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170326

registered interest
date	15/12/2014
answering body	Church Commissioners
answering dept id	9
answering dept short name	Church Commissioners
answering dept sort name	Church Commissioners
hansard heading	Written Questions
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the right hon. Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate he has made of the savings to the Church Commissioners from the Q&A system in the (a) 12 months and (b) five years since 4 June 2014; what additional ICT systems or improvements to existing systems the Church Commissioners have introduced or plan to introduce that would not have been feasible without the Q&A system; and what assessment he has made of the extent to which the system has made it easier to answer questions from hon. Members on time.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218773
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>For an organisation that thinks in the eternal, any time saving is transitory.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Banbury answering member printed Sir Tony Baldry question first answered 17/12/2014 16:53:26 answering member 93 label Biography information for Sir Tony Baldry
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170088

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Procurement: EU Law
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the responses to the consultation on the transportation of 2014 EU Procurement Directives and training materials for procurement professionals; when he plans to give a date to publish the Government's response to that consultation; and if he will make a statement.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218535
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Government’s consultation on implementing the 2014 EU Procurement Directives took place between 19 September and 17 October 2014. We expect to publish our response early in the new year.</p><p>Progress on the transposition of the directives can be followed on GOV.UK at:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/transposing-eu-procurement-directives" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/transposing-eu-procurement-directives</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/12/2014 13:13:20 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

170120

registered interest
date	12/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent assessment he has made of the (a) gender, (b) demographic, (c) age and (d) regional profile of people who do not (i) have access to broadband and (ii) have the skills to be comfortable online.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218578
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) are leading on providing superfast broadband to at least 95% of premises in the UK by 2017 and providing universal access to standard broadband, through Broadband UK.</p><p>The Government Digital Service, in Cabinet Office, is currently conducting further research on those lacking digital skills. This research will provide departments with a better understanding of the support requirements of Digitally Excluded and Assisted Digital users in the UK.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 17/12/2014 13:14:33 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169736

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Conferences
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the budget was for the D5 London 2014: leading digital governments conference; and how the invitees to this conference were identified.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218347
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p>The D5 London 2014: Leading Digital Governments Conference met at Idea London and Digital Catapult to discuss how to promote economic growth through open markets, teaching children to code, improving connectivity, and ideas for future collaborative projects. A trade event was hosted at Buckingham Palace by HRH the Duke of York which included the following leading British SMEs:</p><p>· Code Kingdoms</p><p>· Crowd Emotion</p><p>· Funding Circle</p><p>· Hypercat</p><p>· Kano</p><p>· Relative Insight</p><p>· Skyscape Cloud Services</p><p>· Therapy Box</p><p>· Yoyo</p><p>Founding members met criteria including on their expertise in teaching children coding, commitment to support all citizens to access digital services, and commitment to open standards, open markets and open source. Each member must also be a member of the Open Government Partnership.<br> <br> In addition representatives from the United States and Mexico attended.<br> <br> Details of costs will be published in due course.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 16/12/2014 17:55:16 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169933

registered interest
date	11/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Government Departments: Internet
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the (a) least and (b) most visited Government website was in each of the last three years; and how many times each such website was visited.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218433
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/12/2014 answer text <p><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> is designed to make dealing with government simpler, clearer and faster. Information on the performance of <a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a>, including activity, is published at: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/performance" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/performance</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 16/12/2014 16:58:18 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169369

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Crown Commercial Service
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what performance data Crown Commercial Services (a) collects or (b) recommends be collected from public sector contractors.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218236
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Before 2010 Whitehall didn't know how much business departments did with strategic suppliers. The Government has developed a new approach to how it engages with its strategic suppliers, including establishing a network of Crown Representatives to manage these relationships. The Crown Commercial Service collects performance reports in relation to contracts held by strategic suppliers, as set out in the Strategic Supplier Risk Management (SSRM) policy.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Horsham answering member printed Mr Francis Maude question first answered 15/12/2014 17:22:02 answering member 115 label Biography information for Lord Maude of Horsham
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169471

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Department for Energy and Climate Change
answering dept id	63
answering dept short name	Energy and Climate Change
answering dept sort name	Energy and Climate Change
hansard heading	Energy: Meters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, what open data requirements have been included in the implementation of smart meters.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218178
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/12/2014 answer text <p>The Smart Metering technical and security architecture is based on a suite of agreed, open standards, reflecting the Government’s strategy to facilitate the development of third party innovative solutions for consumer devices. Consumer consumption data is stored securely on the meter, rather than in any central database. Consumers can give consent to authorised third parties to access this data via the Data and Communications Company, or they can securely connect devices through their Home Area Network to access the data locally.</p> answering member constituency Hastings and Rye answering member printed Amber Rudd question first answered 17/12/2014 16:14:37 answering member 3983 label Biography information for Amber Rudd
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169548

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Construction: Work Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the appropriateness of the use by the construction industry of the Construction Skills Certification Scheme card as a means of verifying that a construction worker has the right to work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Guidance is provided for all employers, including construction companies, on how to check documents to prevent illegal working in the UK. This may be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employers-illegal-working-penalties" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/employers-illegal-working-penalties</a>. In <br>certain specified circumstances, where a person has an outstanding immigration application or appeal, an employer may also verify the work entitlement through the Home Office Employer Checking Service. <br><br>The Construction Skills Certification Scheme card is not a permitted document because it does not in of itself demonstrate a right to work, nor is it a secure document. Our intention is to move to a position where non European <br>Economic Area migrants can only demonstrate their right to work by presenting a secure Biometric Residence Permit issued by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 218124 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:26:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169549

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Construction: Work Permits
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance her Department has issued to construction companies on how to verify that a construction worker has the right to work in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218124
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>Guidance is provided for all employers, including construction companies, on how to check documents to prevent illegal working in the UK. This may be found at <a href="http://www.gov.uk/government/collections/employers-illegal-working-penalties" target="_blank">www.gov.uk/government/collections/employers-illegal-working-penalties</a>. In <br>certain specified circumstances, where a person has an outstanding immigration application or appeal, an employer may also verify the work entitlement through the Home Office Employer Checking Service. <br><br>The Construction Skills Certification Scheme card is not a permitted document because it does not in of itself demonstrate a right to work, nor is it a secure document. Our intention is to move to a position where non European <br>Economic Area migrants can only demonstrate their right to work by presenting a secure Biometric Residence Permit issued by the Home Office.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Old Bexley and Sidcup answering member printed James Brokenshire grouped question UIN 218123 question first answered 15/12/2014 12:26:36 answering member 1530 label Biography information for James Brokenshire
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

169568

registered interest
date	10/12/2014
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	House of Commons: Bookshops
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make an assessment of the availability of books by women in the House of Commons bookshop.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	218201
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 15/12/2014 answer text <p>I understand that the hon. Member raised the issue of the availability of books written by women with the Senior Retail Operations Manager, who explained that we are committed to the inclusion of women authors within our range and that it is our aim to fully represent women’s role in British politics wherever possible.</p><p>In the current book range, we have a variety of titles by women including <em>Women of the World</em> by Helen McCarthy, <em>Everyday Sexism</em> by Laura Bates, <em>Wise Women</em> by Carole McKenzie, <em>The Times: Great Women’s Lives</em> by Sue Corbett and <em>The Women’s Suffrage Movement</em> by Molly Housego. A best seller earlier in the year was Baroness Trumpington’s book <em>Coming Up Trumps</em>.</p><p>In making the range selection for the Houses of Parliament Shop, we are conscious of the need to present a political balance, and we seek books that shed light on British politics, Parliament and Government. In selecting individual titles we are constrained by what is available and in print at any one time. With limited retail space, it makes commercial sense to stock the current “best sellers”, whoever the authors are. Having said that, we do actively seek to include women authors and books about women within the range and will continue to do so.</p><p>The Retail Buying team will always welcome suggestions on current titles in general circulation that would make a positive addition to the current book selection.</p> answering member constituency Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross answering member printed John Thurso question first answered 15/12/2014 11:14:51 answering member 1399 label Biography information for Viscount Thurso
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah