</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 05/03/2024 11:11:28 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693245

	registered interest
	date	04/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Publishing
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what reports and guidance their Department has produced in the last three years; and how much was spent on their (a) printing and (b) distribution.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	16625
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/03/2024 answer text <p>The requested information is not centrally held, and complying with this request would incur a disproportionate cost to the Attorney General’s Office (AGO). Reports and guidance that the AGO has published can be found on GOV.UK at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/search/all?organisations%5b%5d=attorney-generals-office&amp;order=updated-newest&amp;parent=attorney-generals-office" target="_blank">Search - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>.</p><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by the Attorney General and I (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 07/03/2024 11:25:23 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1693767

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: WhatsApp
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what guidance her Department issues on the use of WhatsApp.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17063
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>All departments in central government, including arms lengths bodies apply the published guidance: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-corporate-communication-channels-for-government-business" target="_blank">Using non-corporate communication channels (e.g. WhatsApp, private email, SMS) for government business</a> published by Cabinet Office in March 2023. It applies to all individuals in central government (ministers, special advisers, officials, contractors, non-executive board members and independent experts advising ministers). The Attorney General’s Office (AGO) uses the central guidance and has applied it since March 2023.</p><p>Please note that I am responding on behalf of the AGO only, and not the departments superintended by myself and the Attorney General (the Crown Prosecution Service, HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate, Government Legal Department, and Serious Fraud Office).</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:43:59 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694142

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Fraud and Maladministration
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what estimate she has made of the amount of money lost to fraud and error by her Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17321
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/03/2024 answer text <p>There have been no incidents of money lost to fraud and error by the Attorney General’s Office (AGO) in each of the last three financial years.</p><p>Information relating to detected fraud and error for the AGO is published in the HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor Annual Reports and Accounts (HMPGTS Accounts). The HMPGTS Accounts for the financial years 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 are available on GOV.UK at the following links: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gld-ago-and-hmcpsi-annual-report-and-accounts-2020-to-2021" target="_blank">2020-21</a>, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-procurator-general-and-treasury-solicitor-annual-report-and-accounts-2021-22" target="_blank">2021-22</a>, and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/hm-procurator-general-treasury-solicitor-annual-report-2022-23" target="_blank">2022-23</a>. The HMPGTS Accounts contain information relating to the AGO, Government Legal Department, and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p><p>The Government is proud of its record in proactively seeking to find and prevent more fraud in the system. We have established the dedicated Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA). In its first year, it delivered £311 million in audited counter fraud benefits.</p><p>The PSFA produces a Fraud Landscape Report which is available on GOV.UK: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-government-fraud-landscape-annual-report-2022" target="_blank">Cross-Government Fraud Landscape Annual Report 2022 - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)</a>. This provides data on fraud and error detection, loss and recoveries in central government, outside of the tax and welfare system. The 2020-21 Report was published in March 2023.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 12/03/2024 10:32:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694541

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many domestic overnight visits were undertaken by Ministers within her Department in each of the last three financial years; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17533
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2024 answer text <p>The Government publishes on GOV.UK details of the cost of overseas Ministerial travel, including costs of travel, and on other costs (visas, accommodation, meals).</p><p>But as has been the case under successive administrations, the Government does not publish granular detail on Ministers’ travel at home or abroad.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 13/03/2024 11:21:12 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1694996

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Attorney General: Domestic Visits
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what the destinations were of domestic overnight visits undertaken by Ministers within their Department in each of the last three financial years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	17846
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon Member to my response to <a href="https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2024-03-07/17533" target="_blank">UIN 17533</a> tabled on Wednesday 13 March 2024.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 14/03/2024 13:20:17 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1128365

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2019
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Armed Forces: Prosecutions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on legal protections for armed forces personnel and veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	257488
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/06/2019 answer text <p>As a consequence of the long-standing Law Officers’ Convention, the Attorney General does not confirm whether advice has been provided to Ministerial colleagues on any particular issue, or the content of any advice that has been given. Policy responsibility for this matter lies with the Secretary of State for Defence.</p> answering member constituency Torridge and West Devon answering member printed Mr Geoffrey Cox question first answered 05/06/2019 08:32:56 answering member 1508 label Biography information for Sir Geoffrey Cox
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1679099

