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1150144

	registered interest
	date	16/10/2019
	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, with reference to the Answer of 5 September 2019 to Question 284390 on Public Sector: Computer Software, whether (a) his Department and (b) the GDS is monitoring the number and proportion of public sector computers transitioning from Windows 7 prior to the end of the support date.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	1139
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/10/2019 answer text <p>Individual technology choices and volumes purchased rest with individual departments</p><p>The Cabinet Office will soon start work on an audit to allow for a more comprehensive and consistent approach to reviewing legacy IT in government and will support departments to understand their legacy systems and any risks associated with those systems.</p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 21/10/2019 14:26:23 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1142775

	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	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

1139811

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the number of computers in the public sector that are using Windows 7; and whether his Department has set a deadline for the withdrawal of Windows 7 in advance of Microsofts' end of support for that operating system.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	278599
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Decisions about technology choices rest with individual departments and bodies in the public sector. As such, Cabinet Office does not hold this information centrally.</p><p>The Cabinet Office itself does not have any computers using Windows 7.</p><p>The National Cyber Security Centre has published information on the upcoming removal of Windows 7 Support, here:<br>https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/one-year-left-windows-7-support<br></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/07/2019 15:13:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1139823

	registered interest
	date	17/07/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent discussions he has had with Microsoft on support for Windows 7 operating systems used by the public sector; and whether he has requested an extension of that support.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	278600
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>Details of Ministerial meetings are published on GOV.UK.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/07/2019 15:13:32 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1048072

	registered interest
	date	25/01/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2019 to Question 210692 on Public Sector: Computer Software, on what dates the Government Digital Service issued cross-Government advice in relation to the conclusion of Windows 7 support in 2020.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	212677
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <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. Microsoft provides guidance for its operating systems should departments need specific information.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 30/01/2019 16:52:51 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1045561

	registered interest
	date	21/01/2019
	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 Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public sector computers are operating the Windows 7 operating system; and what preparations he has made for the forthcoming conclusion of Windows support for that system.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	210692
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/01/2019 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: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice/technology-code-of-practice" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/technology-code-of-practice/technology-code-of-practice</a> <br> <br> Individual technology choices and volumes purchased rest with individual departments. As such, GDS does not hold information on how many government computers currently operate with Windows 7 or more widely in the public sector.</p><p>Departments are making their own preparation plans for the conclusion of Windows 7 support in 2020.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 24/01/2019 13:17:44 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt