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1687343

registered interest
date	05/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that Government data which is shared with third-party organisations is protected.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	13006
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2024 answer text <p>The Central Digital and Data Office, in the Cabinet Office, sets the policy and leads the cross-government approach to the safe, ethical, legal and secure sharing of government data. They work with the Government Security Group, who also lead on the topic of Supply Chain Security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>When sharing personal data with third party organisations, departments must make sure data is used fairly, lawfully and transparently, in compliance with the data protection principles set in UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018. This includes having the requisite data protection controls and governance in place and working with vendors and partners to identify and remediate any risks. All government contracts with suppliers must consider the security of all information and set expectations for how it should be protected.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Departments are responsible for managing their security risks, including the risks to their information that is held and processed by authorised third-parties. The Government Security Standard, local security policies and assurance frameworks such as the Cyber Assessment Framework set out how they should do this. These frameworks and good practice have been collaboratively developed by the Cabinet Office, the National Cyber Security Centre and Departments themselves.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 13/02/2024 15:52:28 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1686719

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which civil service training programmes include the spotting of microaggressions.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	12500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>There was a specific course on Microaggressions which was withdrawn from the prospectus in November 2022.</p><p>There are not any other courses that include microaggressions as part of the course outline available as part of the cross Civil Service training catalogue. We do not hold details of any local procurement or bespoke commissions of courses, the relevant department would need to be contacted to confirm.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/02/2024 10:08:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1686835

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Overseas Trade: Morocco
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what value of goods was (a) imported from and (b) exported to the Kingdom of Morocco in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023.
tabling member constituency	Kilmarnock and Loudoun
tabling member printed	Alan Brown
uin	12605
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/02/2024 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p> </p><p>A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 1st February is attached.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 09/02/2024 10:08:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen attachment 1 file name PQ12605.pdf title UK Statistics Authority
tabling member	4470 label Biography information for Alan Brown

1686928

registered interest
date	01/02/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Lobbying: Registration
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have considered taking steps to reduce the single tiered registration fee to the Office of the Registrar of Consultant Lobbyists for small consultant lobbyists or businesses working with charities below the level levied on larger companies working with profit making organisations; and, if not, why.
tabling member printed	Baroness Lister of Burtersett
uin	HL2135
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government believes it is right that registrants contribute to the costs of administering the lobbying register and we continue to keep the registration fee level under review. There are currently no plans to introduce a banded fee structure.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We look forward to the findings of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee on the operation of the Lobbying Act 2014 and will respond in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 15/02/2024 14:21:46 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
tabling member	4234 label Biography information for Baroness Lister of Burtersett

1686420

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department has taken to improve the cyber resilience of public services.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12420
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>We are working extensively to improve the cyber resilience of public services, particularly through the Government Cyber Security Strategy. As part of this, in April 2023 we launched GovAssure, which introduced stringent new measures for Government cyber security to be reviewed against. We have also published the Cyber Policy Handbook and the Secure by Design Framework, as well as soft launching the Government Cyber Coordination Centre (GC3), to share best practice and embed it throughout the UK’s public services.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 08/02/2024 15:13:18 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1686421

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Cybersecurity
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 effectiveness of the Government's cyber security measures in protecting public sector organisations.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12421
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government prioritises public sector cyber security, which is why in April 2023 GovAssure was launched. Under GovAssure, government organisations regularly review the effectiveness of their cyber defences against common cyber vulnerabilities and attack methods. We are currently evaluating the first year’s assessments.</p><p>GovAssure will enable government organisations to accurately assess their levels of cyber resilience across their critical services, highlight priority areas for improvement and provide the Government with a strategic view of cyber capability, risk and resilience across the sector.</p><p>With its foundations in the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework, GovAssure will help us to understand our risk at scale and put us on the pathway to reducing it, as well as aligning Government with the best practice in management of wider UK Critical National Infrastructure sectors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 08/02/2024 17:00:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1686422

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Procurement Act 2023 on strengthening cyber security requirements for public tenders.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12422
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Procurement Act 2023 brings in new powers to exclude and debar companies from public procurement on grounds of national security. The new National Security Unit for Procurement (NSUP), in the Cabinet Office, will work across government to coordinate assessments of companies and support ministers in national security debarment decisions.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In addition, Procurement Policy Note 09/14 requires central government contracting authorities to ensure that for contracts with certain characteristics, suppliers must meet the technical requirements prescribed by Cyber Essentials, including where suppliers store, or process, personal information or data at Official level.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office encourages all organisations to follow National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) guidance which sets out the security matters to be considered during the procurement process. The National Protective Security Agency (NPSA) has also published guidance to prevent hostile actors exploiting vulnerabilities in supply chains.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The National Procurement Policy Statement sets out the national priorities that all contracting authorities should have regard to in their procurement where it is relevant to the subject matter of the contract and proportionate to do so. The current statement does not include cyber security as a separate, wider policy because the need for cyber security protection is fundamental to procurements where it applies and therefore built into the procurement process as described above. The new legislative statement that will come into force alongside the Procurement Act is currently being drafted and will be subject to a consultation process as set out in Section 13 of the Act.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 12426 12427 question first answered 08/02/2024 15:06:28 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1686423

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: 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 potential impact of incorporating device security in public sector risk management strategies.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12423
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government Cyber Security Standard requires government organisations to meet or exceed the security outcomes specified in the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).</p><p>One of the four objectives which make up the CAF is managing security risk; this objective covers a range of security outcomes in relation to organisations’ internal processes for managing security risk, accountability and decision-making and managing assets such as corporate devices. The CAF also includes specific security outcomes in relation to the secure configuration and management of devices.</p><p>In November 2023 we published the cross-government Mobile Device Management (MDM) policy to help government organisations and their Arms Length Bodies keep their corporately owned mobile devices secure and prevent data breaches. This policy is mandatory for all government organisations and Arms Length Bodies. It requires them to manage corporately owned mobile phones and tablets which access, process or store OFFICIAL government and/or citizen data via critical systems using an appropriate MDM solution.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 08/02/2024 16:19:44 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1686424

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 criteria his Department uses to determine the security standard of hardware devices before they are purchased by Government.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12424
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government Cyber Security Standard requires government organisations to meet or exceed the security outcomes specified in the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This includes specific security outcomes in relation to the secure configuration and management of devices.</p><p>As the CAF is outcomes-based, it does not specify which commercially available devices meet these security requirements or which vendors government organisations should buy their devices from. That is a matter for government organisations to determine locally, in consultation with their commercial, security and IT teams, based on their organisation’s business needs, risk tolerance and threat profile.</p><p>In addition, in November 2023 we published the cross-government Mobile Device Management policy to help government organisations and their Arms Length Bodies keep their corporately owned mobile devices secure and prevent data breaches. NCSC also provides guidance on how to securely configure devices from each of the most commonly used platforms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 12425 question first answered 08/02/2024 16:29:21 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1686425

registered interest
date	31/01/2024
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 his Department's policy is on the security requirements for endpoint devices procured by the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Slough
tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
uin	12425
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government Cyber Security Standard requires government organisations to meet or exceed the security outcomes specified in the Cyber Assessment Framework (CAF) developed by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). This includes specific security outcomes in relation to the secure configuration and management of devices.</p><p>As the CAF is outcomes-based, it does not specify which commercially available devices meet these security requirements or which vendors government organisations should buy their devices from. That is a matter for government organisations to determine locally, in consultation with their commercial, security and IT teams, based on their organisation’s business needs, risk tolerance and threat profile.</p><p>In addition, in November 2023 we published the cross-government Mobile Device Management policy to help government organisations and their Arms Length Bodies keep their corporately owned mobile devices secure and prevent data breaches. NCSC also provides guidance on how to securely configure devices from each of the most commonly used platforms.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 12424 question first answered 08/02/2024 16:29:21 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi