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registered interest
date	02/07/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Answer of 30 April 2014, Official Report, column 811, on cybercrime, whether the £860 million includes the £650 million in his Department's report The UK Cyber Security Strategy: Protecting and Promoting the UK in a Digital Age published in November 2011; and how much funding from the National Cyber Security Strategy has been allocated to the Ministry of Defence.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	203539
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>The figure given includes the £650 million funding the National Cyber Security Programme established in response to the UK Cyber Security Strategy.</p><p>The initial £650 million was allocated in the 2010 spending review and a further £210 million was allocated until 2016 by the Chancellor of the Exchequer following the 2013 Spending Review. MOD were allocated £59.5 million of funding until April 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 09/07/2014 14:19:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

58285

registered interest
date	05/06/2014
answering body	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept id	36
answering dept short name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
answering dept sort name	Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
hansard heading	Electoral Register: North West
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what the electoral registration figures were in each ward in the recent conformation dry run conducted in the (a) Makerfield constituency and (b) Borough of Wigan.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	199308
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/06/2014 answer text <p>The Electoral Commission informs me that the confirmation dry run involved matching all entries on the electoral registers against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Customer Information System database. Entries would be marked as green if they matched with DWP, amber if they were a partial match or red if there was no match.</p><p> </p><p>Results for all wards are available on the Commission's website here: <a href="http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls" target="_blank">http://www.electoralcommission.org.uk/__data/assets/excel_doc/0003/163146/Confirmation-dry-run-2013-Results-Wards.xls</a></p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Makerfield were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABRAM</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHTON</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRYN</p></td><td><p>8,197</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>8,674</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY GREEN</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORRELL</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINSTANLEY</p></td><td><p>8,003</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORSLEY MESNES</p></td><td><p>8,006</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p>The ward results for Borough of Wigan were as follows:</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Ward</p></td><td><p>Green matches</p></td><td><p>Amber matches</p></td><td><p>Red matches</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ABRAM</p></td><td><p>9,207</p></td><td><p>174</p></td><td><p>1,688</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASHTON</p></td><td><p>7,982</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>1,131</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASPULL NEW SPRINGS WHELLEY</p></td><td><p>8,870</p></td><td><p>172</p></td><td><p>1,352</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ASTLEY MOSLEY COMMON</p></td><td><p>8,168</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,253</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATHERLEIGH</p></td><td><p>7,257</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>1,421</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ATHERTON</p></td><td><p>9,641</p></td><td><p>144</p></td><td><p>1,647</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>BRYN</p></td><td><p>8,197</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>1,035</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>DOUGLAS</p></td><td><p>8,241</p></td><td><p>130</p></td><td><p>1,652</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>GOLBORNE and LOWTON WEST</p></td><td><p>7,788</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,305</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY</p></td><td><p>8,674</p></td><td><p>124</p></td><td><p>1,358</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>HINDLEY GREEN</p></td><td><p>7,593</p></td><td><p>109</p></td><td><p>1,046</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>INCE</p></td><td><p>7,755</p></td><td><p>127</p></td><td><p>1,487</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH EAST</p></td><td><p>7,867</p></td><td><p>199</p></td><td><p>1,471</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH SOUTH</p></td><td><p>9,116</p></td><td><p>142</p></td><td><p>1,484</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LEIGH WEST</p></td><td><p>9,200</p></td><td><p>171</p></td><td><p>1,851</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>LOWTON EAST</p></td><td><p>8,630</p></td><td><p>97</p></td><td><p>1,182</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>ORRELL</p></td><td><p>8,208</p></td><td><p>129</p></td><td><p>1,194</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PEMBERTON</p></td><td><p>8,515</p></td><td><p>167</p></td><td><p>1,460</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>SHEVINGTON WITH LOWER GROUND</p></td><td><p>8,217</p></td><td><p>100</p></td><td><p>1,081</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>STANDISH WITH LANGTREE</p></td><td><p>8,594</p></td><td><p>131</p></td><td><p>1,166</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>TYLDESLEY</p></td><td><p>8,901</p></td><td><p>114</p></td><td><p>1,548</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WIGAN CENTRAL</p></td><td><p>7,776</p></td><td><p>180</p></td><td><p>1,563</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WIGAN WEST</p></td><td><p>8,599</p></td><td><p>146</p></td><td><p>1,488</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WINSTANLEY</p></td><td><p>8,003</p></td><td><p>66</p></td><td><p>922</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>WORSLEY MESNES</p></td><td><p>8,006</p></td><td><p>104</p></td><td><p>1,087</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency South West Devon answering member printed Mr Gary Streeter question first answered 10/06/2014 14:04:50 answering member 234 label Biography information for Sir Gary Streeter
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

47375

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of jobseeker's allowance appeals were represented at tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014; and what proportion of such claimants were successful.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	195524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April –December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 includes Oral &amp; Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p> </p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned on appeal. For example a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular oral evidence provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

47376

registered interest
date	07/04/2014
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many appeals against jobseeker's allowance decisions went to tribunal between (a) 1 April 2012 and 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April 2013 and 31 March 2014.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	195526
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/04/2014 answer text <p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS), administered by HM Courts &amp; Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td> </td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April –December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1 includes Oral &amp; Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p> </p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned on appeal. For example a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular oral evidence provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p> answering member constituency North West Cambridgeshire answering member printed Mr Shailesh Vara question first answered 10/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1496 label Biography information for Shailesh Vara
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue

43509

registered interest
date	17/03/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many NATO or EU cyber exercises are planned in 2014; and what the UK's involvement will be in each such exercise.
tabling member constituency	Makerfield
tabling member printed	Yvonne Fovargue
uin	192083
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2014 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence is not aware of any EU cyber exercises planned for this year. With regards to NATO exercises, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for International Security Strategy (Dr Andrew Murrison) on 5 March 2014, (Official Report, column 846W), to the hon. Member for Mid Sussex (Nicholas Soames). There are seven NATO wide cyber exercises planned for 2014. Whilst the UK is planning to participate in a NATO cyber exercise during November 2014, the exact nature of the participation is still being finalised.</p> answering member constituency Rayleigh and Wickford answering member printed Mr Mark Francois question first answered 02/04/2014 12:00:00 answering member 1444 label Biography information for Mr Mark Francois attachment 1 file name PQ02722B.doc title Hansard attachment
tabling member	4034 label Biography information for Yvonne Fovargue