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1658108

	registered interest
	date	05/09/2023
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Fraud: Coronavirus
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many fraud cases related to covid-19 are with the Crown Prosecution Service awaiting an outcome.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	197686
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/09/2023 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not have a central record showing the number of fraud cases relating to Covid-19 currently awaiting an outcome. To obtain the data would require manually reviewing CPS case records at disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 11/09/2023 11:11:02 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1686706

	registered interest
	date	01/02/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Crown Prosecution Service: Women
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many and what proportion of female civil servants in the Crown Prosecution Service were employed on temporary contracts in each of the last three years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	12544
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/02/2024 answer text <p>For the financial year ending 31 March 2021, of all female civil servants employed by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), 6.1% (274) were employed on temporary contracts. This equates to 4% of all CPS workforce headcount.</p><p>For the financial year ending 31 March 2022, of all female civil servants employed by the CPS, 5.9% (279) were on temporary contracts. This equates to 3.9% of all CPS workforce headcount.</p><p>For the financial year ending 31 March 2023, of all female civil servants employed by the CPS, 2.9% (147) were on temporary contracts. This equates to 1.9% of all CPS workforce headcount.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 06/02/2024 17:01:03 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1702395

	registered interest
	date	19/04/2024
	answering body	Attorney General
	answering dept id	88
	answering dept short name	Attorney General
	answering dept sort name	Attorney General
	hansard heading	Confucius Institutes: Criminal Investigation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Attorney General, how many cases have been forwarded to the Prosecution Service concerning people who are based in Confucius Institutes in the last two years.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	22702
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/04/2024 answer text <p>The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) does not hold data on whether defendants are based in or members of Confucius Institutes or indeed any other similar organisations.</p><p>It would not be possible to determine whether a defendant in any specific case was based in or associated with a Confucius Institute without an examination of CPS case files, which would incur disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 25/04/2024 09:57:34 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

895255

	registered interest
	date	01/05/2018
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Fuels: Tax Evasion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 April 2018 to Question 136367 on Fuels: Tax Evasion, whether any legal action followed those arrests.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	139991
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/05/2019 answer text <p>Of the three arrests made between 01 January 2017 and 31 March 2018 for fuel fraud, two were reported to the Public Prosecution Service in December 2018 while one remains under investigation pending report.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 15/05/2019 17:35:36 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1650810

	registered interest
	date	06/07/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Border Delivery Group
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when the most recent meeting of the Border and Protocol Delivery Group took place; and where that meeting took place.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	192773
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2023 answer text <p>The Borders Group, formerly known as the Border and Protocol Delivery Group, is a group of teams within the Cabinet Office, rather than a standing body. It is responsible for coordinating the Government's approach to the border, both in relation to our leaving the EU and in developing our longer term strategy for the most effective border in the world. As a result these teams work together on an ongoing basis.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 11/07/2023 15:48:35 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1657694

	registered interest
	date	04/09/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Civil Servants: Social Media
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department last updated guidelines on the use of social media by civil servants.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	197363
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/09/2023 answer text <p>At the end of August 2023, GCS published a new guide for communicators working in the digital discipline, which includes specific references to appropriate and ethical use of social media channels: <a href="https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/digital-communication/#propriety" target="_blank">https://gcs.civilservice.gov.uk/guidance/digital-communication/#propriety</a>.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>All of this guidance complements the Civil Service code, which lays out the behaviours expected of civil servants, available at the following link:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/civil-service-code/the-civil-service-code</a>.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 07/09/2023 17:04:47 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1674571

	registered interest
	date	01/12/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Movement Assistance Scheme and Trader Support Service
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many full time equivalent staff are employed in (a) implementing and (b) monitoring the (i) Trader Support Service and (ii) Movement Assistance Schemes.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	4804
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Trader Support Service (TSS) and Movement Assistance Schemes (MAS) are both important schemes that provide support to traders.</p><p> </p><p>The Movement Assistance Scheme is operated by the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). Across DEFRA and APHA a combined 24.75 FTE staff are employed in the implementation and monitoring of the scheme.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The TSS is overseen by HMRC and operated by a Fujitsu-led consortium. There are currently 378 FTE staff employed by the consortium. Additionally, there are 39.4 FTE staff within HMRC working on the implementation of the service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 06/12/2023 17:14:56 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1681509

	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	Fraud: Telephone Services
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost was of (a) establishing and (b) operating the covid fraud hotline in the period since October 2020.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	9173
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2024 answer text <p>The Government Counter Fraud Function COVID-19 Fraud Intelligence Team (now part of the Public Sector Fraud Authority Intelligence Hub) established the Covid Fraud Hotline in October 2020 in partnership with Crimestoppers. It ended on 30 June 2023.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Its creation led to 5,124 referrals of potential fraud being disseminated to public bodies.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The figures provided below do not include Intelligence Team staff costs.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><ol><li><p>The set up cost for the Covid Fraud Hotline with Crimestoppers was £105,000 excluding VAT.</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><ol start="2"><li><p>Following this, the operating costs of the Hotline between October 2020 and on 30 June 2023 was £114,940 excluding VAT</p></li></ol><p><strong> </strong></p><p>In 22/23 the PSFA set a target of delivering £180m of savings to the taxpayer. The PSFA far surpassed this within the first 12 months by preventing and recovering £311 million. In its second year, the PSFA has a target of achieving £185 million of savings for the taxpayer.</p><p><strong><p><p></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 16/01/2024 17:54:25 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1683343

	registered interest
	date	18/01/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	Public Buildings: Concrete
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what data his Department holds on (a) the progress of each Department in confirming the presence or absence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete in public buildings and (b) which Departments have completed this work.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	10405
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2024 answer text <p>Substantial progress has been made across government Departments to identify any instance of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) across their public building portfolios.</p><p>Departments are progressing with their final identification surveys, and are implementing remediation action plans.</p><p>As per the guidance from the leading professional body, the Institution of Structural Engineers: following appropriate surveys, where RAAC is identified it is either monitored, reinforced, or replaced. Government Departments continue to follow this guidance.</p><p>Each Department owns and maintains the data relating to specific locations, identification and remediation plans within their estate.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/01/2024 17:55:53 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell

1691087

	registered interest
	date	22/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	General Elections: Subversion
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he is taking steps to counter the potential use of (a) AI and (b) other means to influence the (i) operation and (ii) outcome of the next general election.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	15228
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The Government is committed to safeguarding the UK’s elections and already has established systems and processes in place, to protect the democratic integrity of the UK.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government has established the Defending Democracy Taskforce, which has a mandate to safeguard our democratic institutions and processes from the full range of threats, including digitally manipulated content. The Taskforce ensures we have a robust system in place to rapidly respond to any threats during election periods, including novel threats from AI.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Online Safety Act places new requirements on social media platforms to swiftly remove illegal misinformation and disinformation - including artificial intelligence-generated deepfakes - as soon as they become aware of it.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The new digital imprints regime, introduced by the Elections Act 2022, will also increase the transparency of digital political advertising (including artificial intelligence-generated material).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The threat to democracy from artificial intelligence was discussed at the AI Safety Summit in November 2023, reinforcing the Government’s commitment to international collaboration on this shared challenge.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Additionally, the Elections Act 2022 strengthened financial transparency and controls against foreign spending at elections. Since its introduction, the Government has restricted foreign campaign spending at elections and introduced a new requirement on political parties to declare their assets and liabilities when registering with the Electoral Commission. Foreign donations (and channelling foreign money) are already illegal.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Government passed the National Security Act in 2023 which creates a range of new tools and powers to tackle evolving state threats. Parts 1-3 of the Act came into force in December 2023. This includes a new foreign interference offence which will give our law enforcement and intelligence agencies significant new powers to detect, deter and prosecute those who seek to interfere in our democracy. Part 4 of the Act, containing the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme, will come into force later in 2024. This will require the registration of political influence activity conducted at the direction of foreign powers.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 27/02/2024 17:41:51 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell