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843535

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date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	National Security
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 ensure the National Security Capability Review prioritises the capability of the UK's defence; and if he will a statement.
tabling member constituency	Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport
tabling member printed	Luke Pollard
uin	127876
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/03/2018 answer text <p>The National Security Council (NSC) has agreed the high-level findings of the National Security Capability Review (NSCR). Ministers have agreed that we should finalise the NSCR with a view to publishing a report in late spring.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The NSCR considered threats and opportunities facing the UK. It integrates domestic, international and online security to tackle the increasingly interrelated and complex threats we face. It identified how we can use our national security capabilities more effectively and efficiently to achieve our three national security objectives: Protect our people; Project our global influence; and Promote our prosperity.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The conclusions of the NSCR will be published in late spring. Defence played its full part in the review. As a result of high-level findings from the NSCR, the NSC commissioned a programme of work to modernise defence building on the National Security Strategy and the SDSR15. The aim of the Modernising Defence Programme (MDP) is to make sure that defence is sustainable and affordable and is configured to address the threats we face. The MDP will report to the Prime Minister, Chancellor and Defence Secretary.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 14/03/2018 14:59:20 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	4682 label Biography information for Luke Pollard

843562

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Digital Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to move responsibility for data policy and governance from the Government Digital Services.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>The Cabinet Office and the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport have been looking at how to bring together and further strengthen their work on the use and management of data across government. An announcement will follow in due course.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/02/2018 17:14:21 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843563

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Capita
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 5 February 2018 to Question 125908, on Capita, how many such meetings occurred in that time period.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my previous answer to PQ125908 given on 5 February 2018</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 16:38:52 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843568

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who the 19 suppliers are on the Spend Analysis and Recovery Services framework.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	127909
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2018 answer text <p>Information on the Crown Commercial Service’s Spend Analysis and Recovery Services framework (RM3820), including the successful bidders, can be found on GOV.UK:</p><p><a href="http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3820" target="_blank">http://ccs-agreements.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/contracts/rm3820</a></p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 26/02/2018 17:08:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843710

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Internet
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 support British digital and cloud services its companies through procurement policies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128067
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/03/2018 answer text <p>Public sector procurers are required to seek value for money through fair and open competition and in line with our current international obligations.</p><p> </p><p>The Government wants UK companies to be successful in public procurement, and we are seeking to ensure the huge purchasing power of government supports the task of boosting growth, and enables us to actively shape the UK market for the long term.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 20/03/2018 11:20:06 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

843711

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
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 in its procurement policy to tackle aggressive tax avoidance by government suppliers.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128069
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>The 2015 Public Contract Regulations implemented the latest EU Public Procurement Directive, and require public bodies to exclude suppliers from a procurement where the supplier has been found guilty of breaching its obligations in relation to payment of taxes and this has been established by a judicial or administrative decision having final effect within the relevant jurisdiction.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:58:05 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

843712

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the volume of UK citizens’ data held by companies (a) supplying cloud services to Government and (b) contracted to deliver cloud services on behalf of Government that is subject to information requests from US Government bodies.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>Cabinet Office does not centrally collect the specific data requested.</p><p> </p><p>Information regarding contracts above the value of £10,000 is published on Contracts Finder on GOV.UK, available at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The Interception of Communications Commissioner and the Information Commissioner’s Office also have responsibilities in this area.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:56:36 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

843713

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether it is Government policy to award cloud hosting contracts only to US hyperscale cloud providers; how many and what proportion of Government cloud hosting contracts have been awarded to hyperscale cloud providers and what the value was of those contracts in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	North Wiltshire
tabling member printed	James Gray
uin	128074
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/02/2018 answer text <p>It is not government policy to award only to US hyperscale cloud providers. It is our policy to award contracts on the basis of value for money, whilst doing everything we can to encourage UK suppliers, and UK SME's in particular, to win business. This is achieved through competitive tender in accordance with public procurement legislation.</p><p> </p><p>Information on cloud hosting contracts for Government as a whole is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 22/02/2018 16:57:22 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	261 label Biography information for James Gray

843782

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps he is taking to prevent unsustainable bids being accepted in Government procurement.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128220
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/02/2018 answer text <p>UK public procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime of the project. It is for individual contracting authorities to ensure that they do not accept bids that are not viable.</p><p>The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 sets out the way in which Contracting Authorities shall require bidders to explain the price or costs proposed in a tender, where it appears to be abnormally low in relation to the requirement. Where the Contracting Authority considers the explanation and evidence to be unsatisfactory, it can reject the tender.</p><p>In addition, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 allow contracting authorities to impose requirements ensuring that economic operators possess the necessary economic and financial capacity to perform the contract, and a supplier’s past performance is taken into account.</p><p>Where appropriate, Open Book Contract Management techniques can be used to closely monitor contract delivery, and to understand bidders' cost models and margins.</p> answering member constituency Hertsmere answering member printed Oliver Dowden question first answered 27/02/2018 16:46:35 answering member 4441 label Biography information for Oliver Dowden
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett

843783

registered interest
date	19/02/2018
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Hacking
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Government websites were affected by the recent hack which used websites to mine cryptocurrency.
tabling member constituency	Hemsworth
tabling member printed	Jon Trickett
uin	128221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/03/2018 answer text <p>The NCSC continues to investigate all ongoing incidents providing tailored advice where required. This will be reported in the Annual review, expected in October 2018.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 22/03/2018 09:28:28 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	410 label Biography information for Jon Trickett