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750938

registered interest
date	11/07/2017
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 purchasing has come from small and medium-sized enterprises in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh North and Leith
tabling member printed	Deidre Brock
uin	4273
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Information on Central Government spend for 2013-14 and 2014-15 can be found online:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/central-government-spend-with-smes-2014-to-2015</a></p><p> </p><p>This shows that in 2014-15, Central Government spent over £12 billion (27.1%) with small and medium sized businesses, indicating a continued year on year increase in SMEs winning public procurements.</p><p> </p><p>Data for 2015-16 and 2016-17 will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:37:04 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4417 label Biography information for Deidre Brock

749984

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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, what the average number of bids received for each contract put out to tender by his Department was in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The average number of bids received per Crown Commercial Service procurement project is set out in the following table:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Average number of bids</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>75</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>82</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>85</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information is not available prior to 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:26:44 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749988

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
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, what proportion of public procurement contracts his Department awarded through framework agreements in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	4013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of Cabinet Office contracts 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><strong> </strong></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 Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:29:10 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749989

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 3 November 2016 to Question 50641, the Answers of 4 November 2016 to Questions 50626, 50627, 50632 and 50636, the Answer of 8 November 2016 to Question 50633 and the Answer of 17 November 2016 to Question 50639, if he will make it his policy to record information on the level of British steel procured by each Government Department.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>Last December, the Government issued updated guidance to central government departments on how to ensure that they take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities; and extended this guidance to the wider public sector.</p><p> </p><p>Since publication of the guidance, the Government has been working closely with departments to monitor the impact and effectiveness of the guidance. Further work is ongoing to test the accuracy of the figures and therefore we are not in a position to publish the data publicly.</p><p>The Government also published its indicative future steel requirements to 2020 in December, to enable UK steel manufacturers to better plan and bid for government contracts:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:32:08 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

749990

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Commercial Service: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts put out to tender by the Crown Commercial Service have been (a) cancelled and (b) re-tendered in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	3949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The following table sets out the number of Crown Commercial Service procurement projects that have been cancelled before completion and subsequently re-tendered:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Cancelled</p></td><td><p>Re-tendered</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013-14</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014-15</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>2</p></td><td><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Information is not available prior to 2013-14.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:28:02 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

749993

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Iron and Steel: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if the Government will develop a kite mark type certification system incorporating social and environmental standards for Government procurement of UK steel.
tabling member constituency	Aberavon
tabling member printed	Stephen Kinnock
uin	3947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Government has issued guidance on how to ensure that public sector purchasers take full account of the value provided by UK steel producers when conducting their procurement activities. This includes guidance on the application of social and environmental issues:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-policy-note-1116-procuring-steel-in-major-projects-revised-guidance</a></p><p> </p><p>We have invited the UK steel sector to use the opportunity of a sector deal, through the Government’s Industrial Strategy, to set out its plans to capture future opportunities and deliver long-term growth, and we will actively consider any proposals forthcoming.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:38:42 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4359 label Biography information for Stephen Kinnock

750002

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Annual Reports
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish his Department's Annual Report and Accounts 2016-17.
tabling member constituency	Ellesmere Port and Neston
tabling member printed	Justin Madders
uin	3867
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office 2016-17 Annual Report and Accounts will be published in due course.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 15:11:05 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4418 label Biography information for Justin Madders

750204

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Cyber Security Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, in what ways the National Cyber Security Centre interacts with Government Departments; and whether that Centre meets regularly with those Departments.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	3798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) regularly works with Government Departments and agencies to provide authoritative and coherent advice on how to protect their networks and manage the cyber risks to the data they hold. The NCSC has dedicated engagement teams which cover all economic sectors and departments. The NCSC draws on these relationships when coordinating the government’s response to national level cyber security incidents.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:23:20 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

750205

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Universities
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the National Cyber Security Centre has to help universities (a) fight organised cyber-crime and (b) further prevent a cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	3799
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>We launched our five year National Cyber Security Strategy in 2016 to ensure that the UK has the right capability and capacity to defend our people, businesses, and assets; deter our adversaries; and develop the skills and capabilities we need across all sectors.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The NCSC regularly publishes advice and guidance for securing organisations’ networks operating in the UK, including universities, and it works closely with law enforcement partners to tackle all forms of cyber-crime.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 18/07/2017 14:25:40 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds

750207

registered interest
date	10/07/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Cyber Security Centre
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will ensure that regular reviews of the National Cyber Security Centre take place and the outcomes of those reviews are placed in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Torfaen
tabling member printed	Nick Thomas-Symonds
uin	3801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2017 answer text <p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) reports quarterly to the Cyber and Government Security Directorate (CGSD) of the Cabinet Office on the delivery of its objectives against the National Cyber Security Strategy (NCSS). CGSD manages the five-year National Cyber Security Programme (NCSP), and sets policy for Government.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes grouped question UIN 3802 question first answered 18/07/2017 14:22:01 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	4479 label Biography information for Nick Thomas-Symonds