Show Search Form

Search Results

registered interest	true false
date	exactly: or between: and
answering body
answering dept id
answering dept short name
answering dept sort name
hansard heading
house id
legislature	pref label
question text
tabling member constituency
tabling member printed
uin
answer	is ministerial correction true false date of answer exactly: or between: and answer text answering member constituency answering member printed question first answered answering member label
tabling member	label

Search

1682320

	registered interest
	date	11/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What steps his Department is taking to strengthen national security.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	901027
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2024 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads and coordinates the UK’s national security crisis response through the Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR), and national security policy through the National Security Council structures. This includes the National Cyber Strategy, National Security and Investment Programme, and the Biological Security Strategy, all of which the department is taking essential steps to deliver.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Key successes in 2023 included publishing the Integrated Review Refresh, passing the National Security Act, launching the Emergency Alerting scheme and delivering the Atlantic Declaration and risk elements of the AI Summit. So far in 2024, we have launched a new Strategic Dialogue on Biological Security with the US and continued to coordinate the response to the conflict in Gaza and Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 18/01/2024 17:56:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1670720

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent steps his Department is taking to strengthen national security.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	900260
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office leads on, and coordinates across government, key elements of the UK’s national security policy. This includes the development and implementation of the Integrated Review Refresh. Published in March, the Refresh updated the government’s security, defence, development and foreign policy priorities to reflect changes in the global context since the Integrated Review 2021. Flowing from this, the Cabinet Office has played a key role in developing and overseeing the National Cyber Strategy, National Security and Investment Programme, and the Biological Security Strategy. The department is taking essential steps to ensure delivery of these and other issues.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Specific recent outcomes include the launch of the National Security and Investment Act call for evidence, and the leading role the department has played in coordinating the government’s response to several international and domestic crises.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/11/2023 18:36:31 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1541361

	registered interest
	date	09/11/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Mental Health Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what additional support the Government is providing to Armed Forces charities to help increase the capacity and delivery of (a) mental health and (b) suicide prevention initiatives for veterans.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	83603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2022 answer text <p>This government will continue to prioritise supporting veterans with their mental health needs. There is a range of statutory support for veterans across the UK, including the bespoke mental health service for veterans in England: Op COURAGE.</p><p>Charities continue to play a vital role in helping veterans with their mental health, and I pay tribute to them for all they do. The Government provided £20m in 2021 to the Armed Forces Covenant Fund Trust to support Service charities comprising the £10m annual allocation plus extra £10m announced in the 2021 Budget. In addition, we provided £5m through the Afghanistan Veterans’ Fund. These funds included provision for initiatives to improve capacity in mental health and wellbeing provision, and suicide prevention.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer question first answered 23/11/2022 11:35:28 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

626504

	registered interest
	date	01/11/2016
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Elections: Fraud
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans the Government has to strengthen the security of voter identification to prevent electoral fraud.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	51374
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/11/2016 answer text <p>The Government is committed to tackling fraud and making our electoral process more secure. We have already taken steps to improve the security of UK polls through the introduction of Individual Electoral Registration (IER).</p><p>The Government has welcomed Sir Eric Pickles’ report on his review into electoral fraud. The report sets out a number of findings and recommendations including in relation to voter identification. We are considering these carefully and will provide a response shortly.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 08/11/2016 11:17:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1353764

	registered interest
	date	08/09/2021
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Veterans: Charities
	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, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the additional support for veterans and military charities announced by the Government on 6 September 2021.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	45098
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/09/2021 answer text <p>The Government is fully committed to helping our veterans receive the support they need. Last month, the Defence Secretary and the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care met service charities, academics and other relevant experts to discuss the impact of the withdrawal from Afghanistan on the mental health of veterans and their families. In response to this meeting, the Prime Minister announced an additional £5M for the service charity sector to improve the accessibility of services, and better signpost the range of statutory and charitable support available to veterans, including those affected by events in Afghanistan.</p><p><br>The Cabinet Office, Office for Veterans’ Affairs is working at pace with key partners and the sector to determine how to distribute and use this funding most effectively and efficiently. Charities will be asked to report on the impact of the additional funding they receive.</p> answering member constituency Aldershot answering member printed Leo Docherty question first answered 20/09/2021 16:51:40 answering member 4600 label Biography information for Leo Docherty
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1110212

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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, what the timeframe is for the Technology Products 3 framework to be available for private sector cyber security companies to bid for government contracts.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	242108
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/04/2019 answer text <p>The Crown Commercial Service intends to publish the OJEU notice for the Technology<br>Products and Associated Services framework agreement (the successor to Technology<br>Products 2) later this month.</p><p>Further information about the procurement process and associated documentation can be<br>found at the following link: https://www.crowncommercial.gov.uk/agreements/RM6068.</p><p>Cyber security services will not be provided through the Technology Products and<br>Associated Services framework agreement, but these services are already provided<br>through another CCS framework agreement, Cyber Security Services 2</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/04/2019 09:50:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1110211

	registered interest
	date	08/04/2019
	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, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the cyber security of (a) public and (b) private sector organisations.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	242107
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/04/2019 answer text <p>Our world leading National Cyber Security Strategy, supported by £1.9 billion of transformational investment, sets out measures to defend our people, businesses, and assets; deter our adversaries; and develop the skills and capabilities we need</p><p>Our experts in the National Cyber Security Centre continually provide simple advice and guidance to help public and private sector organisations be more resilient to cyber attacks. This advice can be found on the newly redesigned NCSC website<br>(www.ncsc.gov.uk) which makes finding guidance easier for a range of visitors.</p><p>.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 12/04/2019 10:51:37 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1078544

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	One Public Estate Programme: West Sussex
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking through its One Public Estate programme to identify and release surplus public sector land for local regeneration projects in (a) Crawley constituency and (b) West Sussex.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	226651
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2019 answer text <p>One Public Estate is a national programme that supports central and local government and wider public sector partners to collaborate on property-led projects. It aims to generate efficiencies, create economic growth (including homes and jobs) and deliver better, more integrated customer services. This includes supporting the identification and development of surplus and under-utilised public sector land and property.</p><p> </p><p>The West Sussex Partnership is led by West Sussex County Council and includes Crawley alongside seven district and borough councils, emergency services and health partners. To date, the Partnership has been allocated a total of £795,000.</p><p> </p><p>In Crawley, the programme is supporting local plans for town centre regeneration, which will explore the potential to develop a range of public sector assets within the town. The project will also look at the potential for a multi-agency hub. This could see a range of public services co-located, delivering significant efficiency savings and potential capital receipts for both central and local government, as well as driving local economic growth.</p><p> </p><p>The wider West Sussex One Public Estate programme includes county-wide projects that will consider opportunities to regenerate other towns, release surplus public sector land for housing or mixed use development, and deliver integrated services for local communities.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 05/03/2019 11:34:39 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

1701858

	registered interest
	date	17/04/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Genomics: National Security
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the Deputy Prime Minister's oral statement of 11 September 2023 on Security Update, Official Report, column 673, whether he has made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of the potential merits of designating the genomics sector as Critical National Infrastructure.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	22293
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The genomics sector is not currently designated as Critical National Infrastructure (CNI). There is a strict framework for classification: CNI assets and systems are those that have been assessed as having a significant and catastrophic impact to the functioning of the UK – either through the loss of life or limb, on the economy, or national security, defence or the functioning of the state – should they be disrupted or compromised. The threshold is a high bar so that resources are focused on the highest priority, and most critical, assets and systems.</p><p>There are strong and sufficient provisions protecting UK genomics databases, including through the UK Data Protection Act (2018), which delivers a data protection framework tailored to the needs of our criminal justice agencies and intelligence services. The relevant genomics data is additionally held within Secure Data Environments, affording further security protections.</p><p>As with all parts of the CNI landscape, we commit to keeping this position under review.</p><p><strong></strong><br><br></p> answering member constituency Salisbury answering member printed John Glen question first answered 25/04/2024 16:32:15 answering member 4051 label Biography information for John Glen
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith

171777

	registered interest
	date	02/01/2015
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Voluntary Work: Crawley
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has for the National Citizen Service in Crawley constituency.
	tabling member constituency	Crawley
	tabling member printed	Henry Smith
	uin	219583
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/01/2015 answer text <p>117 young people took part in National Citizen Service (NCS) in Crawley and surrounding area in 2014.</p><p>This year will again see NCS programmes taking place in every local authority across England, giving more young people the opportunity to take part in this life changing programme.</p><p>The government is committed to giving as many young people as possible the chance to take part in NCS and the significant growth of the programme so far is set to continue this year across the country.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 06/01/2015 17:37:25 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
	tabling member	3960 label Biography information for Henry Smith