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1090980

	registered interest
	date	18/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have received cyber security training in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	233603
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/03/2019 answer text <p>All Departments are required to provide security training as part of staff induction however the Cabinet Office does not maintain a central record of all training undertaken. Government departments are responsible for ensuring their staff receive adequate training to meet their needs.</p><p> </p><p>Through the work of the Government Security Profession we are developing a clear professional framework encompassing the breadth of the cyber security profession to ensure there are clear career pathways and that individuals are supported in developing their cyber security skills.</p><p> </p><p><strong>1) </strong>Departments <strong>shall</strong> establish which security messages new employees need to receive at induction, based on their role and the information/assets/sites they will have access to.</p><p><strong>2) </strong>Departments <strong>shall</strong> ensure all new employees are made aware of their security responsibilities as part of their induction.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 21/03/2019 10:30:30 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1086682

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Disability
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to increase neurodiversity within the Government Digital Service.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	230897
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government Digital Service (GDS) Disability Forum is used to represent the voice of neurodiverse staff within GDS. The GDS Disability Champion is a member of the Senior Leadership Team.</p><p> </p><p>GDS staff can also access the Disability Confident tools and guidance:<br></p><ul><li>Becoming disability confident online training.</li><li>Philip Rutnam’s regular blogs, as part of his role as Civil Service Disability Champion.</li><li>General Disability Confident guidance on how to attract, recruit and retain disabled employees.</li><li>The autism and neurodiversity toolkit for managers provides practical guidance on supporting people who have neurodiverse conditions into employment.</li></ul><p><br> ABLE, the Cabinet Office Disability Network, works to remove barriers so that staff with disabilities, including those on the neurodivergent spectrum, have equal opportunities and are empowered to achieve.</p><p> </p><p>Across government, the Civil Service Disability Network represents the voice of all disabled staff across government, supplemented by condition-specific sub-networks such as the Civil Service Dyslexia and Dyspraxia Network. The civil service networks contribute to cross-civil service diversity and inclusion activity through the Employee Voice Group (EVG). EVG is attended by Chairs of the cross-government diversity staff networks.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/03/2019 16:03:39 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1086683

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Government Digital Service: Training
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mandatory cybersecurity courses are offered by the GDS Academy.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	230898
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>As the functional lead for Digital, Data and Technology, GDS has responsibility for digital skills across government. At present, no mandatory cybersecurity courses are offered by the GDS Academy. The Government Digital Service (GDS) works closely with colleagues at the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and the Government Security Group (GSG) who provide training on cyber security across government. GSG also leads the Government Security Profession, which includes cyber security professionals across government.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 15/03/2019 16:02:27 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1086731

	registered interest
	date	11/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with relation to the oral contribution from the Prime Minister on 20th February 2019 in Volume 654, Column 1465, whether the commitment to waiving legal privilege in respect to the Infected Blood Inquiry was made on behalf of all Government Departments or just the Department of Health and Social Care.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	230912
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government is committed to full disclosure to the Infected Blood Inquiry, and no historical record or document relevant to the Inquiry will be withheld from it.</p><p>In his statement on Disclosure and Legal Professional Privilege (LPP), Sir Brian Langstaff recognized that the right to assert LPP is preserved in the context of public inquiries by section 22(1) of the Inquiries Act 2005. He also recognised that, given the passage of time that the Inquiry will be investigating, many of the LPP and confidentiality issues will have eroded and this is the Government’s position also.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/03/2019 14:32:18 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1082156

	registered interest
	date	05/03/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Sector: Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the estimated cost to Government has been of cyber incidents affecting the public sector in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	228784
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/03/2019 answer text <p>The Government does not routinely assess the cost of responding to an individual cyber incident, nor is it a requirement for public sector bodies to report incident information to the Cabinet Office. Consequently, we do not hold this information centrally. The <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/annual-review-2018" target="_blank">National Cyber Security Centre’s Annual Report (2018)</a> provides the total number of incidents it has dealt with over the past year.</p><p> </p><p>Public Sector agencies can access guidance and support on a wide range of cyber threats from the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), for example through the Active Cyber Defence measures provided free of charge to the public sector as detailed in the NCSC's annual review.</p><p> </p><p>The Government’s National Cyber Security Programme co-ordinates the effective implementation of the National Cyber Security Strategy and manages the £1.9 billion programme of investment. Through this programme we build government cyber security capability by ensuring government networks and services are secure and that we have people in post with the right skills and a strong talent pipeline for the future.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 11/03/2019 10:05:20 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1078499

	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	Rapid Response Unit
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's Rapid Response Unit.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	226754
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Following a successful period of pilot operations from April 2018, the Rapid Response Unit (RRU) was recently given permanent funding. The RRU is helping government to understand the increasingly complex online news environment. This ensures government communications are impactful and that we are able to act with speed to ensure we tackle false information identified online, promoting a fact-based public debate.</p><p> </p><p>The unit is driving improvements across government, providing media offices with the tools and skills needed to communicate effectively with citizens in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. This involves raising standards of reporting and evaluation, and ensuring communications professionals are able to quickly and effectively respond to the modern news environment, including mis- and disinformation.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 04/03/2019 17:13:16 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1077526

	registered interest
	date	26/02/2019
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Blood: Contamination
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make is his policy to implement any recommendations from the contaminated blood inquiry.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	226217
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/03/2019 answer text <p>Until the report of the Infected Blood Inquiry is received it is difficult to commit to implement its recommendations. However, on receipt of the Inquiry’s report the Government will make a full statement to Parliament and will give the Inquiry’s recommendations full and proper consideration which we will do with the utmost urgency, recognising that many infected people have passed away since the start of the Inquiry, and every day that passes before the Inquiry completes its work risks further tragic losses.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 04/03/2019 10:35:15 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1060962

	registered interest
	date	14/02/2019
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Transport: Social Mobility
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	What recent assessment he has made of the importance of transport connectivity to social mobility.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	909232
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>Good transport connectivity is critical for social mobility and allows people to access a wider pool of economic opportunities, from high quality jobs to education and training opportunities.</p><p> </p><p>That is why we have committed record capital investment in the transport systems and why we have put more spending power in the hands of local communities who best know the needs of their area.</p> answering member constituency Wealden answering member printed Ms Nusrat Ghani question first answered 14/02/2019 15:16:14 answering member 4460 label Biography information for Ms Nusrat Ghani
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1058755

	registered interest
	date	11/02/2019
	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	Cybercrime
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2019 to Question 214617 on Cybercrime, for what reason that Answer does not contain information on ministerial discussions with EU counterparts on the UK's continued relationship with the EU on cyber-related matters in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	219581
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The UK and the EU have worked intensively together to get the best deal for businesses and citizens. Discussions with the EU on the UK’s continued relationship on cyber-related matters have been focused on achieving this and that is why the Political Declaration includes a commitment to promote security and stability in cyberspace through increased international cooperation. However, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the absence of this formal agreement does not affect the fact that it is still in our collective interest to continue to work closely on cyber-related matters and does not prevent a continued close relationship.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/02/2019 12:00:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1057003

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2019
	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	Commonwealth Games 2022
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 7 February 2019 to Question 216387 on Commonwealth Games 2022, whether he held discussions with the Prime Minister in advance of the appointment of the Non-Executive Directors roles.
	tabling member constituency	Leigh
	tabling member printed	Jo Platt
	uin	218851
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2019 answer text <p>I refer the Hon member to my response to PQ 216387 on 7th February.</p> answering member constituency Eastleigh answering member printed Mims Davies question first answered 13/02/2019 15:28:10 answering member 4513 label Biography information for Mims Davies
	tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt