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1490284

registered interest
date	18/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Members: Email
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his Department's expected timeframe is for Minister or Department to respond to an hon. Member's email on behalf on a constituent; and what steps his Department is taking to tackle incidences of responses being outstanding for several months.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	38661
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office attaches great importance to the effective and timely handling of correspondence from MPs and Peers. On 26 May 2022, we published data on the timeliness of government responses to correspondence from MPs and Peers for 2021 on GOV.UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-on-responses-to-correspondence-from-mps-and-peers-2021. Cabinet Office timeliness improved each quarter of 2021, with 89% of correspondence received from hon. Members in quarter four responded to within 20 working days.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As per the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/handling-government-correspondence-guidance" target="_blank">Guide to Handling Correspondence</a>, updated by the Cabinet Office in July 2021, the target response time set by Departments for correspondence must not exceed 20 working days. The Cabinet Office continues to keep its own processes under review to further improve the time taken to respond.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/07/2022 11:10:15 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1417631

registered interest
date	28/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 20 January 2022 to Question 105512 on Government Departments: Procurement, whether his Department has responsibility for the social value of Government spend.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	113733
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/02/2022 answer text <p>Individual departments are responsible for their own commercial decisions, including the award of contracts.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020, we launched a new model to deliver social value through Government's commercial activities. Central government organisations should use this model to take account of the additional social benefits that can be achieved in the delivery of its contracts, using policy outcomes aligned with this Government’s priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 02/02/2022 17:01:36 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1403371

registered interest
date	17/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 14 January 2022 to Question 101713, what estimate he has made of the cost implications of being locked into one supplier when determining value for money; whether his Department has made an assessment of the social and security value of supporting UK suppliers; and whether his Department is responsible for the economic and social impacts of individual Government Department outsourcing decisions.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	105512
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/01/2022 answer text <p>Each Buying Authority has their own commercial spend controls that apply to their contracts with suppliers. Value-for-money and cost implications will vary on a case-by-case basis and it is down to each department to determine what these are in their respective circumstances. The Technology Code of Practice ensures that departments have multiple options available with a range of suppliers.</p><p> </p><p>The driving principle behind public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money. That means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project, not just price alone. The best way to test for and to demonstrate this principle is via an open competition, as is required in most cases by public procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>The government wants UK businesses to be successful in bidding for UK public contracts. That is why this government is committed to the procurement reform bill which will provide simpler, less bureaucratic processes for our businesses and better commercial outcomes for our public bodies - all while continuing to comply with our international commitments.</p><p> </p><p>Through our new approach to extend the use of the Social Value Act, effective from 1 January 2021, additional social benefits can be taken into account in the delivery of contracts in a streamlined and standardised way, using policy outcomes aligned to this government’s priorities. From creating jobs and skills, building diverse supply chains and working towards Net Zero, embedding social value in procurement can help us to invest in our communities.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to training commercial staff and making detailed guidance available to all on gov.uk, Cabinet Office and DCMS are working with supplier representative bodies and other external stakeholders to continue to build awareness.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 20/01/2022 09:56:42 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1401803

registered interest
date	11/01/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government: Internet
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 the Government has competitive suppliers for cloud services; and what the the maximum proportion of cloud services the Government will place with one supplier is.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	101713
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2022 answer text <p>There are a range of suppliers that compete to offer services via a number of framework agreements through the Crown Commercial Service, such as G-Cloud and Cloud Compute. Pricing and commercial offers in this industry are very competitive between suppliers.</p><p>Government does not place a cap on the proportion of cloud services provided by any of the current suppliers. Government Departments conduct their own assessments around value for money and implement their outsourcing strategies accordingly to meet their needs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 14/01/2022 14:57:35 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378656

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Amazon Web Services: Contracts
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 Amazon Web Services’ cloud computing contract with GCHQ provides for a minimum of 10 per cent social value in line with public procurement policy; and if he will publish details of what those social value commitments are.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	74970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>It is government policy not to comment on or discuss details of national security contracts.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/11/2021 16:38:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378662

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Amazon Web Services: Contracts
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 the total value is of Government cloud computing contracts with Amazon Web Services since 2014; and how that compares with the total value of Government cloud computing contracts with the largest domestic UK supplier over the same period.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	74974
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p><a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNTEyMTZhZDAtZGNiNi00OWQxLWI5ODYtMjg1ZWNlMmNkODVhIiwidCI6IjlmOGMwZDc5LTNlODctNGNkMy05Nzk5LWMzNDQzMTQ2ZWE1ZSIsImMiOjh9" target="_blank">Publicly available</a> spend data provided by the Crown Commercial Service reports that spend associated with these contracts totals at £371m through G-Cloud Framework Agreements since its 7th iteration up until the present time.<strong><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 74975 question first answered 18/11/2021 17:06:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1378663

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Amazon Web Services: Contracts
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, if he will publish the total value of Government cloud computing contracts (a) awarded to Amazon Web Services and (b) awarded to that company by direct award for each financial year since 2014.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	74975
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>Details of Government contracts above £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder: <a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a>.</p><p><a href="https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiNTEyMTZhZDAtZGNiNi00OWQxLWI5ODYtMjg1ZWNlMmNkODVhIiwidCI6IjlmOGMwZDc5LTNlODctNGNkMy05Nzk5LWMzNDQzMTQ2ZWE1ZSIsImMiOjh9" target="_blank">Publicly available</a> spend data provided by the Crown Commercial Service reports that spend associated with these contracts totals at £371m through G-Cloud Framework Agreements since its 7th iteration up until the present time.<strong><br></strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis grouped question UIN 74974 question first answered 18/11/2021 17:06:31 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1279687

registered interest
date	22/01/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January to Question 138966, how many information gateways for the purposes of sharing data his Department has.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	141982
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/01/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office does not hold a central list of all information sharing gateways available to it.</p><p> </p><p>Each information gateway will have its own management and governance requirements and will have to comply with the Data Protection Legislation.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 27/01/2021 08:12:25 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1277760

registered interest
date	18/01/2021
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many information gateways there are in operation in her Department; and how those gateways are managed and monitored.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	138966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2021 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office (‘AGO’) takes the security of its data very seriously. All electronic gateways are managed and monitored through Government Legal Department (GLD) and Crown Prosecution Service HR, Finance, IT and the Unduly Lenient Sentence (‘ULS’) casework shared service provision. Where issues are identified, appropriate actions are taken. Revealing details of AGO monitoring capabilities in public would likely prejudice the capability, effectiveness and ability to strongly preserve those systems. In order to safeguard processing systems, we are unable to provide the information requested.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 21/01/2021 08:25:19 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1122866

registered interest
date	24/04/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Circuses
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what support he provides for the promotion of circus skills (a) in local communities and (b) internationally.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	247050
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2019 answer text <p>In 2018/19 ACE provided almost £4 million of funding to organisations whose primary sub-discipline was circus related activity. This includes £163,798 of funding that was provided to organisations that work internationally.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 29/04/2019 15:11:44 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah