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1581493

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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 steps the Government is taking to strengthen national security through public procurement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Procurement Bill, currently being considered by Parliament, significantly strengthens the grounds under which suppliers that present unacceptable risks can be prevented from participating in a procurement.</p><p>As part of this, a new ground for exclusion will allow contracting authorities to exclude suppliers which pose a threat to national security. The Bill also provides flexibility for contracts to be upgraded to refresh technology and avoid gaps in capability.</p><p>The Government has taken steps to help support small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for public contracts in a variety of ways - from transparently publishing contract pipelines to simplifying bidding processes. The new procurement regime will create a simpler and significantly more transparent system that will give opportunities for businesses of all sizes to compete for public sector work.The Bill includes a specific duty on contracting authorities to have regard to the particular barriers facing SMEs and strengthens prompt payment with 30 day payment terms applying contractually throughout the public sector supply chain.</p><p>This is one of the ways we are helping grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country - one of the Government’s five key priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 133948 133967 question first answered 03/02/2023 12:37:48 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581494

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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 steps the Government is taking to increase cyber resilience in public procurement.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Procurement Bill, currently being considered by Parliament, significantly strengthens the grounds under which suppliers that present unacceptable risks can be prevented from participating in a procurement.</p><p>As part of this, a new ground for exclusion will allow contracting authorities to exclude suppliers which pose a threat to national security. The Bill also provides flexibility for contracts to be upgraded to refresh technology and avoid gaps in capability.</p><p>The Government has taken steps to help support small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for public contracts in a variety of ways - from transparently publishing contract pipelines to simplifying bidding processes. The new procurement regime will create a simpler and significantly more transparent system that will give opportunities for businesses of all sizes to compete for public sector work.The Bill includes a specific duty on contracting authorities to have regard to the particular barriers facing SMEs and strengthens prompt payment with 30 day payment terms applying contractually throughout the public sector supply chain.</p><p>This is one of the ways we are helping grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country - one of the Government’s five key priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 133947 133967 question first answered 03/02/2023 12:37:48 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581496

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Ministers: Codes of Practice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the level of compliance with the Ministerial code.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Prime Minister expects all Ministers to act in accordance with the Code and demonstrate integrity, professionalism and accountability. He has appointed Sir Laurie Magnus as the Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests to advise on matters relating to the Code.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 06/02/2023 17:48:25 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581497

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Covid-19 Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with the chair of the covid-19 public inquiry on the progress of that inquiry.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133965
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office, as sponsor department, has supported the Covid Inquiry with its practical set up. Under the Inquiries Act, the process, procedure and timing of the inquiry’s stages are matters for the independent inquiry Chair. Progress is well underway and details relating to the Inquiry’s planned and current work are available on the Covid-19 Inquiry’s website.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/02/2023 17:56:17 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581499

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
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 adequacy of the UK's cyber resilience.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133966
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>As the Government outlined in the National Cyber Strategy 2022, significant progress has been made in the last decade in improving the UK’s cyber resilience but further work remains.</p><p>The Strategy sets out the Government’s ambitions to raise levels of resilience across all sectors by 2025, with a particular focus on our Critical National Infrastructure and making government an exemplar. We are also strengthening protections to online services and connected consumer devices to reduce the cyber security burden on UK citizens.</p><p>The Government continually assesses cyber risk and implementation of the National Cyber Strategy and we will publish annual reports on our progress.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 01/02/2023 14:34:34 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581500

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
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, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help support small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for public contracts.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133967
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/02/2023 answer text <p>The Procurement Bill, currently being considered by Parliament, significantly strengthens the grounds under which suppliers that present unacceptable risks can be prevented from participating in a procurement.</p><p>As part of this, a new ground for exclusion will allow contracting authorities to exclude suppliers which pose a threat to national security. The Bill also provides flexibility for contracts to be upgraded to refresh technology and avoid gaps in capability.</p><p>The Government has taken steps to help support small and medium-sized enterprises bidding for public contracts in a variety of ways - from transparently publishing contract pipelines to simplifying bidding processes. The new procurement regime will create a simpler and significantly more transparent system that will give opportunities for businesses of all sizes to compete for public sector work.The Bill includes a specific duty on contracting authorities to have regard to the particular barriers facing SMEs and strengthens prompt payment with 30 day payment terms applying contractually throughout the public sector supply chain.</p><p>This is one of the ways we are helping grow the economy, creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country - one of the Government’s five key priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 133947 133948 question first answered 03/02/2023 12:37:48 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581503

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Consultants
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the value for money of the use of external consultants by the civil service.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133969
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Consultants can bring highly valuable expertise to support Government in delivering outstanding public projects. It is essential that Government continues to be able to access the right skills at the right time, but also that we do so in the right way and deliver the desired outcomes. Government is committed to working together to get the most value from our spend and to achieve the highest quality results.</p><p>The Consultancy Playbook, published in May 2021 alongside the Sourcing Playbook, provides additional guidance when buying consultancy services. This supports Government’s agenda to commission and engage with consultants more effectively, achieving better outcomes, better value for money, and improved civil service capability through the transferral of knowledge and skills.</p><p>Consultancy spend by department is published on GOV.UK</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/02/2023 16:54:24 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson

1581504

registered interest
date	27/01/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans: Cost of Living
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support veterans and their families with the cost of living crisis.
tabling member constituency	Kingston upon Hull North
tabling member printed	Dame Diana Johnson
uin	133970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/02/2023 answer text <p>Through its Veterans’ Welfare Service, Veterans UK provides one-to-one welfare support and advice to veterans or anyone supporting a veteran, their families and dependants. We are also working with the charitable sector to continue to signpost dedicated support available to veterans.</p><p>We are also providing significant support to help people through these tough times by holding down energy bills and delivering up to £1,350 in direct cash payments to millions of vulnerable households.</p><p>The Government is committed to supporting all households with the current cost of living, through the Help for Households initiative. This includes serving personnel and veterans. Veterans are able to access all the support that the rest of the UK is eligible for, including the Energy Price Guarantee, Cost of Living Payment and the Disability Cost of Living Payment.</p><p>Tackling inflation is this government’s number one priority. We have a plan that will help to more than halve inflation this year and lay the foundations for long-term growth to improve living standards for everyone, including veterans.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 01/02/2023 14:36:49 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	1533 label Biography information for Dame Diana Johnson