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been spent on the development of GovPass as of 19 December 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	7526
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The GovPass project is rationalising the provision of security passes across the government estate; it will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these arrangements, including in support of interoperability as departments increasingly share space. GovPass has been developed in conjunction with the national technical authorities and the Government Property Agency. Business cases for the project have been taken through appropriate governance, and deployment is being managed incrementally to ensure best value. It would not be appropriate to provide more detail of these protective security arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 7527 7528 question first answered 09/01/2024 12:40:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1679100

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his planned timetable is for the rollout of GovPass to all civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	7527
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The GovPass project is rationalising the provision of security passes across the government estate; it will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these arrangements, including in support of interoperability as departments increasingly share space. GovPass has been developed in conjunction with the national technical authorities and the Government Property Agency. Business cases for the project have been taken through appropriate governance, and deployment is being managed incrementally to ensure best value. It would not be appropriate to provide more detail of these protective security arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 7526 7528 question first answered 09/01/2024 12:40:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1679101

	registered interest
	date	19/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Service: Security
	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 cost effectiveness of GovPass.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	7528
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/01/2024 answer text <p>The GovPass project is rationalising the provision of security passes across the government estate; it will improve the effectiveness and efficiency of these arrangements, including in support of interoperability as departments increasingly share space. GovPass has been developed in conjunction with the national technical authorities and the Government Property Agency. Business cases for the project have been taken through appropriate governance, and deployment is being managed incrementally to ensure best value. It would not be appropriate to provide more detail of these protective security arrangements.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen grouped question UIN 7526 7527 question first answered 09/01/2024 12:40:13 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1256007

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether safety and security declarations will be required for each post and parcel consignment travelling from Great Britain to Northern Ireland after the transition period.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	121206
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>As set out in the Command Paper published in May, the UK is committed to implementing the Protocol in a pragmatic and practical way that minimises the impact on both businesses and consumers. Further guidance will be set out in due course on post and parcel movements from Great Britain to Northern Ireland.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt question first answered 01/12/2020 17:14:58 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

179095

	registered interest
	date	05/02/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Trade Unions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the deduction of trade union subscriptions from payroll in the Civil Service.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	907565
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/02/2015 answer text <p>This is a matter that is delegated to individual Departments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 11/02/2015 17:00:14 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143235

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Strategy and Implementation Groups
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the recently established National Security Strategy Implementation Groups in improving cross-departmental working.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	284530
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 National Security Capability Review (NSCR) introduced Fusion, a new approach designed to improve our collective approach to national security and ability to use all of the UK’s capabilities and policy levers to tackle complex national security questions. Senior Responsible Owners (SRO) are assigned to each of the National Security Council’s (NSC) priorities, each supported by an NSSIG to develop robust advice to the NSC on both strategy and implementation.</p><p>The NSCR also set out the intention to conduct an Annual Posture Review (APR), the first of which took place earlier this year and is the most substantive recent review of Fusion as a whole. A summary of the key findings from the APR can be found at paragraphs 5.11-5.12 of the Third Annual Report on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 285237 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:48:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143236

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contingencies the Government has put in place to ensure that the roll out of Fusion Doctrine will continue in the event that the current National Security Advisor leaves his post.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	284719
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Fusion Doctrine was established in the Government’s National Security Capability Review, published in March 2018. It created a more accountable system to support collective Cabinet decision-making, with the introduction of senior responsible owners to deliver each of the National Security Council’s (NSC) priorities. Each senior responsible owner is accountable to the NSC for the development of options and the implementation of the Government’s strategy. The Fusion Doctrine is not dependent on the holder of any post at a particular point in time.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/09/2019 14:45:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143545

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of appointing Senior Responsible Officials as part of the Government’s roll out of the Fusion Doctrine.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	285237
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 National Security Capability Review (NSCR) introduced Fusion, a new approach designed to improve our collective approach to national security and ability to use all of the UK’s capabilities and policy levers to tackle complex national security questions. Senior Responsible Owners (SRO) are assigned to each of the National Security Council’s (NSC) priorities, each supported by an NSSIG to develop robust advice to the NSC on both strategy and implementation.</p><p>The NSCR also set out the intention to conduct an Annual Posture Review (APR), the first of which took place earlier this year and is the most substantive recent review of Fusion as a whole. A summary of the key findings from the APR can be found at paragraphs 5.11-5.12 of the Third Annual Report on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 284530 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:48:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143546

