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1167294

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Northern Ireland Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What progress has been made on restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	900152
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I was disappointed that the parties were unable to reach an accommodation before the 21 October deadline. Getting Stormont back up and running remains my absolute priority, and I will do everything in my power to make it happen before the 13 January deadline. At that point, the choices facing us will be very limited indeed.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:08:18 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1167295

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Borders: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on ensuring that there is no hard border on the island of Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Chelsea and Fulham
tabling member printed	Greg Hands
uin	900154
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>I have regular discussions with the Irish Government concerning the UK's exit from the EU.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is fully committed to ensuring there will be no hard border between Northern Ireland and Ireland. The Prime Minister has negotiated a new deal which ensures that will be the case.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:09:26 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands

1167296

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Northern Ireland Office
answering dept id	21
answering dept short name	Northern Ireland
answering dept sort name	Northern Ireland
hansard heading	Technology: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What recent assessment he has made of the economic importance of the tech sector to Northern Ireland.
tabling member constituency	Bolton West
tabling member printed	Chris Green
uin	900156
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/10/2019 answer text <p>Northern Ireland continues to benefit from the decision taken by this Government to build a stronger economy across the whole of the United Kingdom. Of particular importance, is the Tech Sector, which provides highly skilled and rewarding jobs, as well as boosting innovation.</p><p>The UK Government has announced economic investments of over £600m through City and Growth Deals and other initiatives that cover all 11 councils in Northern Ireland. This provides an excellent opportunity for each to enrich their Tech Sector capabilities, including digital and R&amp;D innovations; and clearly demonstrates the Government’s continued support for the development of skills provision and growth in this innovative sector.</p> answering member constituency Skipton and Ripon answering member printed Julian Smith question first answered 30/10/2019 15:11:09 answering member 4118 label Biography information for Julian Smith
tabling member	4398 label Biography information for Chris Green

1167344

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what (a) monitoring and (b) analysis his Department undertakes of the average (i) capital cost, (ii) running cost and (iii) whole-life cost of electric vehicles relative to (A) petrol and (B) diesel vehicles for different (1) categories of vehicle and (2) groups of users.
tabling member constituency	East Hampshire
tabling member printed	Mr Damian Hinds
uin	7800
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The department procures data and analysis from external consultants, which allows us to assess current and potential future capital costs, running costs, and the whole life cost or ‘Total Cost of Ownership’ (TCO) for different categories of electric, diesel and petrol vehicles. We monitor for similar analysis produced by external parties to verify our understanding of how TCO, and the economic case for owning an ultra-low emission vehicle (ULEV), is expected to evolve over time. When deemed necessary, we commission updates or revisions to the data and analysis. At the moment the Department does not conduct this analysis for individual consumer groups.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Mid Norfolk answering member printed George Freeman question first answered 04/11/2019 14:50:11 answering member 4020 label Biography information for George Freeman
tabling member	3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds

1167345

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Electronic Funds Transfer: Fraud
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential benefits of the UK Finance proposal for a Faster Payment Scheme Change Request to provide a long-term sustainable funding system for reimbursing of victims of authorised push payment fraud.
tabling member constituency	Ogmore
tabling member printed	Chris Elmore
uin	7748
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government takes Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud extremely seriously. Victims and their families can suffer both serious financial and emotional harm and it is right that industry takes the necessary steps to protect consumers.</p><p> </p><p>The Payment Systems Regulator, which was set up by the Government in 2015, established a steering group to develop a voluntary industry Code of good practice that set the circumstances in which customers will be reimbursed if they fall victim to these kinds of scam. The Code became effective on 28 May 2019.</p><p> </p><p>Pay.UK, under whom the Faster Payments Scheme sits, have consulted on the Change Request, which would introduce a levy on Faster Payments transactions for the reimbursement of victims in the long-term. The final decision sits with Pay.UK and it would not be appropriate for the Government to comment on the specifics of this proposal.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 04/11/2019 14:06:36 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	4572 label Biography information for Chris Elmore

1167347

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Equal Pay
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, whether each Department has set a target for the elimination of the gender pay gap in their workforce; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
uin	7686
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>In 2017, the Government introduced world-leading legislation that made it statutory for organisations with 250 or more employees to report annually on their gender pay gap. Government departments are covered by the Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017 which came into force on 31 March 2017. These regulations underpin the Public Sector Equality Duty and require the relevant organisations to publish their gender pay gap data by 30 March annually.</p><p>Each year, in addition to reporting the figures required by the legislation each department publishes a stand alone report outlining the reasons that contribute to their gender pay gap and the action plans aimed at reducing it. At present there is no set date by which gender pay gaps will be eliminated and it is acknowledged that it will take many years.</p><p>Individual departmental gender pay gap reports are available on gov.uk.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/11/2019 10:27:05 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1167350

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what (a) practical, (b) financial and (c) other support Northern Ireland Government Departments have provided to applicants in preparing their applications, designs, cost planning, option appraisals, business cases and green book appraisals for Financial Transactions Capital funding.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	7687
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury sets the Northern Ireland administration’s overall Financial Transaction Capital budget through the normal operation of the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p>The allocation and use of Financial Transactions Capital is a devolved function and a matter for the Northern Ireland administration. This includes determining Northern Ireland departmental budget profiles and providing support for applicants for Financial Transactions Capital funding.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 7688 question first answered 04/11/2019 10:27:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1167351

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure: Northern Ireland
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the profiled budgets are for Financial Transactions Capital funding in each Northern Ireland Government Department in each of the next five years.
tabling member constituency	Belfast East
tabling member printed	Gavin Robinson
uin	7688
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury sets the Northern Ireland administration’s overall Financial Transaction Capital budget through the normal operation of the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p><p>The allocation and use of Financial Transactions Capital is a devolved function and a matter for the Northern Ireland administration. This includes determining Northern Ireland departmental budget profiles and providing support for applicants for Financial Transactions Capital funding.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak grouped question UIN 7687 question first answered 04/11/2019 10:27:40 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
tabling member	4360 label Biography information for Gavin Robinson

1167354

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who is responsible for digitisation in her Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7655
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and its partner organisations have digital strategies exploring opportunities to transform services using modern technologies and aligning with the objectives in the Single Departmental Plan and the Secretary of State’s agreed priorities.</p><p> </p><p>We make use of agile project management methodologies and work closely with our colleagues at the Government Digital Service to ensure we are using best practice service design techniques, creating the digital services that citizens and businesses need the most.</p><p> </p><p>The core Department takes a blended approach to resourcing digital projects with work performed by in-house teams, externally-sourced teams or a combination of these depending on the skills required for a given project.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stratford-on-Avon answering member printed Nadhim Zahawi question first answered 04/11/2019 12:30:16 answering member 4113 label Biography information for Nadhim Zahawi
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb

1167355

registered interest
date	30/10/2019
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Digital Technology
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, who is responsible for digitisation in his Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.
tabling member constituency	North Norfolk
tabling member printed	Norman Lamb
uin	7656
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/11/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service leads the Government’s Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) function, helping departments build and run services that are digital by default and focused on the needs of citizens.</p><p>GDS does this in a number of ways. It works with departments to set the government's strategy for digital transformation, including the Government Transformation Strategy. It runs the GDS Academy, which has upskilled over 10,000 civil servants in the skills that are essential to building public services in the 21st century, and deploys specialist DDaT teams across government to accelerate the delivery of priority projects. GDS establishes, and assures projects against, clear best practice standards to help departments deliver world-class digital services that are designed around user needs. It also helps departments to build these services by providing advice and developing solutions to common problems and making them available for reuse across government’s digital estate; removing duplication and freeing up resources for departments to focus on solving the hard problems that are unique to them.</p><p>Within government we have a strong focus on the concept of “digital maturity” which encapsulates not only delivery of excellent digital services, but improving government’s processes, tools, and infrastructure, developing digital, data and technology (DDaT) capability, and upskilling decision makers to ensure we build on these foundations to deliver digital transformation at scale.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire answering member printed Simon Hart question first answered 04/11/2019 10:27:47 answering member 3944 label Biography information for Simon Hart
tabling member	1439 label Biography information for Norman Lamb