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851600

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
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 27 February 2018 to Question 128095, on Government Departments: Procurement, whether any payment was made to that third party.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	130363
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We have no record of any payment being made to the third party whose services were available for departments to use in assessing contract portfolios.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 11:55:14 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

851601

registered interest
date	28/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
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 27 February 2018 to Question 128092, whether it is his policy that contracts would be assessed to be of sufficient risk that Open Book Contract Management would be used in cases where the supplier of such contracts is a strategic supplier who has triggered one of the high risk criteria in the Strategic Suppliers Risk Management Policy.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	130364
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The extent of the application of Open Book Contract Management (OBCM) to each contract is dependent on the risk and complexity of that contract, as set out in the OBCM guidance published with PPN 05/16.</p><p> </p><p>It is for individual Contracting Authorities to determine in which tenders it would be appropriate to use OBCM procedures.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 11:53:22 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

849946

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cryptocurrencies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents of malware being used to illegally mine cryptocurrency have been reported by the Government since 2015.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	129514
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Two incidents of malware being used to illegally mine cryptocurrency have been reported by the National Cyber Security Centre since its formation in October 2016.</p><p>The NCSC was established to simplify existing structures, bringing together the cyber security operations and information assurance arms of GCHQ, Computer Emergency Response Team UK (CERT-UK), the cyber elements of the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure (CPNI) and the Centre for Cyber Assessment. Prior to the NCSC’s formation, cyber incidents were recorded via differing means and to a variety of thresholds, and as such, figures prior to October 2016 are not available for comparison.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 15:27:18 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

849956

registered interest
date	26/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Departmental Coordination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the effect of departmental variations in finance, human resources and procurement processes on the development of shared services across government; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	129524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Standardisation and convergence of processes enables the successful delivery of shared services. The Shared Services Strategy for Government, published January 2018, establishes the intention for process and data convergence across government; with departments adopting modern technology platforms for their back office, and to 'cluster' around these platforms for increasingly convergent shared service provision.</p><p>Adoption of these technologies, particularly with increased automation, will facilitate greater standardisation of processes, data and ways of working between organisations, while allowing a small degree of flexibility according to necessary organisational and operational context.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 15:51:39 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

825429

registered interest
date	18/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Bank Services: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to facilitate access to online banking for people without internet access.
tabling member constituency	Mitcham and Morden
tabling member printed	Siobhain McDonagh
uin	123570
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Government has ensured superfast broadband (speeds of 24 Mbps or more) is available to over 95% of UK premises and is continuing to invest to extend superfast coverage as far beyond 95% as possible. The Government is also introducing a Universal Service Obligation so that by 2020 everyone across the UK will have a clear, enforceable right to request high speed broadband (speeds of 10 Mbps or more). In the period before 2020, the Government has made a commitment to provide every home and business in the UK with access to basic broadband service (speeds of 2Mbps), which should be sufficient for online banking. A subsided broadband installation is available if the home or business cannot access an affordable broadband service with a speed of at least 2 Mbps.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 16:15:17 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	193 label Biography information for Dame Siobhain McDonagh

824648

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Carillion: Insolvency
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he carried out any assessment of the effect of Carillion's liquidation on the viability of the small businesses in its supply chain in the UK prior to deciding not to support that company through the bail-out negotiations.
tabling member constituency	Gateshead
tabling member printed	Ian Mearns
uin	123449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>We are doing everything we can to support Carillion’s subcontractors and suppliers impacted by this collapse, but taxpayers should not, and will not, bail out a private sector company for private sector losses or allow rewards for failure.</p><p>We have also set up a taskforce to advise on the impact on small businesses and employees affected by Carillion’s insolvency. It will act as a means for government to communicate to those affected by Carillion’s liquidation, assess wider economic impacts and consider how to ensure that employees are provided with the right support to maximise rapid re-employment.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 15:54:30 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4000 label Biography information for Ian Mearns

824732

registered interest
date	17/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts his Department holds with government strategic suppliers.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	123533
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive" target="_blank">https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive</a></p><p> </p><p>Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 16:17:51 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

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

822983

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Construction: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what analysis his Department has undertaken of the financial viability of those construction companies that have won public procurement projects with a contract value of more than £5m in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Stroud
tabling member printed	Dr David Drew
uin	122666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 require public procurers to award contracts through fair and open competition, in line with principles of equal treatment, transparency and non-discrimination.</p><p>Suppliers have to meet certain criteria to be able to bid for public contracts, including a minimum level of financial and economic standing as determined by the public body running the procurement. This may be proven through turnover, audited accounts or other financial measures.</p><p>These financial checks are carried out by the Contracting Authority who conduct their own risk assessments.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 16:23:37 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	252 label Biography information for Dr David Drew

823057

registered interest
date	15/01/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the total value of goods and services procured from companies in Swindon by (a) all Government departments, and (b) all public bodies was in 2017.
tabling member constituency	North Swindon
tabling member printed	Justin Tomlinson
uin	122740
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2018 answer text <p>Information on public sector suppliers within a specific constituency is not held centrally<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 08/03/2018 16:12:15 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson