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1471006

	registered interest
	date	16/06/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to strengthen the UK's cyber security in the context of the potential increased risk of malicious cyber activity from Russia.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	19618
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/06/2022 answer text <p>Our new National Cyber and Government Cyber Security Strategies set out our approach to making the UK more resilient to cyber attacks and countering cyber threats. We have undertaken significant outreach within the Government and Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors, and the UK Devolved Administrations, providing mitigating advice to bolster the UK’s cyber preparedness.</p><p>The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster recently wrote to Cabinet colleagues to seek assurances that their departments and sectors are implementing the necessary resilience measures.</p><p>All organisations should follow the <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/actions-to-take-when-the-cyber-threat-is-heightened" target="_blank">NCSC’s guidance</a> on actions to take when the cyber threat is heightened. Individuals should follow the NCSC’s Cyber Aware guidance.</p> answering member constituency Northampton North answering member printed Michael Ellis question first answered 22/06/2022 10:42:07 answering member 4116 label Biography information for Sir Michael Ellis
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1505598

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the lectern used by the Prime Minister at her speech at 10 Downing Street on 6 September 2022, (a) by whom the lectern was supplied, (b) how much from the public purse was spent on its design and production, (c) when the Government decided to commission it and (d) by whom the decision to commission was made.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	48294
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>There was no cost to the public purse; the lectern was provided by the governing party. The HM Government badge was an existing one owned by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 48359 question first answered 21/09/2022 13:34:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1520063

	registered interest
	date	10/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	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 21 September to Question 48294 on 10 Downing Street, (a) who paid for the lectern to be (i) transported to the governing party’s conference in Birmingham for the Prime Minister’s speech on 5 October and (ii) returned to Downing Street following that speech and (b) whether the lectern is now considered to be owned by the Cabinet Office, the governing party, or the Prime Minister herself.
	tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
	tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
	uin	59545
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/10/2022 answer text <p>As set out in my previous answer, PQ 48294, the use of the lectern has been kindly provided by the Conservative Party, who own the item. The Conservative Party funded its transport to the recent party conference. The Government badge, when used for government events, is owned by HM Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 13/10/2022 16:46:09 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1602756

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	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 6 September 2022 to Question 48359 on 10 Downing Street: Furniture, whether the lectern used by the Prime Minister on 25th October was paid for by the taxpayer.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	162187
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Lecterns are regularly used at government press conferences, receptions and speeches.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These lecterns were purchased by the Government under a previous administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As previously stated, lecterns are used and repurposed across the Cabinet Office estate and other government buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 162194 question first answered 13/03/2023 17:09:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1602841

	registered interest
	date	09/03/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the lectern used by the Prime Minister on 7 March 2023 was paid for from the public purse.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	162194
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/03/2023 answer text <p><strong> </strong>Lecterns are regularly used at government press conferences, receptions and speeches.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>These lecterns were purchased by the Government under a previous administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As previously stated, lecterns are used and repurposed across the Cabinet Office estate and other government buildings.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 162187 question first answered 13/03/2023 17:09:54 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1536834

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the cost to the public purse was of the move-in operation of the former Prime Minister into Number 10 Downing Street.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	73115
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/11/2022 answer text <p>As with previous administrations, the cost of moving-in or removing personal property from a Ministerial residence is funded by the incoming or departing Minister.</p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 03/11/2022 17:23:03 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1536835

	registered interest
	date	27/10/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Costs
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether there was a cost to the public purse of new (a) furniture and (b) furnishings for the former Prime Minister from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022.
	tabling member constituency	Warwick and Leamington
	tabling member printed	Matt Western
	uin	73116
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/11/2022 answer text <p>Details of expenditure on the Downing Street estate, including spending under the annual allowance for the official residence, will be published in the Cabinet Office’s annual report and audited accounts in due course.<strong> </strong></p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 01/11/2022 15:18:43 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	4617 label Biography information for Matt Western

1688529

	registered interest
	date	08/02/2024
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Digital Technology
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will list the (a) projects and (b) subjects worked on by the 10 Downing Street data science team since it was established.
	tabling member constituency	Harborough
	tabling member printed	Neil O'Brien
	uin	13811
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2024 answer text <p>The No10 Data Science Team has a remit to improve the way in which key decisions are informed by data, analysis, and evidence using cutting-edge data science techniques. This enables the Government to use the best available evidence, throughout the policy and decision-making process, to drive long-term systems change and enable staff to collectively solve the most pressing policy challenges. They also use data to track delivery of government priority programs, working closely with Delivery Unit. Notwithstanding, the Government would not normally comment on the details of policy development and formation, nor the process by which collective decisions are made across government.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The team also runs a transformation program including: (1) project rAPId, a free, open source, lightweight data sharing system; (2) the No10 Innovation Fellowships, bringing industry expertise in AI into central government on year-long secondments to improve public services; (3) Evidence House, a program to upskill civil servants in data science, AI and software engineering; and crowdsource technical solutions to wicked problems; and (4) creating and managing the new Incubator for Artificial Intelligence, a 30-strong team of AI experts who are working on rapid delivery of AI projects in line with the Prime Minister’s priorities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 27/02/2024 17:45:55 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart previous answer version 19025 answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
	tabling member	4679 label Biography information for Neil O'Brien

1627648

	registered interest
	date	15/05/2023
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Flags
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the county flag of Middlesex will be flown from 10 Downing Street on Middlesex day; and whether he plans to fly the respective county flags from 10 Downing Street on county days.
	tabling member constituency	Romford
	tabling member printed	Andrew Rosindell
	uin	184911
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/05/2023 answer text <p>I am happy to confirm to my Hon. Friend that the Middlesex Flag flew from 10 Downing Street on 16 May. This reflects the fact Downing Street is within the county of Middlesex, and Middlesex is its ‘local’ flag.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Government is continuing to support the flying of all county flags within Westminster on the annual county flag week in Parliament Square.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Jeremy Quin question first answered 23/05/2023 15:05:28 answering member 4507 label Biography information for Sir Jeremy Quin
	tabling member	1447 label Biography information for Andrew Rosindell

1505572

	registered interest
	date	06/09/2022
	answering body	Cabinet Office
	answering dept id	53
	answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
	answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
	hansard heading	10 Downing Street: Furniture
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish a breakdown of the full cost of the new Downing Street lectern.
	tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
	tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
	uin	48359
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/09/2022 answer text <p>There was no cost to the public purse; the lectern was provided by the governing party. The HM Government badge was an existing one owned by the Government.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar grouped question UIN 48294 question first answered 21/09/2022 13:34:56 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner