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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

1648874

registered interest
date	29/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Emergencies: Mobile Phones
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 was of the Emergency alert test on 23 April 2023; and whether a value-for-money analysis was carried out.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	191847
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2023 answer text <p>The Government’s number one job is to keep people safe. Emergency Alerts are a critical new tool in the Government’s toolkit for warning and informing people where their lives are at risk.</p><p>The total cost to date of developing the technical architecture and systems that underpin the emergency alert system, in addition to the first three years of operational delivery, will be a maximum of £25.3 million.</p><p>All the contracts were established using the civil service public procurement policy. The tender process was therefore subject to a legal framework which encountered free and open competition and value for money, in line with internationally and nationally agreed obligations and regulations.</p><p>The capability is currently within a trial period, which will review its use in the live and exercise environment. Any assessments of value for money will be carried out on completion of this.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 07/07/2023 13:38:19 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1644677

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to extend infected blood compensation payments to the children of people affected who died before they were able to receive payment.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	189644
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s second interim report are still under consideration by the Government. I recognise this is a matter of great importance to many in this House, and I was grateful for the opportunity to update the House on this on 22 June.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 189645 question first answered 23/06/2023 10:11:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1644678

registered interest
date	14/06/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department plans to extend compensation payments to the children of people affected by the infected blood scandal who died before they were able to receive payment.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	189645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/06/2023 answer text <p>The recommendations of the Infected Blood Inquiry’s second interim report are still under consideration by the Government. I recognise this is a matter of great importance to many in this House, and I was grateful for the opportunity to update the House on this on 22 June.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin grouped question UIN 189644 question first answered 23/06/2023 10:11:11 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1585891

registered interest
date	09/02/2023
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Theft
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) phones were reported as stolen and (b) people were prosecuted for phone theft in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	143801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/02/2023 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.</p><p>A response to the Hon. Member's Parliamentary Question of 9 February is attached.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 24/02/2023 14:58:39 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin attachment 1 file name PQ143801.pdf title Letter response to PQ143801
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1378447

registered interest
date	15/11/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
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 potential merits of extending financial compensation to bereaved parents and children of people given contaminated blood.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	75073
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2021 answer text <p>Sir Robert Francis QC has been appointed to carry out an independent study to provide Government with advice and recommendations about a potential framework for compensation to the infected and affected communities. The terms of reference of the study includes consideration of whether compensation should be extended to parents and children. These can be found on gov.uk: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infected-blood-compensation-framework-study-terms-of-reference" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/infected-blood-compensation-framework-study-terms-of-reference</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 18/11/2021 16:41:23 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1303476

registered interest
date	17/03/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Marriage
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 the scientific basis is for the Government's decision to restrict marriage ceremonies to places of worship or public buildings.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	170692
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2021 answer text <p>Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships was published on 22 March and can be found here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships#wedding-and-civil-partnership-ceremony-venues</a></p><p>We recognise that any restrictions on wedding venues may be disappointing for those planning such events, but we have to take necessary steps to limit transmission of COVID-19. This includes the closure of some settings and restrictions on social contact, including wedding and civil partnership ceremonies. By their very nature, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies are events that bring families and friends together, making them particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. We appreciate the sacrifices people have had to make across the COVID-19 pandemic and we do not wish to keep any restrictions in place longer than we need to.</p><p>In the <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-response-spring-2021/covid-19-response-spring-2021" target="_blank">COVID-19 Response - Spring 2021</a>, the Government has set out the gradual and cautious approach to reopening in England, guided by science and the data, including the staged return of weddings and civil partnerships, as well as sporting events.</p><p>In order to inform the pace and sequencing of the roadmap, the Government commissioned advice and modelling from SAGE and its sub-groups. Scientific evidence supporting the government response to coronavirus is regularly published here - <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 162681 167836 169799 170531 170682 170683 question first answered 23/03/2021 17:45:10 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1276246

registered interest
date	13/01/2021
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Weddings: Coronavirus
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 scientific evidence his Department is using to base its decision to restrict marriage ceremonies to only couples with exceptional circumstances under the January 2021 covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	137257
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2021 answer text <p>On 4 January, the Prime Minister announced a National Lockdown for all of England, in accordance with growing evidence of virus prevalence. Under these new restrictions, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies should only take place in exceptional circumstances. Up to six people can attend (including the couple). Anyone working is not included in that limit.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise the restrictions may be disappointing for those planning such events. By their nature, weddings and civil partnership ceremonies are events that bring families and friends together, including from across the country and sometimes across the world, making them particularly vulnerable to the spread of COVID-19. We do not wish to keep restrictions in place for any longer than we have to, and restrictions will be kept under review in line with the changing situation. For further information, please refer to the guidance for small weddings and civil partnerships <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships/covid-19-guidance-for-small-marriages-and-civil-partnerships</a>. There is different advice for <a href="https://www.gov.scot/coronavirus-covid-19/" target="_blank">Scotland</a>, <a href="https://gov.wales/coronavirus" target="_blank">Wales</a> and <a href="https://www.nidirect.gov.uk/campaigns/coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">Northern Ireland</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government continues to regularly make available scientific evidence supporting its COVID-19 response, including at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/scientific-evidence-supporting-the-government-response-to-coronavirus-covid-19</a>.</p><p> </p><p>On 22 February, the Prime Minister will set out the plan for reopening schools, and gradually reopening the economy and society, in a sustainable way in England.</p><p> </p><p>For further information, please refer to the Coronavirus (COVID‑19) page on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, which will publish further information regarding the roadmap on 22 February, <a href="https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Portsmouth North answering member printed Penny Mordaunt grouped question UIN 135916 135917 151757 question first answered 18/02/2021 17:49:50 answering member 4017 label Biography information for Penny Mordaunt
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1252854

registered interest
date	17/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Audit
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 his Answer of 3 November 2020 to Question 108274 on Cabinet Office: Audit and with reference to the joint ventures listed on page 26 of the Cabinet Office 2019-20 annual report, if he could set out (a) who audits the accounts and (b) whether the accounts are laid before Parliament of (i) Behavioural Insights Team (BIT), (ii) Axelos, (iii) Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL), (iv) Integrated Debt Services (Indesser) and (v) Crown Hosting Data Centres.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	116594
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/11/2020 answer text <p>Auditors are named in each company’s annual accounts, copies of which are available from the Companies House website.</p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 25/11/2020 17:01:30 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1251859

registered interest
date	12/11/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Pensions
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 his Department has made of the financial effect on widowed people of the civil service pension rules on remarriage and cohabitation.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	114983
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/11/2020 answer text <p>The Government Actuary’s Department completed the quadrennial actuarial valuation as at 31 March 2016 and showed that the average annual pension for surviving adult dependants in the Civil Service pension arrangements was around £2,100 for male dependants and around £4,700 for female dependants. The pensions of widows, widowers and surviving civil partner pensions, under the Classic section of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, cease if they remarry or cohabit. An average of around 120 pensions cease on remarriage or cohabitation per year for the period 2008 to 2019.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hornchurch and Upminster answering member printed Julia Lopez question first answered 20/11/2020 15:59:46 answering member 4647 label Biography information for Julia Lopez
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq