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1713462

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Press
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will take steps to promote independent news networks by ensuring that (a) Government and (b) other public announcements are made by buying space on news websites not owned by newspaper groups (i) in areas where no local printed newspapers are available and (ii) generally.
tabling member constituency	Lichfield
tabling member printed	Michael Fabricant
uin	23369
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government runs a number of communications activities, including campaigns, across a range of media channels. For each activity, channels are selected based on whether they will reach the target audience effectively to have the most impact.</p><p>Independent news networks can form a key part of this and we consider them wherever necessary.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 29/04/2024 17:39:55 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	280 label Biography information for Michael Fabricant

1713584

registered interest
date	24/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Public Sector: Cybercrime
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance his Department issues on how (a) schools, (b) NHS trusts and (c) other public bodies should respond to ransomware attacks.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	23407
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The world leading National Cyber Security Centre provides comprehensive guidance to all UK public bodies on how to respond to ransomware attacks, which can be found. The guidance is clear that central Government funds will not be used by Government departments or Arms Length Bodies (ALBs) to pay ransomware demands and this stance was publicly reiterated in November 2023 when the UK, along with other members of the Counter Ransomware Initiative, signed a joint statement discouraging anyone from paying a ransomware demand.</p><p>NHS England and the Department for Education provide bespoke guidance for their respective sectors which is consistent with the wider government’s approach. The Department is committed to harnessing expertise on this subject, including recently hosting a roundtable discussion on academic security with the support of the NCSC, to ensure that guidance continues to be appropriate for the developing threat.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 29/04/2024 16:59:36 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

1700213

registered interest
date	12/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Service: Vacancies
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of civil service roles in the Commercial and Procurement Profession are vacant as of 28 March 2024.
tabling member constituency	Leicester South
tabling member printed	Jonathan Ashworth
uin	21047
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2024 answer text <p>The Government Commercial Organisation, is the employer of senior commercial professionals (at Grade 7 and above) within the Government Commercial Function. There are currently 101 vacancies within the Government Commercial Organisation against a budgeted headcount of 1649. This vacancy rate of 6.1% is similar to the 2023 Civil Service vacancy rate of 6.2%.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 29/04/2024 13:54:58 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4244 label Biography information for Jonathan Ashworth

1701832

registered interest
date	17/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 February 2024, when his Department first assessed each of the red-rated legacy IT systems in his Department to be red-rated.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	22283
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2024 answer text <p>Cabinet Office Digital first carried out an audit between September 2022 and Feb 2023, as part of the work to upgrade our IT estate.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It has created a framework for managing legacy systems in the department and we are proactively working with the Central Digital &amp; Data Office (CDDO), reporting and feeding back updates on progress.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cabinet Office aims to have remediation plans in place for these systems next year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 24/04/2024 15:38:00 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1700843

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	D F Press: Contracts
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the contract agreed by his Department with DF Press on 24 March 2024 under procurement reference CCCS23A10, for what purpose the press office services to be provided under that contract are required; and if he will publish schedule 20 of that contract agreement.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21607
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>In common with many arms-length bodies, the House of Lords Appointments Commission (HOLAC) has a separate press officer to ensure that the Commission can be fully accountable to the public, the Government and Parliament, and to support its independent advisory role to the Prime Minister.</p><p>It is Cabinet Office policy to publish Contracts with a value of over £10,000 on Contracts Finder within 30 days of Contract Award. Crown Commercial Service, Cabinet Office’s procurement arm, has published the Contract Schedules in accordance with the publication timescales and the information is now available.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/04/2024 16:18:39 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1701022

registered interest
date	15/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Grenfell Tower Inquiry
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he has had discussions with the Chair of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on the estimated publication date of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 2 report.
tabling member constituency	Weaver Vale
tabling member printed	Mike Amesbury
uin	21802
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/04/2024 answer text <p>The Grenfell Tower Inquiry is a statutory Inquiry established under the Inquiries Act 2005. Under the terms of the Act, the drafting of an inquiry final report and the timing of that process are both matters for the independent Chair of the inquiry.</p><p> </p><p>The Inquiry publishes regular updates on the progress of its final report. In their April 2024 Newsletter published on the Grenfell Tower Inquiry website at <a href="https://www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/news/april-2024-newsletter" target="_blank">https://www.grenfelltowerinquiry.org.uk/news/april-2024-newsletter</a>, they emphasised that the current phase of the inquiry is reaching its final stages, and reiterated their commitment and determination to publish the report as soon as possible. Further updates to timelines will be published on the website as and when they become known.</p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 23/04/2024 16:18:29 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4667 label Biography information for Mike Amesbury

1701403

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 February 2024, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the risks of red-rated legacy IT systems.
tabling member constituency	Wolverhampton South East
tabling member printed	Pat McFadden
uin	21953
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), in the Cabinet Office, has established a programme to support departments managing legacy IT. CDDO has agreed a framework to identify ‘red-rated’ systems, indicating high levels of risk surrounding certain assets within the IT estate. Departments have committed to have remediation plans in place for these systems by next year (2025).</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is not appropriate to release sensitive information held about specific red-rated systems, more detailed plans for remediation within departmental IT estates, or information that could indicate which systems are at risk as it may highlight potential security vulnerabilities.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/04/2024 13:26:42 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1587 label Biography information for Pat McFadden

1701305

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cabinet Office: Visits Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answers of 15 April 2024 to Questions 20230 and 20234 on Cabinet Office: Visits Abroad, whether the share of the total flight costs attributable to the Deputy Prime Minister was £14,784.46; and whether the non-flight costs incurred by the Deputy Prime Minister on his visit to New York were £13,915.54.
tabling member constituency	Islington South and Finsbury
tabling member printed	Emily Thornberry
uin	21944
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>Costs for the trip were outlined in the ministerial travel data entitled Cabinet Office ministerial overseas travel, July to September 2023, published on 21 March 2024.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>As outlined in that publication, the flight was also used to support regular movement of military personnel between the UK and the USA. These were not included in the number of officials nor in the cost calculations for the trip in order to maintain operational security.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart question first answered 19/04/2024 13:23:03 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	1536 label Biography information for Emily Thornberry

1698535

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	International Court of Justice
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 20 March 2024 to Question 18492 on European Court of Human Rights, whether the Prime Minister considers the International Court of Justice to be a foreign court.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	20334
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply to the answer of 18 April 2024, Official Report, PQ 20335.</p><p> </p><p>A clear distinction can be made between the domestic courts of the United Kingdom applying our law on one hand, and international (foreign) courts on the other, which hear cases within their often limited jurisdiction, in which at least one party is likely to be a nation state, and which are composed of international panels of judges or arbitrators applying international law, and whose rulings or opinions are often but not always final and binding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 20331 20332 20333 20336 question first answered 19/04/2024 11:20:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady

1698534

registered interest
date	25/03/2024
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
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 20 March 2024 to Question 18492 on European Court of Human Rights, whether the Prime Minister considers the Tribunals of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes to be foreign tribunals when they meet in (a) Washington DC and (b) London.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	20333
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/04/2024 answer text <p>I refer the Hon. Member to the reply to the answer of 18 April 2024, Official Report, PQ 20335.</p><p> </p><p>A clear distinction can be made between the domestic courts of the United Kingdom applying our law on one hand, and international (foreign) courts on the other, which hear cases within their often limited jurisdiction, in which at least one party is likely to be a nation state, and which are composed of international panels of judges or arbitrators applying international law, and whose rulings or opinions are often but not always final and binding.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Brentwood and Ongar answering member printed Alex Burghart grouped question UIN 20331 20332 20334 20336 question first answered 19/04/2024 11:20:23 answering member 4613 label Biography information for Alex Burghart
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady