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1142775

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date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Software
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 22 July 2019 to Question 278600, for what reason that Answer did not confirm whether the Government has requested an extension for Windows 7 support from Microsoft.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	284390
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) provides government departments with guidance on selecting technology through the Technology Code of Practice. Further details can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice/technology-code-of-practice</p><p>Individual technology choices and volumes purchased rest with individual departments. As such, GDS does not provide guidance to departments on specific operating systems, such as Windows 7 and the Government does not hold information concerning departments choice to use Windows 7 machines centrally. Microsoft provides guidance for its operating systems should departments need specific information.</p><p>Additionally, the National Cyber Security Centre published information on their blog on the upcoming removal of Windows 7 Support. The blog post can be found here: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/one-year-left-windows-7-support</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/09/2019 14:31:09 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1142979

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Redundancy Pay
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, which (a) Cabinet and (b) former Cabinet members have returned severance payments to the public purse in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	284484
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>Severance payments for Ministers are a statutory entitlement under section 4 of the Ministerial and other Pensions and Salaries Act 1991. Information relating to Cabinet Ministers’ severance payments is held by individual departments, and is published in their departmental annual report and accounts. These are published on gov.uk.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/09/2019 15:50:09 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1143015

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Training
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 plans he has for training on devolution for the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	284585
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>It has never been more important for civil servants to understand devolution. As we leave the EU a whole range of powers will return from Brussels and the Civil Service must be ready to understand how those powers interact with the devolution settlements.</p><p>My department champions devolution capability right across the Civil Service through the flagship Devolution and You programme. Our learning and development offer is extensive, ranging from online training to immersive workshops, work shadowing and written guidance. Departments and devolved administrations also create tailored devolution training on their specific policy areas and priorities.</p><p>We are constantly reviewing Devolution and You to develop additional training. For example, we are working right now on enhancing our work shadowing and interchange scheme so more civil servants can spend time directly working in different administrations and different parts of the UK.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 05/09/2019 14:37:36 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1143016

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
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 he plans to increase the number of Civil Service roles outside of London.
tabling member constituency	Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
tabling member printed	John Lamont
uin	284587
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government has committed to ensure that the administration of government, including civil service roles and public bodies are located in the regions and nations of the United Kingdom. The Cabinet Office is co-ordinating this activity through the Places for Growth programme.</p><p>To date the Programme has identified over three thousand roles for relocation over a phased timetable and it is working with all departments and public bodies to drive location and workforce planning ahead of the next Spending Review.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/09/2019 14:24:16 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4608 label Biography information for John Lamont

1143235

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security Strategy and Implementation Groups
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 recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the recently established National Security Strategy Implementation Groups in improving cross-departmental working.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	284530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 National Security Capability Review (NSCR) introduced Fusion, a new approach designed to improve our collective approach to national security and ability to use all of the UK’s capabilities and policy levers to tackle complex national security questions. Senior Responsible Owners (SRO) are assigned to each of the National Security Council’s (NSC) priorities, each supported by an NSSIG to develop robust advice to the NSC on both strategy and implementation.</p><p>The NSCR also set out the intention to conduct an Annual Posture Review (APR), the first of which took place earlier this year and is the most substantive recent review of Fusion as a whole. A summary of the key findings from the APR can be found at paragraphs 5.11-5.12 of the Third Annual Report on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 285237 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:48:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143236

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security
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 contingencies the Government has put in place to ensure that the roll out of Fusion Doctrine will continue in the event that the current National Security Advisor leaves his post.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	284719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Fusion Doctrine was established in the Government’s National Security Capability Review, published in March 2018. It created a more accountable system to support collective Cabinet decision-making, with the introduction of senior responsible owners to deliver each of the National Security Council’s (NSC) priorities. Each senior responsible owner is accountable to the NSC for the development of options and the implementation of the Government’s strategy. The Fusion Doctrine is not dependent on the holder of any post at a particular point in time.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/09/2019 14:45:43 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143414

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
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, pursuant to the Answer of 24 July 2019 to Question 279145, on what date his Department most recently assessed the number of Government Transformation Strategy objectives on track to be met by 2020; and if he will set a time frame for the publication of this information.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	284928
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Government Transformation Strategy concludes in March 2020. The Government Digital Service (GDS) will publish an assessment of progress against the commitments set out in the strategy later in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 05/09/2019 14:29:14 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1143545

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of appointing Senior Responsible Officials as part of the Government’s roll out of the Fusion Doctrine.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	285237
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The 2018 National Security Capability Review (NSCR) introduced Fusion, a new approach designed to improve our collective approach to national security and ability to use all of the UK’s capabilities and policy levers to tackle complex national security questions. Senior Responsible Owners (SRO) are assigned to each of the National Security Council’s (NSC) priorities, each supported by an NSSIG to develop robust advice to the NSC on both strategy and implementation.</p><p>The NSCR also set out the intention to conduct an Annual Posture Review (APR), the first of which took place earlier this year and is the most substantive recent review of Fusion as a whole. A summary of the key findings from the APR can be found at paragraphs 5.11-5.12 of the Third Annual Report on the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden grouped question UIN 284530 question first answered 05/09/2019 14:48:25 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1143546

registered interest
date	02/09/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Relations: Africa
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 recent assessment he has made of the working relationship between the Whitehall Africa Group and the Africa National Security Strategy Implementation Group; and what recent assessment he has made of the level of risk of duplication of effort of those two groups.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Nia Griffith
uin	285238
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/09/2019 answer text <p>The Sub-Saharan Africa National Security Strategy Implementation Group (NSIG) is an internal governance mechanism established to oversee the development of HMG’s strategic policy priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa. It is led by a Senior Responsible Officer at Director General level. The Whitehall Africa Group (WAG) is responsible for implementing the strategic approach set out by the NSSIG for those areas of policy within its remit, including overseeing discrete country and regional strategies and acting as the Regional Board for Sub-Saharan Africa’s Conflict, Stability and Security Fund allocation. The WAG is chaired by the FCO Director for Sub-Saharan Africa, who sits as a member of the NSIG. This construct allows for a productive working relationship between the two structures, which ensures that HMG’s engagement is effectively and coherently delivered, without any duplication of effort.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/09/2019 14:43:31 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1142007

registered interest
date	25/07/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Health
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department measures optimism in society.
tabling member constituency	Vale of Clwyd
tabling member printed	Chris Ruane
uin	282212
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/09/2019 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office does not routinely measure optimism in society. Occasionally questions on optimism may be included in other research studies undertaken by the Cabinet Office for contextual purposes.</p> answering member constituency Torbay answering member printed Kevin Foster question first answered 03/09/2019 13:24:43 answering member 4451 label Biography information for Kevin Foster
tabling member	534 label Biography information for Chris Ruane