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date	18/07/2017
answering body	House of Commons Commission
answering dept id	18
answering dept short name	House of Commons Commission
answering dept sort name	House of Commons Commission
hansard heading	Members: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what steps he is taking to improve the reliability and speed of the internet and the email system used by hon. Members and their staff; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	5732
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Digital Service is delivering a major investment programme for Parliament’s network. The programme will make improvements to Parliament’s ICT network, including internet access and email system. The delivery will address issues around speed, resilience and most importantly security when accessing internet based services. A tranche of improvements will be completed in September 2017, in particular:</p><p /><ul><li>Speed of access – Network design simplification, increase in throughput of security devices and increase of internet circuit bandwidth;</li><li>Resilience – dynamic routing with fast failover times with multiple routes out to the internet.</li></ul><p><br>The programme will provide further resilience and security enhancements for the network (Campus LAN) operating within the Parliamentary estate by the end of December 2017. The final tranche in the first half of 2018 will see performance and security enhancements for the WiFi network infrastructure within the estate. The Digital Service will continue to work to improve the security and protections in place around email, which in turn supports the reliability of email by reducing the impact that malicious email can have.</p><p>The improvements are primarily focused on the reliability and security of Parliament's network. However, the changes will provide Members with a more consistent user experience and speed of access when using the network, including access to the Internet. Responsiveness of Internet sites is also dependent upon factors outside of Parliament's network.</p> answering member constituency Carshalton and Wallington answering member printed Tom Brake question first answered 06/09/2017 16:38:51 answering member 151 label Biography information for Tom Brake
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

753558

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date	18/07/2017
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Wills
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether it is his policy to support the proposals made by the Law Commission to allow a will or other testamentary disposition to be created by text message or by another similarly informal route; and what assessment he has made of the potential of such a course of action to lead to increased fraud and litigation.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	5730
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The Law Commission has not made proposals to allow wills and other testamentary dispositions to be created by text message or similar informal routes. The Law Commission is, however, currently considering the law of Wills, including how the law can provide for the making of electronic wills, whilst ensuring testators are protected against risks of fraud and exploitation. As part of this project, the Commission published a consultation paper Making a Will (Consultation Paper 231) on 13 July inviting views on a wide range of issues relating to the law of wills. The paper is available at https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/wills/. The consultation period closes on 10 November.</p><p>The Government will carefully consider any recommendations made by the Commission, but, at present, has no plans to change the legal requirements for creating a valid will or other testamentary disposition. No assessment of the potential for fraud and litigation arising from a relaxation of those requirements has, therefore, been made.</p> answering member constituency Bracknell answering member printed Dr Phillip Lee question first answered 06/09/2017 13:55:15 answering member 3921 label Biography information for Dr Phillip Lee
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight

753596

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date	18/07/2017
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	A15: Dual Carriageways
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will ask the Highways Agency to undertake an assessment of the benefits of upgrading all or part of the A15 between Lincoln and the M180 motorway to a dual carriageway; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	East Yorkshire
tabling member printed	Sir Greg Knight
uin	5731
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2017 answer text <p>The section of the A15 referred to is a local road and, as such, is the responsibility of Lincolnshire County Council and North Lincolnshire Council, as Local Highway Authorities. The route is not part of the Strategic Road Network, which is managed by Highways England, formerly the Highways Agency.</p><p> </p><p>It is for Local Highway Authorities and Local Enterprise Partnerships to consider the benefit of improvement works on their roads, and to source funding to carry out these works, if they see fit.</p><p> </p><p>I understand that the two Local Highway Authorities, with the Greater Lincolnshire Local Enterprise Partnership, have considered potential benefits of improvement works on the A15. My rt hon Friend may wish to contact them to find out more about their work on this.</p><p> </p><p>It would be for the Local Highway Authority to develop and propose any improvements and, if necessary, seek funding from central Government.</p><p> </p><p>In addition, the Department for Transport plans to consult later this year on establishing a Major Road Network, which would include the most important local ‘A’ roads. A share of the National Roads Fund, funded from 2020 by Vehicle Excise Duty, will be set aside to fund improvements on the Network.</p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 06/09/2017 15:38:49 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	1200 label Biography information for Sir Greg Knight