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1148994

registered interest
date	14/10/2019
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	Government Departments: Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture Media and Sport, what progress the Government has made in it's proposal to reduce the duplication of citizen data across Government as stated in the Government Transformation Strategy 2017-2020.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	355
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/10/2019 answer text <p>The GDPR and Data Protection Act came into effect in 2018 and enshrines key principles of purpose limitation and data minimisation in the processing of personal data. Government is currently preparing a statutory code of practice for government departments and public sector organisations to provide guidance on compliance with GDPR.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, in May this year, the Government Digital Service updated their Digital Service Standards. These standards are publicly available and give users permission to copy, distribute and use technology freely or at a low cost avoiding the need for duplication across government. Furthermore we will publish a National Data Strategy, which will set out how government will improve its approach to the handling and use of data.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 22/10/2019 14:59:13 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1147989

registered interest
date	02/10/2019
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	Databases: Finance
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has allocated to the (a) creation and (b) implementation of the Government Data Strategy.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	293727
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/10/2019 answer text <p>It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 08/10/2019 16:39:19 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1145964

registered interest
date	25/09/2019
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	Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's announcement entitled New boost to increase diversity in nation’s cyber security industry published on 14 August 2019, what target her Department has set on the number of people who will be assisted by the third round of funding from the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	291081
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/09/2019 answer text <p>The Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund encourages a sector-led approach to stimulating the cyber security retraining ecosystem in a sustainable way. It is designed to increase the number and diversity of individuals pursuing a career in the cyber security profession. Launched in 2018, the Cyber Skills Immediate Impact Fund announced its third funding round on 14 August 2019.</p><p> </p><p>We are currently running an open grant competition for proposed initiatives to apply for funding. We expect to support several new initiatives in this round of funding, working closely with employers to maximise the employment prospects of the individuals benefiting from the training programmes. Over 400 people have already benefited from training supported by previous funding rounds, and our objective is that greater numbers will benefit as the businesses we partner with further invest in this sector. The outcome of this programme will be reported in due course.</p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 30/09/2019 14:49:41 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1139317

registered interest
date	16/07/2019
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	Internet: Cybersecurity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment he has made of the cyber security implications of permitting DNS over HTTPS resolvers operating in the UK to reside outside of UK jurisdiction.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	277853
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/07/2019 answer text <p>We are working with industry to understand rollout plans for DNS over HTTPS, including intentions relating to the use of resolvers. We are working closely with the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure that cyber security implications are considered alongside privacy and safety implications of DNS over HTTPS and that solutions will not compromise the security of UK businesses and citizens online.</p> answering member constituency Kenilworth and Southam answering member printed Jeremy Wright question first answered 22/07/2019 14:10:05 answering member 1560 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Wright
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1137571

registered interest
date	08/07/2019
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	Huawei: 5G
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 July 2019 to Question 272302 on Huawei: 5G, what recent estimate he has made of the number of (a) UK operators and (b) significant commercial networks in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	274635
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/07/2019 answer text <p>There are two major fixed line providers and four major mobile providers providing the majority of the public network.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/07/2019 17:53:31 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1136518

registered interest
date	03/07/2019
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	Huawei: 5G
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the uptake of Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre advice and guidance on the risk management of operators.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	272941
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/07/2019 answer text <p>The Communications Act 2003 requires operators to take appropriate measures to manage security risks to their networks and services. The Government expects operators to take appropriate account of the advice and guidance issued by The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) including that in relation to the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/07/2019 11:28:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1130403

registered interest
date	06/06/2019
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	Huawei: 5G
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 5 June 2019 to Question 257533 and the statement in that Answer that the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre has not begun assessing any 5G equipment, how the Supply Chain Review will ensure the secure and resilient roll-out of 5G.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	261281
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/06/2019 answer text <p>The Government has undertaken a thorough, evidence-based and hard-headed review of the 5G supply chain to ensure the secure and resilient roll-out of 5G. This includes a full security risk assessment by the National Cyber Security Centre.</p><p> </p><p>The decisions of the Supply Chain Review will be announced to Parliament in due course.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/06/2019 16:01:35 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1058864

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	Cybercrime: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether the Government holds information on the number of times that competent authorities have issued (a) warnings, (b) information notices, (c) inspections, (d) enforcement notices and (e) penalties under the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	219582
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/02/2019 answer text <p>The competent authorities have the powers to audit and inspect, and to issue information, enforcement and penalty notices, so they hold the information on the number of audits conducted and notices issued in each sector. Under the NIS Regulations, competent authorities do not have a legal obligation to share that information with DCMS or Cabinet Office.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 14/02/2019 11:59:15 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1051310

registered interest
date	30/01/2019
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 30 January 2019 to Question 212673 on Cybercrime: Ministerial Responsibility, what information his Department holds on discussions held by Ministers with their counterparts in the EU on (a) continued cyber relationships and (b) participation in the Cooperation Group in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	214617
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/02/2019 answer text <p>As a result of negotiations between the UK and the EU, the Political Declaration includes a commitment to promote security and stability in cyberspace through increased international cooperation, including participating in certain activities of the Cooperation Group. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, shared threats to cyber security will remain. The absence of a formal arrangement does therefore not affect our continued commitment to work with our European partners to safeguard our collective security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 08/02/2019 14:36:08 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1048075

registered interest
date	25/01/2019
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: EU Action
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to sections 4 and 5 of the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, what assurances he has received that GCHQ will be able to (a) continue to liaise and (b) cooperate with the EU Cyber Coordination Group in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	212678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2019 answer text <p>The Political Declaration between the United Kingdom and the European Union reaffirms the commitment of both parties to a dialogue around cyber security including the exchange of information on a range of threats, incidents, techniques and best practice. Regarding the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018, the Government aims to continue to participate in certain Cooperation Group activities after we leave the EU.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 30/01/2019 16:32:38 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt