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147394

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Cybersecurity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment have they made of the robustness of cyber security in the United Kingdom.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2798
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The UK Cyber Security Strategy, published in November 2011, sets out how the UK will support economic prosperity, protect national security and safeguard the public’s way of life, working with partners to strengthen UK cyber security.</p><p> </p><p>The Government has put in place a National Cyber Security Programme backed up by £860 million of Government investment to 2016 to help meet the objectives of the strategy and transform the UK’s approach to cyber security.</p><p> </p><p>Government reports annually to Parliament on progress in delivering its Cyber Security Strategy. The latest report is available here -</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-cyber-security-strategy-statement-on-progress-2-years-on" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/uk-cyber-security-strategy-statement-on-progress-2-years-on</a><em>.</em></p><p> </p><p>We will be reporting on progress again by the end of this year.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/11/2014 12:29:11 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

147397

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Local Government: Mutual Societies
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what action are they taking to support the establishment of mutuals in local government.
tabling member printed	Lord Kennedy of Southwark
uin	HL2801
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government is committed to helping public sector staff take control of the services they deliver. The Cabinet Office Mutual Support Programme (MSP) provides £10m in funding to deliver guidance and support to employee controlled services and organisations.</p><p> </p><p>There are now 101 cross-sector public service mutuals across England, delivering over £1.5bn of public services.</p><p> </p><p>More information on the support available through the Cabinet Office Mutuals Programme can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/mutuals</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 17/11/2014 12:36:27 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	4153 label Biography information for Lord Kennedy of Southwark

147404

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Civil Servants
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Wallace of Saltaire on 28 October (HL2121), whether they consider civil servants who believe in an Islamic State in the United Kingdom brought about by peaceful means a source of concern; and whether they consider such views to be extremist.
tabling member printed	Lord Blencathra
uin	HL2808
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/11/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s Prevent strategy defines extremism as vocal or active opposition to fundamental British values, including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect and tolerance of different faiths and beliefs. Any civil servant seen as opposing those values would be a cause for concern.</p><p>As mentioned in my written answer of 28 October, Civil Servants are subject to the provisions of the <em>Civil Service Code.</em></p><p>The Home Secretary recently announced that the Home Office will, for the first time, assume responsibility for a counter-extremism strategy that goes beyond terrorism. The strategy will aim to build up the public sector and civil society to identify extremism in all its forms, confront it, challenge it and defeat it. The need to protect British values will be at the heart of the new strategy.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Wallace of Saltaire question first answered 24/11/2014 17:51:36 answering member 1816 label Biography information for Lord Wallace of Saltaire
tabling member	497 label Biography information for Lord Blencathra

147427

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Childbirth: Yorkshire and the Humber
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, (a) how many and (b) what proportion of births, where one or both parents were born outside the UK, there were in (i) Brigg and Goole constituency and (ii) Yorkshire and the Humber in each of the last 10 years.
tabling member constituency	Brigg and Goole
tabling member printed	Andrew Percy
uin	214172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>The information requested falls within the responsibility of the UK Statistics Authority. I have asked the Authority to reply.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2014 16:39:12 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson attachment 1 file name PQ 214172 ONS 398.pdf title ONS Letter to Member - Births
tabling member	3939 label Biography information for Andrew Percy

147428

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
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 29 October 2014 to Question 211904, whether the public sector providers he has not received representations from includes the Post Office.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	214113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Government has decided not to provide identity assurance services directly but set the standards for providers, allowing people to choose which provider they wish to use. Government is not directly involved in verifying or authenticating people’s identity or storing identity data.</p><p>The Post Office is an identity provider on the GOV.UK Verify framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214114 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:37:24 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

147429

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government
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 29 October 2014 to Question 211904, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of including a public sector provider of identity assurance in the Gov.uk Verify programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	214114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Government has decided not to provide identity assurance services directly but set the standards for providers, allowing people to choose which provider they wish to use. Government is not directly involved in verifying or authenticating people’s identity or storing identity data.</p><p>The Post Office is an identity provider on the GOV.UK Verify framework.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214113 question first answered 17/11/2014 16:37:24 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

147430

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, whether the decision to issue the Invitation to Trade for the framework ICT Services for Education by Crown Commercial Service in .docx and .xlsx formats was in compliance with his Department's Open Standards policy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	214070
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Departments are implementing the Government’s open standards policy and moving to the Open Document Format.</p><p><strong><em><br> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214071 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

147431

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
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, whether the requirement in the Invitation to Trade for the framework ICT Services for Education recently issued by Crown Commercial Service for responses to use Word format is in compliance with his Department's Open Standards policy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	214071
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>Departments are implementing the Government’s open standards policy and moving to the Open Document Format.</p><p><strong><em><br> </em></strong></p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214070 question first answered 17/11/2014 17:21:12 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

147432

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Community Development
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 November 2014 to Question 213129, when he plans to place the interim report in the Library.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	214057
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/11/2014 answer text <p>A copy of the report was placed in the Library of the House on 6 November 2014.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Reading East answering member printed Mr Rob Wilson question first answered 17/11/2014 16:37:55 answering member 1556 label Biography information for Mr Rob Wilson
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

147433

registered interest
date	10/11/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many contracts signed by his Department with suppliers of services or consultants include a clause providing that if the contract is abrogated by the Government, the provider or consultant will be compensated for lost income since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Great Grimsby
tabling member printed	Austin Mitchell
uin	214001
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/11/2014 answer text <p>The Prime Minister’s Office is an integral part of the Cabinet Office.</p><p>Since January 2011, as part of the Government’s transparency programme, details of procurement opportunities, tender documents and contracts worth over £10,000 are published online on Contracts Finder (<a href="https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/contracts-finder</a>), and the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) also publishes details of its contracts on its web site (<a href="http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/" target="_blank">http://ccs.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/</a>).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 214014 question first answered 19/11/2014 17:02:31 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	372 label Biography information for Austin Mitchell