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938839

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date	11/07/2018
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	Cybersecurity: Small Businesses
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to encourage and enable small businesses to (1) improve their cyber security, and (2) build a robust IT infrastructure.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9455
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>As part of the 2016-2021 National Cyber Security Strategy the Government created the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to be the authority on the UK’s cyber security environment, sharing knowledge, addressing systemic vulnerabilities and providing leadership on key national cyber security issues.</p><p> </p><p>In October 2017, the NCSC published a Small Business Guide which is freely available on its website. Following this guidance will significantly increase the protection of small businesses against the most common forms of cybercrime. The guide cannot guarantee protection from all types of cyber attack, but it sets out easy, low-cost steps that can be to protect an organisation’s data, assets and reputation. The NCSC also manages the Cyber Essentials scheme, another tool which businesses can take to protect themselves against a whole range of the most common cyber attacks.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Government recently introduced the Data Protection Act (2018), which requires organisations to have appropriate technical and organisational cyber security measures in place to protect personal data.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 25/07/2018 11:51:26 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

938104

registered interest
date	10/07/2018
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	Digital Technology: UK Trade with EU
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the UK’s digital economy may be at a disadvantage against European competitors by the goods-only approach outlined in the Chequers statement.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL9405
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/07/2018 answer text <p>Since the Chequers statement, we have published the White Paper on the Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. Digital is a fast evolving, innovative, sector that is driving economic transformation across the world. Digital sectors contributed £116.5 billion to the UK economy in 2016, representing 6.7% of GVA. Given these characteristics, the Government's White Paper proposal recognises that for digital sectors it will be particularly important to have domestic regulatory flexibility, to ensure the UK can respond nimbly to new technological developments, and be at the forefront of emerging technologies.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 24/07/2018 13:54:28 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

930935

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, following proposed changes to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012, whether they intend to require companies to have a minimum standard social value before they are awarded a government contract; and how this will help in safeguarding against events such as Carillion’s collapse.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8935
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and believes it can contribute to creating a diverse public services supply market and harness wider benefits for our communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 25 June, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington announced our intention to lead by example by extending application of the Act across central government. Doing so will not require legislation. Officials from the Cabinet Office, Crown Commercial Service and Office for Civil Society, DCMS will work together to implement this policy with departments and explore further opportunities for the Act.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans for a minimum standard of social value in contracts, to give contracting authorities the flexibility to respond to the maturity of the relevant market.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL8936 question first answered 04/07/2018 12:39:40 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

930936

registered interest
date	25/06/2018
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	Public Sector: Procurement
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the speech by the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster on 25 June, when they intend to introduce a bill to amend the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 to require public contracts to be awarded for social value; and when they propose that this bill will take effect.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL8936
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2018 answer text <p>The government remains committed to the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and believes it can contribute to creating a diverse public services supply market and harness wider benefits for our communities.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>On 25 June, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, David Lidington announced our intention to lead by example by extending application of the Act across central government. Doing so will not require legislation. Officials from the Cabinet Office, Crown Commercial Service and Office for Civil Society, DCMS will work together to implement this policy with departments and explore further opportunities for the Act.</p><p> </p><p>There are no plans for a minimum standard of social value in contracts, to give contracting authorities the flexibility to respond to the maturity of the relevant market.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde grouped question UIN HL8935 question first answered 04/07/2018 12:39:40 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

892439

registered interest
date	26/04/2018
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	Small Businesses: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what support, if any, will they offer small and medium sized businesses to help them comply with the General Data Protection Regulation.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL7346
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/05/2018 answer text <p>The Government and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recognise the challenges facing small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) across the UK economy in their preparations for the Data Protection Bill and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The ICO is leading on providing guidance and support to UK organisations and have already published a number of resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help all organisations prepare. The ICO has: launched a dedicated helpline service for smaller organisations; updated its 'SMEs toolkit' to reflect the requirements of the GDPR; simplified its &quot;12-step&quot; GDPR preparation guidance; and published FAQs for SMEs. To support the ICO the Government delivered an awareness-raising marketing campaign targeted at those organisations and sectors, including SMEs, most in need of support. There is still more to do in this space and the Government will continue to support the ICO to ensure the UK is prepared.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 10/05/2018 11:28:26 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick

873043

registered interest
date	27/03/2018
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	Cambridge Analytica: Data Protection
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of data by Cambridge Analytica; and how they will ensure protection of personal data.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
uin	HL6722
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2018 answer text <p>Cambridge Analytica's use of data is the subject of an investigation by the independent Information Commissioner. Questions about that investigation should be directed to the Information Commissioner's Office.</p><p> </p><p>The government's Data Protection Bill will strengthen data protection law and give the Information Commissioner tougher powers to ensure organisations comply. It will enhance control, transparency and security of data for people and businesses across the UK, and gives the Information Commissioner the power to levy significant fines against organisations that break data protection law or block the her investigations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ashton of Hyde question first answered 06/04/2018 11:57:47 answering member 4247 label Biography information for Lord Ashton of Hyde
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick