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1183428

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government when they intend to review the minimum cyber security standards for Government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL2331
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Minimum Cyber Security Standard for Government was introduced in 2018, drawing on the expert technical advice of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).</p><p>The Government Security Group is working with departments, including NCSC and Government Digital Service, to understand what changes, if any, need to be made to the Minimum Cyber Security Standard. This review is already underway and is intended to be an annual activity with updated standards published on GOV.UK accordingly. Over time, the measures will be incremented to continually ‘raise the bar’ to keep pace with a changing threat and ensure appropriate management of risk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL2332 HL2333 question first answered 23/03/2020 16:51:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1183429

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government whether a risk assessment has been carried out to assess the implications of not reviewing the minimum cyber security standards for Government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL2332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Minimum Cyber Security Standard for Government was introduced in 2018, drawing on the expert technical advice of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).</p><p>The Government Security Group is working with departments, including NCSC and Government Digital Service, to understand what changes, if any, need to be made to the Minimum Cyber Security Standard. This review is already underway and is intended to be an annual activity with updated standards published on GOV.UK accordingly. Over time, the measures will be incremented to continually ‘raise the bar’ to keep pace with a changing threat and ensure appropriate management of risk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL2331 HL2333 question first answered 23/03/2020 16:51:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1183430

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2020
	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 Her Majesty's Government how many Government departments meet, or exceed, the current minimum cyber security standards set out for Government departments.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL2333
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/03/2020 answer text <p>The Minimum Cyber Security Standard for Government was introduced in 2018, drawing on the expert technical advice of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC).</p><p>The Government Security Group is working with departments, including NCSC and Government Digital Service, to understand what changes, if any, need to be made to the Minimum Cyber Security Standard. This review is already underway and is intended to be an annual activity with updated standards published on GOV.UK accordingly. Over time, the measures will be incremented to continually ‘raise the bar’ to keep pace with a changing threat and ensure appropriate management of risk.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True grouped question UIN HL2331 HL2332 question first answered 23/03/2020 16:51:52 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	tabling member	2671 label Biography information for Lord Harris of Haringey

1187929

	registered interest
	date	25/03/2020
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Schools: Coronavirus
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to including (1) building maintenance engineers, (2) personnel supporting the critical lifeline utilities, and (3) non-police security staff, in the list of essential staff whose children can continue to be admitted to schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.
	tabling member printed	Lord Harris of Haringey
	uin	HL2943
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/04/2020 answer text <p>The position remains, as outlined on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>, that everyone who can work from home should do so.</p><p>Where that is not possible, people should go into work where it is safe and they are not symptomatic, isolating or shielding. Relevant guidance including from PHE should be followed.</p><p>In terms of the provision of education for certain workers, it is already the case that in certain cases the staff listed above could be eligible as long as &quot;their specific role is necessary for the continuation of this essential public service&quot;. This is set out on <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-maintaining-educational-provision/guidance-for-schools-colleges-and-local-authorities-on-maintaining-educational-provision" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p>The Government has placed restrictions on the operations of certain businesses as part of the strategy of enhanced social distancing. Separate guidance has been published on this and is also available on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">gov.uk</a>.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord True question first answered 08/04/2020 15:20:42 answering member 4200 label Biography information for Lord True
	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