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717793

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5826), what messaging applications are specifically approved for use on Cabinet Office-issued official smartphones issued to Ministers and Civil Servants; whether they will publish the acceptable use guidelines and departmental records management policy; and if so, when.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6602
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The departmental records policy, which is in line with the requirements set out in the Lord Chancellor's Code of Practice and the Civil Service Code, is currently subject to its annual review and, in the interests of transparency, will be published in due course.</p><p> </p><p>In the interests of departmental security, the Cabinet Office does not publish details of applications that are authorised for use on Government smartphones.</p><p> </p><p>Guidelines on use of social media have been published on GOV.UK and can be found at the following: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants/social-media-guidance-for-civil-servants</p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/04/2017 15:38:33 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

717794

registered interest
date	04/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Mobile Phones
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the light of the Written Answer by Lord Young of Cookham on 21 March (HL5825), whether the information requested would be available from the Departments concerned under the Freedom of Information Act 2000; if not, why not; and if so, why it cannot be provided in answer to a Question for Written Answer.
tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
uin	HL6603
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2017 answer text <p>Requests for information are processed in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act. It will be a matter for individual departments as to whether they hold this information. The Cabinet Office does not hold records of the number of mobile phones allocated by other government departments.</p> answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham question first answered 24/04/2017 16:24:14 answering member 57 label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham
tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

717272

registered interest
date	03/04/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Terrorism
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government how they assess the risk of terrorist attacks in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Laird
uin	HL6573
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2017 answer text <p>The Joint Terrorism Analysis Centre produces regular detailed assessments of the international terrorist threat to both the UK and its interests abroad, which inform the UK’s threat levels. Information on the UK’s threat levels is available online.</p><p> </p><p>More generally, the Government assesses the most significant risks facing the UK over the next five years, including terrorism, through the National Risk Assessment (NRA). The National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies, the public version of the NRA (copy attached), is available online and has been placed in the House of Lords Library. This in turn helps Government and emergency responders to prepare for and respond to potential incidents.</p><p> </p><p>In order to assess the risk of a terrorist attack, Government works with the intelligence community to gather information about the intent and capability of potential adversaries. Together with information about potential targets, this enables the Government to assess how plausible an attack might be and what effects it may have.</p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Viscount Younger of Leckie question first answered 19/04/2017 15:43:30 answering member 4169 label Biography information for Viscount Younger of Leckie attachment 1 file name 20150331_2015-NRR-WA_Final.pdf title National Risk Register
tabling member	2479 label Biography information for Lord Laird

715546

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people holding security passes for other Government Departments are granted access to his Department's premises with that pass, by Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70055
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Civil Servants have to ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. The issuing of all passes is controlled by the local Departmental Security teams who follow strict procedures and protocols. Information on the number of people holding security passes for other government departments who are granted access to the Cabinet Office premises is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p><p>My department has issued a total of 12,065 building access passes since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>My department has 2,506 active passes.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70017 70034 question first answered 18/04/2017 15:03:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

715547

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Staff
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many people are currently employed by his Department.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70079
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>This information is available in the ONS Public Sector Employment Statistics last published on 15 March 2017:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable" target="_blank">https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/publicsectorpersonnel/datasets/publicsectoremploymentreferencetable</a></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/04/2017 14:40:19 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

715548

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many security passes giving access to his Department's premises have been issued in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70034
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Civil Servants have to ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. The issuing of all passes is controlled by the local Departmental Security teams who follow strict procedures and protocols. Information on the number of people holding security passes for other government departments who are granted access to the Cabinet Office premises is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p><p>My department has issued a total of 12,065 building access passes since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>My department has 2,506 active passes.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70017 70055 question first answered 18/04/2017 15:03:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

715551

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Advisory Committee on Business Appointments
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make it his policy to encourage the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments to diversify its membership beyond the current required senior (a) military, (b) diplomatic and (c) business experience.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	70000
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/04/2017 answer text <p>The Government is committed to ensuring we have the very best people appointed to our public bodies and that the boards of public bodies reflect society as a whole.</p><p> </p><p>We encourage applications from candidates with a diverse range of skills and backgrounds and have recently made a number of improvements to the appointments process, which are aimed at making public appointments accessible to the widest possible group of people.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/04/2017 10:12:11 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn

715552

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Viscount Rothermere
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 30 March 2017 to Question 62917, whether any other such meetings have been omitted from the official records on gov.uk.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	70011
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>We have taken the opportunity to review the returns, and have updated the records on GOV.UK to ensure full transparency on meetings with senior media executives.</p><p> </p><p>This was simply an administrative oversight by diary officials. This was an informal occasion in a social setting, and not a formal government meeting, it was not recorded on the return by accident.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70012 question first answered 18/04/2017 12:14:51 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715553

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Viscount Rothermere
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 30 March 2017 to Question 62917, for what reason the meeting of 11 February between David Cameron and Lord Rothermere was omitted from the original record on gov.uk.
tabling member constituency	West Bromwich East
tabling member printed	Tom Watson
uin	70012
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>We have taken the opportunity to review the returns, and have updated the records on GOV.UK to ensure full transparency on meetings with senior media executives.</p><p> </p><p>This was simply an administrative oversight by diary officials. This was an informal occasion in a social setting, and not a formal government meeting, it was not recorded on the return by accident.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70011 question first answered 18/04/2017 12:14:51 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1463 label Biography information for Lord Watson of Wyre Forest

715554

registered interest
date	30/03/2017
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Security
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many security passes giving access to his Department's premises are currently valid.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	70017
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/04/2017 answer text <p>Civil Servants have to ability to work flexibly across government sites where there is a business need to do so. The issuing of all passes is controlled by the local Departmental Security teams who follow strict procedures and protocols. Information on the number of people holding security passes for other government departments who are granted access to the Cabinet Office premises is not centrally recorded.</p><p> </p><p>My department has issued a total of 12,065 building access passes since 2010.</p><p> </p><p>My department has 2,506 active passes.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 70034 70055 question first answered 18/04/2017 15:03:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett