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90422

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
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 guidance the Government Digital Service issues to department on minimum requirements for IT systems reliability and availability.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	208089
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual" target="_blank">The Government Service Design Manual</a> provides guidance and advice on designing and building digital services. This covers both reliability and availability.</p><p>This is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/service-manual" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/service-manual</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/09/2014 10:44:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90511

registered interest
date	03/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybercrime
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 number of cyber-attacks on Government IT systems since January 2014.
tabling member constituency	Romford
tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
uin	208102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2014 answer text <p>We are now seeing around 100 sophisticated attacks a month on UK Government or industry networks<strong>.</strong> The Government has committed £860m until 2016 to the transformative National Cyber Security Programme to bolster the UK’s cyber defences. The National Cyber Security Strategy, published November 2011, sets out how the UK will support economic prosperity, protect national security and safeguard the public’s way of life by building a more trusted and resilient digital environment.</p><p>We do not comment on specific details of cyber security attacks on Government IT systems.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 08/09/2014 10:46:11 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

89458

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Television
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much (a) his Department, (b) the Prime Minister's Office and (c) the Deputy Prime Minister's Office spent on televisions in (i) 2013 and (ii) 2014 to date.
tabling member constituency	Exeter
tabling member printed	Mr Ben Bradshaw
uin	207131
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office and the Deputy Prime Minister’s Office are an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my Rt Hon Friend the member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner to the hon. Member for Barnsley East on 8 October 2013, (Official Report) Column Ref: 170W.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 05/09/2014 10:59:10 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	230 label Biography information for Mr Ben Bradshaw

89459

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure the protection of personal data held by private companies operating Government-shared services.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow Central
tabling member printed	Anas Sarwar
uin	207435
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>As with all outsourcing arrangements, security and information assurance measures are being implemented in line with the Government’s Information Assurance Standards, Good Practice Guides, Government Security Policy Framework and Data Protection Act. These Government security requirements were introduced under the previous Government and applied to outsourcing then. All shared services data will be handled, processed and transmitted in accordance with these security requirements, taking into consideration clients’ security policies.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/09/2014 16:28:43 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3981 label Biography information for Anas Sarwar

89470

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Business Interests
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Business Appointment Rules for public servants relate to (a) appointments in (i) NGOs, (ii) charities and (iii) other non-commercial organisations and (b) unpaid positions.
tabling member constituency	Dover
tabling member printed	Charlie Elphicke
uin	207503
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>The Business Appointment Rules apply to those people employed in civil service, the diplomatic service and members of the armed services, whether the employment is paid or unpaid.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/09/2014 16:27:28 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3971 label Biography information for Charlie Elphicke

89471

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of central Government procurement spend was with small and medium-sized enterprises on 21 August 2014.
tabling member constituency	Hackney South and Shoreditch
tabling member printed	Meg Hillier
uin	207479
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2014 answer text <p>Overall government spend with SMEs has increased from £3 billion in 2009/10 to £4.5 billion in 2012/13, putting us on track to deliver our aspiration of awarding 25% of central government business to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) by 2015. Figures for 2013-14 will be published in the autumn.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 03/09/2014 14:16:52 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1524 label Biography information for Dame Meg Hillier

89472

registered interest
date	29/08/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many new EU directives and regulations have been transposed into UK law by his Department since May 2010.
tabling member constituency	Wokingham
tabling member printed	Mr John Redwood
uin	207253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2014 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office has transposed two EU directives into UK law since 2010 and six directly applicable regulations have come into effect in the Cabinet Office’s area of responsibility in the same period.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 05/09/2014 11:00:41 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	14 label Biography information for Sir John Redwood

79214

registered interest
date	22/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Pay
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments do not pay all employees the living wage as defined by the Living Wage Foundation; and how much less than the living wage those departments pay.
tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
uin	206840
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p>For staff outside the Senior Civil Service, individual Departments have delegated authority to set their own pay levels, based on their own recruitment and retention needs.</p><p><strong><em><br> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 01/09/2014 11:21:16 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

78996

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet: Aberdeen
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost to the public purse was of holding a Cabinet meeting in Aberdeen on 24 February 2014.
tabling member constituency	Redditch
tabling member printed	Karen Lumley
uin	206772
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>The central cost of holding Cabinet in Aberdeen was £1,800. This is a considerable reduction on regional Cabinet meetings under the previous administration, which cost between £50,000 and £100,000. Departments and agencies will also have incurred costs in terms of travel, staff time and other support. The cost of any security provided by the police is a matter for the relevant police force.</p><p>Holding Cabinet meetings in different parts of the UK allows Ministers to hear at first hand the views of people in different areas, and Ministers visited various locations in the region following the meeting.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 01/09/2014 15:25:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4023 label Biography information for Karen Lumley

78998

registered interest
date	21/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Buildings
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will review his departmental estate in order to reduce costs; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Brighton, Kemptown
tabling member printed	Simon Kirby
uin	206682
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/09/2014 answer text <p>Since 2010 the number of Cabinet Office buildings has reduced from 14 to 6 with an annual saving of around £10m. Further reductions are planned until 2016, to a total of 3 occupied properties, with a further £2m annual saving.</p><p>The State of the Estate Report (SofTE) provides annual progress updates on our work improving the efficiency of the Government’s Civil Estate. The Government estate is currently 2 million sq. m smaller since January 2010. More information is available at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-estate" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/state-of-the-estate</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 01/09/2014 11:19:45 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby