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1275375

registered interest
date	11/01/2021
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 January 2021 to Question 130736, whether he plans for the planned obsolesce of Huawei equipment in fibre to the cabinet networks; and whether there is existing Huawei equipment in full fibre networks.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	135937
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2021 answer text <p>There is currently some Huawei equipment in the UK’s full fibre network. The Government is carrying out a technical consultation with full fibre network operators on the use of Huawei equipment which is ongoing and nearing completion. The Secretary of State will announce the outcome in due course.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>It is a matter for operators to manage the lifespan of Huawei equipment in their fibre to the cabinet networks, and to manage how and when they should replace Huawei equipment when it becomes obsolete. Telecoms network operators have a responsibility to ensure that equipment within their networks remains safe and resilient.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 14/01/2021 17:51:07 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1273466

registered interest
date	30/12/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he plans to complete the removal of Huawei from the fixed network before the rollout of planned overbuild of Fibre to the Premises as part of the UK Fibre (Gigabit-capable) Programme.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	132911
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/01/2021 answer text <p>The technical consultation with fixed network operators on the use of Huawei equipment is ongoing and nearing completion. The Secretary of State will announce the outcome in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 11/01/2021 14:57:32 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

1228027

registered interest
date	27/07/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in establishing how BT verify Huawei’s denials of (1) the use of slave labour, and (2) the use of Huawei technology in oppressing Uighur people.
tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
uin	HL7319
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/08/2020 answer text <p>Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 made the UK the first country to require large businesses to report annually on steps taken to prevent modern slavery, including forced labour, in their operations and supply chains. BT are subject to, and comply with, those requirements.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Act does not require organisations to certify that their supply chains are slavery free but asks businesses to be transparent about their assessment of modern slavery risks and measures taken to mitigate these. To improve reporting quality, we are developing a government-run registry of modern slavery statements to make it easier for consumers, investors and civil society to hold businesses to account. We have also consulted on proposals to strengthen the Modern Slavery Act and increase transparency and improve compliance.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>We have been clear that China’s approach in Xinjiang is wrong and must stop. We regularly raise our concerns directly with our Chinese counterparts and are playing a leading role to increase international attention to the situation, including leading a Joint Statement at the UN Human Rights Council in June supported by 27 other countries, highlighting arbitrary detention, widespread surveillance and restrictions, particularly those targeting Uyghurs and other minorities, and urged China to allow the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights meaningful access to the region.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 03/08/2020 12:13:43 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1191585

registered interest
date	29/04/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, whether he has plans in place for allocating the cost of removing and replacing Huawei equipment in the event that its installation is prohibited.
tabling member constituency	Haltemprice and Howden
tabling member printed	Mr David Davis
uin	41381
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/05/2020 answer text <p>On 28 January, the Government announced the final conclusions of the Telecoms Supply Chain Review in relation to high risk vendors. It was announced that equipment from high risk vendors should be excluded from the core parts of the 5G and full fibre networks that are critical to security, and their presence limited to 35% in the rest of the network. We expect the cost of meeting restrictions on the presence of equipment from high risk vendors to be met by the operators using that equipment.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 06/05/2020 08:21:12 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	373 label Biography information for Sir David Davis

1177079

registered interest
date	07/02/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the oral contribution of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, Official Report, 2 May 2019, column 364, what recent assessment he has made whether Huawei is a private company.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	14013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/02/2020 answer text <p>The government’s decision to categorise Huawei as a high risk vendor takes into consideration the potential links between Chinese companies and the Chinese State. And the limits we have imposed on the presence of all High Risk Vendors constitute some of the toughest security measures in the telecoms sector in the world.</p><p>We have unique insight through the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC), which was established in 2010. As a result of our work, we know more about Huawei, and the risks it poses, than any other country in the world. Huawei’s operations in the UK are subject to the strongest oversight possible. The company’s presence in the UK has been subject to detailed, formal oversight through the HCSEC, and the HCSEC Oversight Board which has reported annually since 2014.</p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 17/02/2020 17:17:59 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1176372

registered interest
date	05/02/2020
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to the Foreign Secretary's oral statement to the House of 27 January 2020 on Huawei, Official Report, coulum 533, for what reason the Government decided to give different permissions to high risk vendors for critical and non-critical cyber infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Isle of Wight
tabling member printed	Bob Seely
uin	12970
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/02/2020 answer text <p>The Government has complete confidence in the independent technical assessment of the UK’s security experts. The security analysis conducted by the National Cyber Security Centre underpinned the final conclusions of the Government’s Telecoms Supply Chain Review.</p><p> </p><p>NCSC published a summary of its security analysis which informed the conclusions of the Review. This analysis includes a summary of NCSC’s assessment of the distinction between the ‘core’ and ‘edge’ of the network under section 8.3.1. The analysis states that:</p><p>“In 5G networks, core functions can be relocated nearer the ‘edge’ of the network. This has been described as blurring the line between core and edge. This is technically inaccurate as the ‘core’ is defined by a set of functions, standardised within [5], rather than a location. Consequently, the distinction between the two remains clear, as does the advice above. Our advice remains that HRVs are excluded from performing core functions, and this applies whether these functions are deployed centrally or towards the ‘edge’. Our understanding is that this clarification is unlikely to be consequential in the UK, as we are informed that core functions may run near the edge, but not actually on edge access equipment (such as base stations).”</p><p>The summary of NCSC’s security analysis can be found at: <a href="https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/summary-of-ncsc-security-analysis-for-the-uk-telecoms-sector" target="_blank">https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/report/summary-of-ncsc-security-analysis-for-the-uk-telecoms-sector</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In reaching the final decision on high risk vendors, the UK Government took into consideration the full range of risks, including in relation to malicious code or programming errors.</p><p> </p><p>Huawei’s presence in the UK has been subject to detailed, formal oversight through the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre (HCSEC), and we remain confident in these arrangements. However the Government recognises that HCSEC alone cannot mitigate all the risks, and that is why the final conclusions of the Telecoms Supply Chain Review - as announced on 28 January - set out the additional controls that should be applied to high risk vendors.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman grouped question UIN 12976 12979 12981 12982 question first answered 13/02/2020 17:49:23 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4681 label Biography information for Bob Seely

1043727

registered interest
date	18/01/2019
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, on what dates he has held discussions with the National Cyber Security Centre on the role of Huawei in the UK's Critical National Infrastructure.
tabling member constituency	Leigh
tabling member printed	Jo Platt
uin	210059
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/01/2019 answer text <p>DCMS Ministers &amp; officials meet regularly with the National Cyber Security Centre on a range of cyber security topics, including in relation to UK telecoms networks and the Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 23/01/2019 17:23:11 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	4673 label Biography information for Jo Platt

1019997

registered interest
date	04/12/2018
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Huawei
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions has he had with Huawei regarding security concerns from other nations.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	198786
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/12/2018 answer text <p>The UK government works with Huawei and other telecoms suppliers to manage cyber security risks while ensuring the UK can continue to benefit from new technology. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport has met with Huawei on a range of matters.</p> answering member constituency Stourbridge answering member printed Margot James question first answered 11/12/2018 17:32:29 answering member 4115 label Biography information for Margot James
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson