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89979

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept id	26
answering dept short name	Business, Innovation and Skills
answering dept sort name	Business, Innovation and Skills
hansard heading	Exports: North East
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what proportion of UK Export Finance went to companies in the North East in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	207633
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/10/2014 answer text <p>UK Export Finance (UKEF) provides support for UK exports, principally by providing guarantees to banks in relation to UK exports, and insurance policies to exporters against the financial risks of exporting.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>UKEF does not routinely record information relating to the location of the companies it supports. An ad-hoc analysis of companies supported in FY 2013/14 showed that 6% of the 130 supported were headquartered in the North East. UKEF also indirectly supports companies based in the North East who participate in the supply chains of larger exporters (e.g. Airbus).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>In addition UKEF has two Export Finance Advisers located in the North East who act as local contact points to introduce exporters and businesses with export potential to finance providers, credit insurers, trade bodies and other sources of Government support. They work alongside UK Trade &amp; Investment’s (UKTI’s) International Trade Advisers to provide a comprehensive package of support for companies in the region. UKTI North East has a regional team of six Civil Servants based in Gateshead, and the North East International Trade Centre in Sunderland the base for its team of 20 International Trade Advisers, it is also the location of marketing, finance and trade team support / international trade hotline. UKTI advisors in the north east successfully assisted in winning around £70m of exports orders last year and are on track to do the same this year.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock question first answered 14/10/2014 13:58:03 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock previous answer version 18230 answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matthew Hancock answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

89981

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what restrictions there are on where G Cloud suppliers should locate their data centres; and what guidance his Department provides to those suppliers on location of their data centres.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	207632
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2014 answer text <p>G-Cloud suppliers are not restricted on data centre locations. Any off-shoring of Government information must gain permission of the Government Senior Information Risk Owner (G-SIRO) – prior to May 2010 only the permission of the departmental Senior Information Responsible Officer was required. Off-shoring of personal information must be compliant with the Data Protection Act.</p><p>A range of guidance on cloud services, including data centre locations, is available for suppliers on <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> and from the Government’s National Technical Authority for Information Assurance (CESG).</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 09/09/2014 15:14:18 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

90025

registered interest
date	01/09/2014
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Reserve Forces: Electronic Warfare
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the status is of the Cyber Reserve.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	207634
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/09/2014 answer text <p>Recruitment for the Joint Cyber Unit (Reserve) began in October 2013. The Cyber Reserve will provide support to the Joint Cyber Unit (Corsham), the Joint Cyber Unit (Cheltenham), and tri-service Information Assurance units. Interest in joining the Cyber Reserve has been extremely positive, both in terms of the quality and quantity of applications received. A number of Cyber Reservist applicants have been selected and are now going through single Service recruiting processes, with many more being invited to interview. The first Cyber Reserve Induction Courses have taken place and these individuals will now move onto specific workplace induction and training. The next two years will see the Cyber Reserve fully operational.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Canterbury answering member printed Mr Julian Brazier question first answered 04/09/2014 12:54:34 answering member 77 label Biography information for Sir Julian Brazier
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

78361

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2014, Official Report, column 291W, on Government Digital Service, whether all Government Digital Service staff are members of the Civil Service ICT professional group.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	206242
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Further to the answer by my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner on 9 July 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 291W, information on GDS staffing, including grades, is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015#budget-and-headcount" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015#budget-and-headcount</a>.</p><p>GDS also employs specialist staff on short-term contracts as a cost-effective option to deliver specific programmes.</p><p>Rather than ensuring staff are members of an ICT professional group we are actually improving IT and digital skills across Government, addressing a long-standing weakness. The capability for IT professionals within government is the responsibility of departmental Technology Leaders and the HR community, with support and advice provided by GDS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 206243 question first answered 21/07/2014 16:39:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

78362

registered interest
date	16/07/2014
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, pursuant to the Answer of 9 July 2014, Official Report, column 291W, on Government Digital Service, how many (a) male and (b) female (i) permanent and (ii) contract staff of the Government Digital Service were in each grade in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	206243
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2014 answer text <p>Further to the answer by my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner on 9 July 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 291W, information on GDS staffing, including grades, is available at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015#budget-and-headcount" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015/gds-business-plan-april-2014-to-march-2015#budget-and-headcount</a>.</p><p>GDS also employs specialist staff on short-term contracts as a cost-effective option to deliver specific programmes.</p><p>Rather than ensuring staff are members of an ICT professional group we are actually improving IT and digital skills across Government, addressing a long-standing weakness. The capability for IT professionals within government is the responsibility of departmental Technology Leaders and the HR community, with support and advice provided by GDS.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 206242 question first answered 21/07/2014 16:39:17 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

65854

registered interest
date	04/07/2014
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 proportion of GDS technical employees are female.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	204068
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/07/2014 answer text <p>All staff employed by the Government Digital Service (GDS) have a mixture of both technical and digital skills. Around 66% of GDS staff are male. The Government is committed to increasing the number of girls and young women studying STEM subjects at schools and university, and wants to ensure that we attract more of the very best people into jobs in technical and digital fields.</p><p>The Civil Service recruits and retains staff on merit.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner answering member printed Mr Nick Hurd question first answered 09/07/2014 16:46:54 answering member 1561 label Biography information for Mr Nick Hurd
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

64147

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the cost to industry of his Department's requirement for Level 2 Building Information Modelling.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202615
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Building Information Modelling Level 2 operates alongside well-established industry standards such as ISO27001. Departments may specify additional security requirements as appropriate.</p><p>Industry has responded positively to the introduction of Building Information Modelling Level 2, which represents the construction sector response to the Government's “Digital by Default” initiative.</p><p>BIM does not mandate the use of any specific software or hardware and supports innovation through its use of open standards. For SMEs BIM levels the playing field, allowing them to make their products immediately accessible to a global market, using freely-available tools.</p><p>BIM represents an opportunity for UK industry to increase efficiency, its know-how and exports, thereby continuing its significant global presence in construction design and delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202666 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:53:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

64276

registered interest
date	26/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Construction
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what security standards his Department mandates with Level 2 Building Information Modelling.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202666
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/07/2014 answer text <p>Building Information Modelling Level 2 operates alongside well-established industry standards such as ISO27001. Departments may specify additional security requirements as appropriate.</p><p>Industry has responded positively to the introduction of Building Information Modelling Level 2, which represents the construction sector response to the Government's “Digital by Default” initiative.</p><p>BIM does not mandate the use of any specific software or hardware and supports innovation through its use of open standards. For SMEs BIM levels the playing field, allowing them to make their products immediately accessible to a global market, using freely-available tools.</p><p>BIM represents an opportunity for UK industry to increase efficiency, its know-how and exports, thereby continuing its significant global presence in construction design and delivery.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude grouped question UIN 202615 question first answered 01/07/2014 15:53:55 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

63836

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what audit he has made of (a) ICL mainframes, (b) IBM mainframes and (c) other legacy ICT systems in Government departments and the availability of skills needed to maintain them; and when each relevant maintenance contract falls due.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Government Digital Service (GDS) has worked to identify legacy IT equipment, which includes a small number of important legacy IBM and ICL mainframes. To ensure these are effectively managed Government is creating a Crown Hosting Service, which is due to go live next year.</p><p>In many cases departments are locked into contracts signed over 10 years ago, by the previous administration, which means they are dependent on suppliers to manage these systems.</p><p>GDS is supporting departments to bring in new skilled officials to address a long-standing lack of digital skills.</p><p> </p><p>.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:30:41 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

63996

registered interest
date	25/06/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce
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 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 147W, on Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce, for what reasons the Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce has been reconstituted; what the terms of reference and mandate for the new taskforce are; what the membership of that taskforce is; and when the minutes of the reconstituted taskforce will be made available.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	202553
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/06/2014 answer text <p>Before 2010 there was no coordinated action to tackle fraud, error and debt across Government despite the significant losses to the Exchequer. In 2011 alone the Annual Fraud Indicator estimated Government annual losses from fraud and error were over £30bn. It is also estimated that between £7bn and £8bn per annum is lost through debts owed to Government not being pursued.</p><p>This Government established the first cross-departmental taskforce to address this issue after the last General Election. In 2012-13 the Fraud, Error and Debt Taskforce reported savings and improved performance in detecting and preventing fraud and error of £6.5bn, and is overseeing initiatives to improve debt collection. Despite this progress we know there's much more to do. The reconstituted taskforce is chaired jointly by the Cabinet Secretary and myself, and attended by senior Ministers and Permanent Secretaries, supported by industry sector experts, to ensure there is full alignment towards further reducing fraud and error losses and improving debt collection in benefits and tax credits.</p><p>As was the case under previous administrations, minutes of internal meetings are not usually disclosed.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 30/06/2014 16:34:49 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah