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1127076

registered interest
date	16/05/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to update the content of the Cyber Essentials programme.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	255315
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>An independent academic evaluation of the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials found that its security controls work well to mitigate the vast majority of Internet-based threats. These security controls are kept under continual review. The primary objective for Cyber Essentials is to help all organisations mitigate cyber security risks, especially small and medium-sized organisations. The Government continues to work to ensure Cyber Essentials has the greatest impact for the majority of the target audience and is currently developing the scheme to ensure a) the journey to certification is as simple as possible, and b) the technical controls remain fit for purpose in the ever-changing cyber threat landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 254783 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:57:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1126874

registered interest
date	15/05/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Cyber Essentials programme.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	254783
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2019 answer text <p>An independent academic evaluation of the effectiveness of Cyber Essentials found that its security controls work well to mitigate the vast majority of Internet-based threats. These security controls are kept under continual review. The primary objective for Cyber Essentials is to help all organisations mitigate cyber security risks, especially small and medium-sized organisations. The Government continues to work to ensure Cyber Essentials has the greatest impact for the majority of the target audience and is currently developing the scheme to ensure a) the journey to certification is as simple as possible, and b) the technical controls remain fit for purpose in the ever-changing cyber threat landscape.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James grouped question UIN 255315 question first answered 23/05/2019 15:57:24 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1110233

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Financial Services and Science
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visas were issued to people working in (a) FinTech and (b) science in 2018.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	242080
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2019 answer text <p>The Home Office does not hold the information requested in a reportable format. As such the information could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 10/04/2019 12:37:22 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1110234

registered interest
date	08/04/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Visas: Skilled Workers
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he has made an assessment of the net fiscal effect on the public purse of the Government’s decision to increase the number of Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visas from 1,000 to 2,000.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	242081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>The Treasury has not made an assessment of the net fiscal impact of increasing the number of Tier 1 Exceptional Talent visas available. In 2018, the number of Exceptional Talent Visas granted was within the previous quota.</p><p> </p><p>The increase in quota ensures that we have sufficient headroom in the Exceptional Talent route to continue to attract highly skilled people from across the globe; and is a demonstration of the Government’s commitment to ensuring that the UK remains a world-leader in the digital technology, science, arts and the creative sectors.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 12/04/2019 15:40:24 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1109200

registered interest
date	02/04/2019
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made an estimate of the average salary of a person who has been granted a Tier 5 Exceptional Talent visa.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	239922
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/04/2019 answer text <p>The Tier 1 (Exceptional Talent) route is designed for internationally recognised leaders and promising future leaders in the digital technology, science and research, arts, humanities and culture sectors. There is no minimum salary requirement for applying for a visa on this route and the Home Office does not collect salary data.</p> answering member constituency Romsey and Southampton North answering member printed Caroline Nokes question first answered 05/04/2019 12:15:06 answering member 4048 label Biography information for Caroline Nokes
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1082272

registered interest
date	05/03/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Individual Savings Accounts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people have invested in an Innovative Finance ISA; and what assessment he has made of the level of uptake of that ISA.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	228624
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text According to HMRC statistics, 31,000 innovative finance ISA accounts were subscribed to during the 2017-18 tax year.<p> </p>The Innovative Finance ISA increases the investment options available to investors and forms part of the wider ISA family. An attractive market for peer to peer lending within ISA already exists, with sufficient providers offering a product which meets the needs of lenders and investors. answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 11/03/2019 14:11:56 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064051

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to increase the productivity of the UK economy.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223249
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>Autumn Budget announced the next steps we are taking to boost productivity. This includes increasing the National Productivity Investment Fund to more than £37bn to fund important investments in our infrastructure. We are also setting up the National Roads Fund which will provide vital improvements to our road network, piloting new approaches to rural fibre rollout, and supporting new technologies such as artificial intelligence.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:43:02 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064082

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity
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 recent trends in economic productivity in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223482
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2019 answer text <p>The only sustainable way to raise wages, boost living standards, and increase growth is to boost UK productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Since 2010 we have provided over half a trillion pounds in capital investment, increased investment in skills, and reduced taxes for businesses. At the Autumn Budget, we took further action to increase productivity.</p><p> </p><p>Productivity grew by 0.2% in the last quarter (Q4 2018) and is now 1.9% above its pre-crisis peak. Slow productivity growth since the crisis has not been a phenomenon exclusive to the UK, but across the G7.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 22/02/2019 13:45:12 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064083

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Productivity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proportion of productivity growth in the last five years can be attributed to financial technology.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The government has not made an assessment of the proportion of productivity growth in the last five years that is attributable to financial technology.</p><p> </p><p>However, the Government has taken significant steps to increase competition in financial services, including creating an environment in which Fintech firms can grow and compete with incumbents. The Competition and Market Authority has led the Open Banking initiative, bringing more competition and innovation to financial services. The FCA has also established the Innovation Hub and Regulatory Sandbox to support Fintech, both of which are held up as global examples of best practice. Further information on the Government’s efforts to promote FinTech can be found in the FinTech Sector Strategy, published in March 2018.</p> answering member constituency Newark answering member printed Robert Jenrick question first answered 27/02/2019 16:00:31 answering member 4320 label Biography information for Robert Jenrick
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie

1064084

registered interest
date	19/02/2019
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Employment
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 recent trends in the employment rate in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Windsor
tabling member printed	Adam Afriyie
uin	223495
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2019 answer text <p>The employment rate is currently at a record high of 75.8%.</p><p> </p><p>There are currently a record 32.5 million people in work. Over the last year, employment growth has been driven almost entirely by high skilled jobs and full-time workers.</p><p> </p><p>Since the 2010 election we’ve seen over 3.5 million more people in employment – equivalent to an average of over 1,000 extra people in work every single day.</p><p> </p><p>This is alongside an unemployment rate which has not been lower since 1975, wages growing at the fastest pace in over a decade, and 9 consecutive months of real wage growth.</p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 27/02/2019 12:38:42 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
tabling member	1586 label Biography information for Adam Afriyie