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Africa
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the working relationship between the Whitehall Africa Group and the Africa National Security Strategy Implementation Group; and what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of duplication of effort of those two groups.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	285238
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Sub-Saharan Africa National Security Strategy Implementation Group (NSIG) is an internal governance mechanism established to oversee the development of HMG’s strategic policy priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is led by a Senior Responsible Officer at Director General level. The Whitehall Africa Group (WAG) is responsible for implementing the strategic approach set out by the NSSIG for those areas of policy within its remit, including overseeing discrete country and regional strategies and acting as the Regional Board for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund allocation. The WAG is chaired by the FCO Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, who sits as a member of the NSIG. This construct allows for a productive working relationship between the two structures, which ensures that HMG’s engagement is effectively and coherently delivered, without any duplication of effort.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/09/2019 14:43:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

823625

	registered interest
	date	16/01/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Armed Conflict
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Security Risk Assessment 2015, whether International Military Conflict is still considered a Tier One risk.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	123084
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Risk Assessment is designed to support a collective understanding of the most significant risks facing the UK and our interests overseas. It is used to inform the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review and considers risks over a five year timeframe. In 2015, international military conflict was assessed to be a Tier One and this continues to be the case, taking into account both the likelihood and impact of potential scenarios.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 15:31:03 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

855636

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Written Questions
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 123084 asked on 16 January 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	130943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/03/2018 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 123084 on 8<sup>th</sup> March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 09/03/2018 15:12:49 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

917485

	registered interest
	date	05/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	United Nations: Secondment
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been seconded to the UN from each Department in each of the last five years.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	149972
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2018 answer text <p>Comprehensive information about how many civil servants have been seconded to the UN from each Department in each of the last five years is not tracked centrally.</p><p>Departments manage and record their own secondment activity which is not tracked centrally, in order to meet their business and staff development needs.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 11/06/2018 14:22:18 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1674183

	registered interest
	date	29/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Coronavirus: Fraud and Procurement
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) current and (b) former government ministers have been interviewed by the (i) National Crime Agency, (ii) Serious Fraud Office and (iii) National Investigation Service as part of investigations relating to covid-19 (A) procurement and (B) fraud as of 29 November 2023.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	4367
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/12/2023 answer text <p>This information is not held by the Cabinet Office. I can, however, reassure the Honourable Lady that the Government will always assist with any investigations these agencies may be undertaking.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 04/12/2023 16:44:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1019931

	registered interest
	date	04/12/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Strategic Defence and Security Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if his Department will carry out a Strategic Defence and Security Review in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	198770
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/12/2018 answer text <p>No decision has yet to be made on the timing of the next Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR)</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 10/12/2018 10:33:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

865178

	registered interest
	date	16/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Capability Review: Risk Assessment
	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 March 2018 to Question 131358, on Defence: Modernisation, whether the National Security Capability Review will include new risk assessments separate to the National Security Risk Assessment.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	133045
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Capability Review was conducted in support of the implementation of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Security and Defence Review, to help ensure that the underlying policies and plans were as joined-up, efficient, and effective as possible. The review drew upon the existing National Security Risk Assessment and refreshed our understanding of the challenges based upon the current national security context.</p><p>The National Security Council has agreed the high-level findings of the National Security Capability Review. Ministers have agreed that we should finalise the National Security Capability Review with a view to publishing the conclusions in late spring.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/03/2018 09:45:54 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

872629

	registered interest
	date	27/03/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Capability Review
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Defence of 20 March 2018, Official Report [HL], column 20GC, whether the Government plans to publish the National Security Capability Review at Easter 2018.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	134443
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/04/2018 answer text <p>The NSCR was published on Wednesday 28 March. The Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement and the document is available on gov.uk: (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr</a>).</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 17/04/2018 14:18:47 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

904098

	registered interest
	date	14/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers are members of the National Security Council ministerial sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	143701
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>A full list of members of the National Security Council ministerial sub-committee is available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees</a> .</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/06/2018 15:23:51 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

