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1000224

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date	02/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) timetable, (b) cost and (c) estimated savings are for the Foxhound IT programme.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	187356
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>FOXHOUND is a Cabinet Office-led, cross-government IT programme to develop and deploy a new secure capability for managing sensitive information, including that which is classified up to and at SECRET. The aim is to bear down on the growing information and cyber risk, whilst improving scope for collaboration across the National Security community. The single platform this capability offers will enable some security related savings to be made and an outline Programme timetable and costs are published in Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA) annual reports on Major Projects (<a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721978/IPA_Annual_Report_2018__2_.pdf" target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/721978/IPA_Annual_Report_2018__2_.pdf</a> and <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infrastructure-and-projects-authority-annual-report-2018</a>)</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/11/2018 09:57:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1000225

registered interest
date	02/11/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse has been of the Public Services Network; and what estimate he has made of the savings to be accrued to the public purse of that Network.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	187357
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>Each government department or organisation connected to the PSN is responsible for procuring its own connectivity services separately from a group of approved providers. Since almost 700 public sector organisations across central government, local government and other public agencies and bodies use the PSN, it is not possible for Cabinet Office to report on the total cost to the public purse.</p><p>The National Audit Office 2016 “Protecting information across government” report reported that the project saved £406 million across government over the 4 years between 2011/12 and 2014/15.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/11/2018 09:49:38 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

997167

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what has been the cost to the public purse of the common technology services programme; and what progress has been made on the implementation of that programme since it began.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	185092
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/11/2018 answer text <p>The Common Technology Services programme has spent £28.4m to the end of September 2018. <br> <br> Over the last 3 years, the programme has: supported government departments in obtaining cheaper alternatives to large technological contracts; has delivered a technology template to implement shared technology in multi-tenancy buildings, successfully completing its implementation in the first of the Government Property</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 12/11/2018 09:46:16 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

997229

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts the Government holds with cloud based providers to store data; and what the total cost of these contracts to the public purse is.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	185114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search" target="_blank">https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/11/2018 15:51:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

997230

registered interest
date	29/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Chief Security Officer: Public Appointments
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 6 September 2018 to Question 169860 on Government Chief Security Officer: Public Appointments, when his Department plans to recruit the Government Chief Security Officer.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	185115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2018 answer text <p>The original recruitment campaign for the role of Government Chief Security Officer, was unsuccessful. The Cabinet Office is now seeking a 2 year fixed term candidate for this role and this recruitment exercise is underway. Following this, a full recruitment exercise will be undertaken to fill this post permanently.</p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/11/2018 15:51:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

995564

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Digital Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many Government Digital Service projects have been funded by the public purse but have not been completed in each of the last seven years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	184421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/10/2018 answer text <p>In the 2015 Government Spending Review, the Government Digital Service (GDS) was tasked with delivering three cross-government programmes to improve public services and deliver efficiencies. These were:</p><p> </p><ul><li>A Common Technology Services programme to allow the Civil Service to purchase consistent, flexible and modern IT, driving savings and improving performance.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>A new way of delivering digital services, Government as a Platform, to provide a common set of core systems that enable government departments to share digital services, technology and processes.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>The development of the <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify programme to enable individuals to prove their identity online and to access government services securely and safely.</li></ul><p> </p><p>These programmes continue to deliver against their objectives.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 31/10/2018 11:46:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

995616

registered interest
date	26/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Resignations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many employees have left the Government Digital Service in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	184449
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2018 answer text <p>The table below sets out the number of staff that have left by the Government Digital Service (GDS) in each of the last seven years, as of 29th October 2018: <br></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Leaver numbers</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2012</strong></p></td><td><p>39</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p>32</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2014</strong></p></td><td><p>56</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2015</strong></p></td><td><p>103</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2016</strong></p></td><td><p>99</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2017</strong></p></td><td><p>148</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2018 (to date)</strong></p></td><td><p>180</p></td></tr></tbody></table> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/11/2018 17:08:18 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

994669

registered interest
date	25/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the average cost is per user to verify an individual's identity on Gov.UK verify.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	183994
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2018 answer text <p>Digital identity accounts are created by the private sector identity providers. The cost of verification can vary due to a number of factors such as the types of documentation a user is able to provide. Each of the identity providers operates their own business processes to meet the necessary identity standards, and the providers will experience differing associated costs.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 30/10/2018 15:06:47 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

992683

registered interest
date	22/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 9 October 2018 on GOV.UK Verify programme, HCWS978, how many redundancies there will be as a result of his Department' s decision to transfer gov.uk verify to the private sector.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	182233
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/10/2018 answer text <p>There have been no redundancies, nor are there any planned, as a result of the changes concerning GOV.UK Verify that were recently announced to the House.</p><p>The Written Statement outlined that the responsibility for broadening the usage and application of the digital identity market will transition to the private sector. The Statement explained that new contracts with private sector identity providers have been signed to ensure that the Government will continue to have access to the identity assurance it needs. The Statement reiterated the Government’s support for GOV.UK Verify and for the creation of a digital identity market.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 25/10/2018 11:36:57 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

990402

registered interest
date	18/10/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many registered users of Gov.UK verify there were at February 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	181337
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/10/2018 answer text <p>The number of GOV.UK Verify accounts (historic and current) is published on the GOV.UK website and is regularly updated.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 23/10/2018 09:41:04 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt