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63836

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what audit he has made of (a) ICL mainframes, (b) IBM mainframes and (c) other legacy ICT systems in Government departments and the availability of skills needed to maintain them; and when each relevant maintenance contract falls due.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Government Digital Service (GDS) has worked to identify legacy IT equipment, which includes a small number of important legacy IBM and ICL mainframes. To ensure these are effectively managed Government is creating a Crown Hosting Service, which is due to go live next year.</p><p>In many cases departments are locked into contracts signed over 10 years ago, by the previous administration, which means they are dependent on suppliers to manage these systems.</p><p>GDS is supporting departments to bring in new skilled officials to address a long-standing lack of digital skills.</p><p> </p><p>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:30:41 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

63838

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people working (a) at No. 10 Downing Street and (b) on the Prime Minister's staff since May 2010 have not been required to undergo security vetting; how many such staff have undergone security vetting; and what the job titles and responsibilities are of all such staff.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202412
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Attendance at internal meetings is not normally disclosed.</p><p>It has been the policy of successive governments not to comment about staff subject to national security vetting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202411 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:55:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63839

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Vetting
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many staff working (a) at No. 10 Downing Street and (b) for the Prime Minister (i) have been allowed to attend National Security Council meetings and (ii) had access to Top Secret meetings or documents without being required to have had a security vetting, since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Selly Oak
tabling member printed	Steve McCabe
uin	202411
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Attendance at internal meetings is not normally disclosed.</p><p>It has been the policy of successive governments not to comment about staff subject to national security vetting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202412 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:55:32 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	298 label Biography information for Steve McCabe

63840

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Voluntary Organisations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the (a) total value of public service contracts that have been awarded to voluntary sector organisations in each year since 2008-09 and (b) proportion of overall public expenditure which was spent on public service contracts with voluntary sector organisations in the last year for which figures are available.
tabling member constituency	Burton
tabling member printed	Andrew Griffiths
uin	202407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Since January 2011 Government departments have published information on the contracts they award on Contracts Finder: <a href="http://www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/" target="_blank">www.contractsfinder.businesslink.gov.uk/</a></p><p>Central government departments publish their expenditure with Voluntary and Community Sector organisations as part of their Quarterly Data Summaries (QDS): <a href="http://www.gist.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/oscar/" target="_blank">http://www.gist.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/oscar/</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:29:54 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3936 label Biography information for Andrew Griffiths

63996

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce
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 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 147W, on Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce, for what reasons the Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce has been reconstituted; what the terms of reference and mandate for the new taskforce are; what the membership of that taskforce is; and when the minutes of the reconstituted taskforce will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Before 2010 there was no coordinated action to tackle fraud, error and debt across Government despite the significant losses to the Exchequer. In 2011 alone the Annual Fraud Indicator estimated Government annual losses from fraud and error were over £30bn. It is also estimated that between £7bn and £8bn per annum is lost through debts owed to Government not being pursued.</p><p>This Government established the first cross-departmental taskforce to address this issue after the last General Election. In 2012-13 the Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce reported savings and improved performance in detecting and preventing fraud and error of £6.5bn, and is overseeing initiatives to improve debt collection. Despite this progress we know there's much more to do. The reconstituted taskforce is chaired jointly by the Cabinet Secretary and myself, and attended by senior Ministers and Permanent Secretaries, supported by industry sector experts, to ensure there is full alignment towards further reducing fraud and error losses and improving debt collection in benefits and tax credits.</p><p>As was the case under previous administrations, minutes of internal meetings are not usually disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:34:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

63998

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what rules and guidance there are on Cabinet Members discussing matters related to their ministerial portfolio with members of the public who are not their constituents at a constituency surgery or other constituency event.
tabling member constituency	North Durham
tabling member printed	Mr Kevan Jones
uin	202443
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>The Ministerial Code sets out the standards of conduct expected of Ministers.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:33:58 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1438 label Biography information for Mr Kevan Jones