909543

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cyber Innovation Fund: National Security Strategic Investment Fund
	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 22 May 2018 to Question 143809, when the decision was taken to merge the Cyber Innovation Fund with the National Security Strategic Investment Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	146783
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>During conversations with potential private sector investment partners and the British Business Bank over the course of 2017 on how best to deliver the Cyber Innovation Fund, the decision was taken to integrate the funding available into the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF).</p><p> </p><p>The objectives were aligned and this approach will deliver greater economies of scale and return on investment. The original £10m allocated is still available and will be invested in addition to the NSSIF funding. There were no conversations with the Secretary of State for Defence prior to this decision being taken.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 146784 146785 question first answered 18/06/2018 14:27:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

909544

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cyber Innovation Fund: National Security Strategic Investment Fund
	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 22 May 2018 to Question 143809, what discussion his Department had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the decision to merge the Cyber Innovation Fund with the National Security Strategic Investment Fund prior to that decision formally being made.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	146784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>During conversations with potential private sector investment partners and the British Business Bank over the course of 2017 on how best to deliver the Cyber Innovation Fund, the decision was taken to integrate the funding available into the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF).</p><p> </p><p>The objectives were aligned and this approach will deliver greater economies of scale and return on investment. The original £10m allocated is still available and will be invested in addition to the NSSIF funding. There were no conversations with the Secretary of State for Defence prior to this decision being taken.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 146783 146785 question first answered 18/06/2018 14:27:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

909545

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cyber Innovation Fund
	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 22 May 2018 to Question 143809, whether the £10 million previously allocated to establish a Cyber Innovation Fund was spent; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	146785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>During conversations with potential private sector investment partners and the British Business Bank over the course of 2017 on how best to deliver the Cyber Innovation Fund, the decision was taken to integrate the funding available into the National Security Strategic Investment Fund (NSSIF).</p><p> </p><p>The objectives were aligned and this approach will deliver greater economies of scale and return on investment. The original £10m allocated is still available and will be invested in addition to the NSSIF funding. There were no conversations with the Secretary of State for Defence prior to this decision being taken.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 146783 146784 question first answered 18/06/2018 14:27:05 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

909546

	registered interest
	date	22/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Cyber Innovation Fund: National Security Strategic Investment Fund
	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 22 May 2018 to Question 143809, whether any of the £165 million Defence and Cyber Innovation Fund was merged with the National Security Strategic Investment Fund.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	146786
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>The £165 million Defence and Cyber Innovation Fund is comprised of a £155 million Defence Innovation Fund and a £10 million Cyber Innovation Fund. The £10 million Cyber Innovation Fund has been merged with the National Security Strategic Investment Fund. None of the £155 million Defence Innovation Fund has been merged with the National Security Strategic Investment Fund.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 18/06/2018 14:30:31 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

918563

	registered interest
	date	06/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	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 4 June 2018 to Question 143701, for what reason the National Security Council sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development does not appear on the list supplied in that answer; and if he will list the Ministers who are members of that sub-committee.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	150630
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/06/2018 answer text <p>Cyber has now become part of the NSC Strategic Defence and Security Review sub-committee (NSC(SDSR)). A list of National Security Sub- Committee members can be found on GOV.UK <a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/685004/20180301_Cabinet_Committees_and_Implementation_Taskforces.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/685004/20180301_Cabinet_Committees_and_Implementation_Taskforces.pdf</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/06/2018 12:22:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

926569

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	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 15 June 2018 to Question 150630, when the decision was taken to make the the National Security Council sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development part of the NSC Strategic Defence and Security Review sub-committee.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	154643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not give specific details about discussions relating to the configuration of NSC Cabinet sub-Committees.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 154645 question first answered 21/06/2018 15:43:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

926571

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	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 15 June 2018 to Question 150630, when the first meeting of the National Security Council sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development took place; and how many times that sub-committee has met.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	154644
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>Information relating to the proceedings of Cabinet Committees, including when and how often they meet, is generally not disclosed as to do so could harm the frankness and candor of internal discussion.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/06/2018 15:45:07 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

926572

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	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 15 June 2018 to Question 150630, what discussions he had with the Secretary of State for Defence prior to the decision being taken to make the National Security Council sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development part of the NSC Strategic Defence and Security Review sub-committee.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	154645
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>We do not give specific details about discussions relating to the configuration of NSC Cabinet sub-Committees.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington grouped question UIN 154643 question first answered 21/06/2018 15:43:49 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

926573

	registered interest
	date	18/06/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security Council
	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 15 June 2018 to Question 150630, when the National Security Council web page was updated to remove the reference to the National Security Council sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	154646
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/06/2018 answer text <p>The website was updated on 11 June 2018 to reflect changes to NSC sub-committee arrangements. This included the removal of the reference to the NSC sub-committee on matters relating to cyber and the addition of the NSC sub-committee on Funds.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/06/2018 15:46:00 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1230751

	registered interest
	date	02/09/2020
	answering body	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	209
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Devolution: Wales
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the occasions on which the Devolution and You Steering Board has met during 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	84177
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2020 answer text <p>In line with the practice of successive administrations, details of internal meetings are not normally disclosed.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 08/09/2020 16:24:01 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

945523

	registered interest
	date	20/07/2018
	answering body	Church Commissioners
	answering dept id	9
	answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
	answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
	hansard heading	Cathedrals: Insolvency
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the right Hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment he has made of whether proposed recommendations by the Cathedrals Working Group on winding-up provisions in the event of a cathedral’s insolvency could result in creditors receiving less than they would otherwise.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	166471
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>The General Synod of the Church of England debated the Cathedrals Working Group report earlier this month. The Synod requested the Archbishops’ Council to bring forward a draft Measure for First Consideration at the July 2019 group of sessions, to give effect to the recommendations that involve legislative change. Preparatory work is expected to include an assessment of how the jurisdiction of the courts in relation to insolvency applies to cathedrals and what, if any, changes might be made.</p> answering member constituency Meriden answering member printed Dame Caroline Spelman question first answered 25/07/2018 13:40:33 answering member 312 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Spelman
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1685592

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she make an assessment of the potential merits of including Post Office clerks who were impacted by the Horizon scandal in the compensation schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	11732
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants everyone affected by the Horizon scandal to come forward to get the compensation they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>With reference to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which is still open to late applications, claimants must have, or have previously had, a contract directly with the Post Office to be eligible for compensation. The full eligibility criteria are published on the Post Office website.</p><p> </p><p>The Group Litigation Order (GLO) scheme is limited to those who participated in the 2019 Group Litigation Order legal action against the Post Office and did not have a Horizon-related conviction.</p><p> </p><p>Compensation is also available to individuals who have had their convictions relating to Horizon shortfalls overturned.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to extend the scope of these schemes further.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 11733 question first answered 05/02/2024 16:38:51 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1685593

	registered interest
	date	29/01/2024
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Horizon IT System: Compensation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including individuals who were employed by a franchise organisation of the Post Office and who were impacted by the Horizon scandal in the compensation schemes.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	11733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government wants everyone affected by the Horizon scandal to come forward to get the compensation they deserve.</p><p> </p><p>With reference to the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, which is still open to late applications, claimants must have, or have previously had, a contract directly with the Post Office to be eligible for compensation. The full eligibility criteria are published on the Post Office website.</p><p> </p><p>The Group Litigation Order (GLO) scheme is limited to those who participated in the 2019 Group Litigation Order legal action against the Post Office and did not have a Horizon-related conviction.</p><p> </p><p>Compensation is also available to individuals who have had their convictions relating to Horizon shortfalls overturned.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has no current plans to extend the scope of these schemes further.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 11732 question first answered 05/02/2024 16:38:51 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1601669

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Tradeshow Access Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many applications to the Trade Access Programme over the past twelve months have been (a) received and (b) successful.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	158850
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Tradeshow Access Programme ceased operation on 31 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 158851 question first answered 13/03/2023 14:18:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1601670

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Tradeshow Access Programme
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the average timescale is for the approval of an application to the Trade Access Programme.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	158851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p>The Tradeshow Access Programme ceased operation on 31 March 2021.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston grouped question UIN 158850 question first answered 13/03/2023 14:18:51 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1601671

	registered interest
	date	06/03/2023
	answering body	Department for Business and Trade
	answering dept id	214
	answering dept short name	Business and Trade
	answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
	hansard heading	Motor Vehicles: Manufacturing Industries
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support her Department has provided in the last three months to increase exports in the British automotive industry.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
	uin	158852
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2023 answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is working across Whitehall and with industry to secure export led investment in the transition to zero-emission vehicles.</p><p> </p><p>Our trade deals will benefit automotive businesses and vehicle manufacturers across the UK by enabling new export opportunities, tariff removal, flexible rules of origin, and efficient customs procedures.</p><p> </p><p>We have dedicated export support complemented by our network of International Trade Advisers. The automotive industry continues as the country’s biggest single exporter of goods, exporting nearly 80% of production.</p><p> </p><p>In the last three months UK Export Finance provided working capital support to three automotive manufacturing companies exporting globally: Bamford Bus; RLE International Product Development Ltd; and LSN Diffusion Ltd.</p> answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire answering member printed Nigel Huddleston question first answered 14/03/2023 12:27:32 answering member 4407 label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1019403

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	198212
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>A UK Global Navigation Satellite System could cost between £3-5 billion over a ten year period. My rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister announced in August an Engineering Design and Development Phase which will develop plans for a UK system. This will involve developing more detailed cost estimates.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/12/2018 16:02:06 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1019405

	registered interest
	date	03/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Armed Forces
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether the UK Armed Forces will be able to access the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	198214
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2018 answer text <p>Global Satellite Navigation Systems have a very wide range of uses and all of the current systems have clear civil, security and defence utility. The UK GNSS would offer additional capabilities for use by the Government including by the Ministry of Defence.</p><p> </p><p>The UK Space Agency is leading the Engineering Design and Development Phase announced by my rt. hon. Friend the Prime Minister in August with the full support of the Ministry of Defence. This phase will develop plans for a possible UK system.</p> answering member constituency Watford answering member printed Richard Harrington question first answered 06/12/2018 16:02:13 answering member 4068 label Biography information for Lord Harrington of Watford
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1438502

	registered interest
	date	07/03/2022
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Imports: Certification
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what estimate his Department has made of the number of imported items bearing the CE quality mark which will need to be certified with the UKCA mark by 1 January 2023; and what plans his Department has to ensure that work is completed.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	135458
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2022 answer text <p>The UKCA marking becomes mandatory for most goods from 1 January 2023. Products requiring the UKCA marking are valued at approximately £110bn of UK imports</p><p><br>BEIS is continuing to support industry through an extensive programme of engagement, publication of enhanced business guidance, and working closely with the Conformity Assessment Body sector and the UK Accreditation Service to support sufficient capacity to test and certify products to UKCA requirements.</p> answering member constituency Sutton and Cheam answering member printed Paul Scully question first answered 14/03/2022 16:58:27 answering member 4414 label Biography information for Paul Scully
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1255840

	registered interest
	date	26/11/2020
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Local Growth Deals
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the total allocation of funding is for local growth deals in 2020-21.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	121202
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/12/2020 answer text <p>Levelling up is central to the Government’s agenda and we are working with local leaders to ensure that every region, city, and town will effectively recover from Covid-19.</p><p> </p><p>As part of this, £1,243,604,030 is being allocated through the Local Growth Fund for local growth deals in 2020 to 2021.</p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 01/12/2020 17:30:08 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1022955

	registered interest
	date	10/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Finance
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2018 to Question 198212 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, what funds his Department has allocated to the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	200619
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/12/2018 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has allocated £97 million in relation to the work to develop options for a UK Global Navigation Satellite System. This comprises the £92m for the Engineering, Design and Development Phase and £5m incurred on initial feasibility study work.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 13/12/2018 15:19:56 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1024043

	registered interest
	date	12/12/2018
	answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept id	201
	answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
	hansard heading	Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Operating Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, pursuant to the Answer of 6 December 2018 to Question 198212 on Global Navigation Satellite Systems: Costs, what assessment he has made of the annual running costs of the proposed Global Navigation Satellite System.
	tabling member constituency	Llanelli
	tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
	uin	201617
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN <a href="https://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-question/Commons/2018-12-10/200619/" target="_blank">200619</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The annual running costs of the proposed GNSS will be assessed as part of the Engineering, Design and Development Phase (EDDP) which is currently underway.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 17/12/2018 16:37:50 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith