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1196898

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Ministers: Conduct
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House who is responsible for ensuring that ministers adhere to paragraph 6.14 of the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings in the House of Lords which specifies that they should give accurate and truthful information to Parliament, and be as open as possible in answering questions.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL4609
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/06/2020 answer text <p>Individual Ministers are responsible to the House for the answers they provide. As Leader of the House I regularly remind Ministers of the importance of their obligations to the House and will continue to do so.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 02/06/2020 12:59:30 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1200325

	registered interest
	date	03/06/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Parliamentary Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	The Leader of the House, further to her Written Answer on 2 June (HL4609), when she last reminded Lord Bethell of his responsibility to adhere to paragraph 6.14 of the Companion to the Standing Orders and Guide to the Proceedings in the House of Lords; and what assessment she has made of whether the Written Answers by Lord Bethell on 14 May (HL3016) and on 28 May (HL4613) were consistent with that responsibility.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL5189
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Since I gave my answer to HL4609 all Ministers have been reminded of their obligations to the House in respect of written questions. Individual Ministers are responsible to the House for the answers they provide.</p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 16/06/2020 11:14:37 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1220761

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2020
	answering body	Leader of the House of Lords
	answering dept id	92
	answering dept short name
	answering dept sort name	Leader of the House of Lords
	hansard heading	Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask the Leader of the House why the question for Topical Written Answer HL4504, tabled on 14 May and due for answer on 21 May, has not yet been answered; what are the reasons for the delay in responding to that question; what steps have been taken to investigate those reasons; and what measures have been put in place to ensure that the written questions that are currently overdue for reply will receive timely answers that address the substance of the questions tabled. [T]
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL6469
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2020 answer text <p>The Department of Health and Social Care has received 6240 written Parliamentary Questions between 1 January and 8 July, of which 4496 have been answered up to 8 July. My office regularly speaks with departments about late responses and I have raised lateness of written questions with my counterparts in the Department of Health and Social Care. This has resulted in Ministers asking teams to redouble their efforts in making sure that written parliamentary questions are answered as quickly as possible.<strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Evans of Bowes Park question first answered 13/07/2020 15:00:43 answering member 4329 label Biography information for Baroness Evans of Bowes Park
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1196901

	registered interest
	date	18/05/2020
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Service: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the average quantity of personal protective equipment required on a daily basis by the prison service, broken down by type of equipment; and if they have not made such an assessment, why not.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL4612
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/06/2020 answer text <p>The supply of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required by the prison service is kept under regular review by the department. These requirements will fluctuate according to the changing situation in individual prisons and we will continue to monitor the situation closely.</p><p> </p><p>Typical PPE items for tasks involving a confirmed or suspected case of Covid-19 include fluid resistant surgical masks; aprons; gloves; hand sanitisers; and eye protection.</p> answering member printed Lord Keen of Elie question first answered 03/06/2020 14:59:49 answering member 4538 label Biography information for Lord Keen of Elie
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1327208

	registered interest
	date	24/05/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Mobile Phones: Emergencies
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord True on 21 April (HL Deb, col 1833), what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the trial of a cell broadcast emergency alert system in Reading in March.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL497
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/06/2021 answer text <p>The trial in the Thames Valley area on 9 March 2021 successfully tested Cell Broadcast technology on mobile networks using phones pre-prepared to receive alerts. Having proven the technology to be effective, the Government conducted a live public trial of the Emergency Alert system in East Suffolk on 25 May and plans to conduct another public trial in Reading City Centre on 15 June. Should these prove successful, the Government plans to send out a National Welcome Message across the UK later this year.</p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 01/06/2021 13:50:41 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1608419

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the progress in the adoption of the Cyber Assessment Framework across all government bodies.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL6924
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government Cyber Security Strategy, published in January 2022, sets out how we will build and maintain our cyber defences; by building greater cyber resilience across all government organisations, and working together to ‘defend as one’ - exerting a defensive force greater than the sum of our parts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy sets a clear target for government’s most critical functions to be appropriately resilient by 2025, with all government organisations being resilient to known vulnerabilities and common attack methods by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy will see us roll out GovAssure in April as the foundation of a new, more robust independent assurance regime for the whole of government. With its foundations in the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework, it will help us to understand our risk at scale and put us on the pathway to reducing it, as well as aligning Government with the best practice in management of wider UK Critical National Infrastructure sectors. Results of these reviews will not be published publicly for reasons of security. The progress on adopting the Cyber Assessment Framework across HMG is that pilots have been conducted with 3 government departments, and the wider scheme will launch in April.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL6925 question first answered 13/04/2023 13:10:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1608420

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Departments: Cybersecurity
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to publish the cyber audits of all government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL6925
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The Government Cyber Security Strategy, published in January 2022, sets out how we will build and maintain our cyber defences; by building greater cyber resilience across all government organisations, and working together to ‘defend as one’ - exerting a defensive force greater than the sum of our parts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy sets a clear target for government’s most critical functions to be appropriately resilient by 2025, with all government organisations being resilient to known vulnerabilities and common attack methods by 2030.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The strategy will see us roll out GovAssure in April as the foundation of a new, more robust independent assurance regime for the whole of government. With its foundations in the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Assessment Framework, it will help us to understand our risk at scale and put us on the pathway to reducing it, as well as aligning Government with the best practice in management of wider UK Critical National Infrastructure sectors. Results of these reviews will not be published publicly for reasons of security. The progress on adopting the Cyber Assessment Framework across HMG is that pilots have been conducted with 3 government departments, and the wider scheme will launch in April.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL6924 question first answered 13/04/2023 13:10:14 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1608422

	registered interest
	date	28/03/2023
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide an update on the implementation of the Cyber Security Strategy.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL6927
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/04/2023 answer text <p>The National Cyber Strategy 2022 sets out how we will ensure that the UK continues to be a leading, responsible and democratic cyber power, able to protect and promote our interests in the rapidly evolving online world. We plan to publish the first of our annual progress reports this summer.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 13/04/2023 12:37:36 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1626812

	registered interest
	date	10/05/2023
	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	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what has been the total cost to date of developing, maintaining and testing the UK's emergency alert system; and what plans they have for further tests.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7733
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/05/2023 answer text <p>The total cost to date of developing the technical architecture and systems which underpin the emergency alert programme, in addition to the first three years of operational delivery, will be a maximum of £25.3 million.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The contracts which are publicly available on contracts finder include:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>The Government Digital Service have a contract with Fujitsu for £1.6 million per year for a three year period, a potential total of £5 million assuming that the contract runs to completion;</p></li><li><p>The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (as was) issued contracts totalling £18.6 million to mobile network operators, as well as further spending on security testing and legal work.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The remaining costs were spent on security testing and legal fees. The specific figures are commercially sensitive and can therefore not be released to the public.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>There are no current plans for a further UK-wide, or public, test of the system, though it is likely that there will be further public tests in the coming years to ensure the system is operational to help keep the British people safe.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe question first answered 25/05/2023 11:36:54 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1628328

	registered interest
	date	16/05/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Ministers: Aviation
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government which Ministers, including those at Cabinet level, have used private aircraft on official business during the past 12 months; and, for each journey, what were (1) the destinations travelled to and from, (2) the dates, and (3) the cost of travel.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL7870
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/05/2023 answer text <p>The Government publishes details of all Ministers' overseas travel on a quarterly basis.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The other information requested is not centrally held and could only be provided at disproportionate cost.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It has also been the practice of successive administrations not to publish granular information relating to the official movements of protected individuals and those accompanying them within the United Kingdom.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Neville-Rolfe grouped question UIN HL7871 question first answered 31/05/2023 10:52:42 answering member 4284 label Biography information for Baroness Neville-Rolfe
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey