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1486180

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Veterans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on implementing the Veterans’ Strategy Action Plan.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30194
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Since the Veterans Strategy Action Plan was published in January, we have delivered 24% of the over 60 cross-government commitments.</p><p><strong></strong><br>Recent achievements delivered through the Strategy Action Plan include;</p><ul><li><p>Provision of £150k in grant funding to charities to aid the development of best practice to ensure that veteran charities are inclusive and promote accessibility to female veterans</p></li><li><p>Appointment of the first Veterans Commissioner for Wales, Colonel James Phillips</p></li><li><p>Completion of a scoping study looking into the design of a service offering the digital verification of veteran status, with a further investment of £1m provided to develop this project further</p></li><li><p>Continued support to phase 4 of the King’s Centre for Military Health Research longitudinal study through over £1.2m in funding being provided over the next two years. This study looked at the health and wellbeing of UK Armed Forces Personnel and for the first time, this will also look at topics including social mobility, taking the insights beyond health and wellbeing.</p></li></ul><p> </p> answering member constituency Plymouth, Moor View answering member printed Johnny Mercer grouped question UIN 29938 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:55:57 answering member 4485 label Biography information for Johnny Mercer
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486181

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Public Expenditure
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made on reducing the cost of Government projects to help ensure value for money in public spending.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30195
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Infrastructure and Projects Authority provides expert advice and independent assurance on the Government’s Major Project Portfolio (GMPP). Working with HM Treasury, who are responsible for Value for Money, they develop robust project cost estimates and build capacity and capability to deliver effectively. The 2022 IPA Annual Report will set out progress made on the GMPP.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg grouped question UIN 29939 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:30:08 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486182

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses
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 help strengthen public sector procurement rules for small and medium-sized enterprises.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30196
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>We have introduced a Procurement Bill into Parliament which will enable us to create a simpler and significantly more transparent system that will further open up public procurement to small businesses so that they can compete for and win more public contracts.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Bidding companies will only have to submit their core credentials once, onto a single digital platform, making it easier, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises, to bid for any public contract.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Along with this, we will ensure new entrants to the market can be added frequently and easily to open frameworks.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 12/07/2022 16:53:45 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486184

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Food: Prices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) relevant stakeholders to help reduce the cost of food.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30197
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government monitors food prices using the ONS’s inflation figures (Consumer Prices Index including Housing Costs).</p><p> </p><p>Defra is taking action to maintain an efficient food supply chain by mitigating against any potential burdens or friction which could otherwise drive-up consumer food prices. For example, we have introduced labelling flexibility to reduce additional cost burdens resulting from the availability of sunflower oil. Food prices themselves are set by business and it is not for the UK Government to set retail food prices nor to comment on day-to-day commercial decisions by companies.</p><p> </p><p>The broader affordability of food, and individuals’ access to food, is a key element of the Government’s approach to tackling poverty as we manage the impact of cost-of-living pressures. Defra is holding regular discussions with industry to explore ways in which industry can support low-income households by ensuring affordable food remains available, for example by maintaining value ranges, price matching, price freezing measures and use of loyalty card offers.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recently announced a new £15 billion support package to help families with the cost of living, bringing total support for households this year to £37 billion.</p><p> </p><p>Agricultural commodities are closely linked to global gas prices. Farmers are facing increased input costs for fertiliser, livestock feed, fuel and energy. We have taken steps to assist farmers with the availability of fertiliser ahead of the coming growing season and we have also brought forward 50% of the BPS payment to July to help ease cash flow pressures.</p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Victoria Prentis grouped question UIN 29940 question first answered 12/07/2022 16:50:47 answering member 4401 label Biography information for Victoria Prentis
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486185

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity: Russia
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to work with her international partners in response to the global cyber threat posed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30198
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2022 answer text <p>The UK Government remains vigilant to cyber threats, wherever they come from, and is ready to defend against them, working closely with allies to deter, mitigate and attribute malicious cyber activity. We consider all levers of power to protect the UK's security, consistent with our adherence to UK and international law.</p><p>The UK has dedicated significant resource to monitor, understand and counter Russia's cyber threats. This intelligence is shared with our allies, so that we are all prepared to defend ourselves from attack.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 08/07/2022 17:47:10 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486186

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fraud
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 protect the public purse by reducing fraud.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30199
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>The Government takes fraud seriously. HM Government has announced the establishment of the Public Sector Fraud Authority, once launched, will ensure increased scrutiny of counter-fraud performance and build broader and deeper expert services for public bodies, including the use of data analytics, intelligence and risk services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency North East Somerset answering member printed Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg question first answered 12/07/2022 16:47:54 answering member 4099 label Biography information for Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486187

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Foreign Investment in UK
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 the Great campaign in encouraging investment in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30200
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>GREAT’s global promotion of the UK for over 10 years has been highly effective. In the last year alone, GREAT has attracted over £50m of foreign direct investment and helped generate over £400m through international promotion of the UK education sector. Finally, there is a further £600m of export, investment and tourism returns that are currently being assessed.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 12/07/2022 10:39:11 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486189

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Apprentices
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps his Department is taking to increase apprenticeships opportunities in the cyber technology sector.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2022 answer text <p>Apprenticeships provide people with the opportunity to earn and learn the skills needed to start, progress or re-train in the technology sector, helping employers to address their current and emerging skills needs and build a diverse pipeline of talent.</p><p>The department continues to work in partnership with the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and supports their newly launched strategy to make the digital economy more inclusive, competitive, and innovative by supporting the growth of Digital, Cyber, and Artificial Intelligence strategies.</p><p>We have put employers at the heart of our apprenticeship system, empowering them to design the standards they need. Employers in the digital sector have so far developed 26 high-quality digital apprenticeship standards across all levels in occupations such as Data Science, Cyber Security, Digital and Technology solutions, AI, Software Developer and Creative Digital Design.</p><p>In the 2020/21 academic year there were 18,400 apprenticeship starts in the Information and Communication Technology sector subject area, with 17,000 starts reported so far for the first eight months of the 2021/22 academic year.</p><p>The department is also encouraging all employers to offer more flexible training models. There are two flexi-job apprenticeship agencies supporting the digital sector, ensuring apprentices are ready to work on-site and can benefit from the high-quality long-term training that an apprenticeship provides.</p><p>We are working closely with stakeholders in the digital skills sector to identify opportunities for improvements that support digital growth and deliver sector growth campaigns via trusted sector voices including TechUK and BCS, to inspire and inform SMEs to recruit apprentices in the digital sector.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Morley and Outwood answering member printed Andrea Jenkyns question first answered 21/07/2022 09:49:38 answering member 4490 label Biography information for Dame Andrea Jenkyns
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1486190

registered interest
date	04/07/2022
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants: Apprentices
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 apprenticeship opportunities in the Civil Service.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	30202
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/07/2022 answer text <p>Departments are working towards having 5% of headcount being apprentices by 2025 as set out by the CS apprenticeship strategy. Apprenticeships will be integrated into skills and capability plans and other people strategies. We will provide entry and progression routes within a range of careers and professions for new and existing staff.</p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 12/07/2022 09:58:49 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers