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542126

registered interest
date	21/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Internet: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the ease with which people can view algorithms which use their data in the public sector.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43892
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/09/2016 answer text <p>The Government Office for Science published an evaluation report on Distributed Ledger Technology: beyond block chain on 19 January 2016, which provides an assessment. In addition, the report recommends 8 actions for government to maximise the opportunities and reduce the risks of this new technology. A copy of the report is available at:</p><p> </p><p>https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/492972/gs-16-1-distributed-ledger-technology.pdf</p><p> </p><p>Consumers’ rights with regard to the collection, processing and disclosure of their personal data are governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The DPA provides rights for individuals in respect of their personal data, including rights in relation to automated decision-making, the right of subject access, the right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress compensation for failure to comply with certain of the Act's requirements, and the right to have data rectified, blocked, erased or otherwise destroyed in certain circumstances.</p><p> </p><p>There have been significant advances in digital technology since the DPA came into force nearly 20 years ago. The Government is reviewing the current regulatory framework to ensure it is fit for purpose for the digital age.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock grouped question UIN 43890 43891 question first answered 08/09/2016 15:47:38 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

539512

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Digital Technology: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential effect of tracking of digital devices through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on consumer rights and privacy.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43221
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The Government takes both the protection of personal data and the right to privacy extremely seriously. Under the Data Protection Act owners should be informed how their data will be handled.</p><p> </p><p>The independent regulator for information rights, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has produced guidance on privacy on mobile apps, which is available at;</p><p> </p><p>https://ico.org.uk/media/for-organisations/documents/1596/privacy-in-mobile-apps-dp-guidance.pdf</p> answering member constituency West Suffolk answering member printed Matt Hancock question first answered 21/07/2016 15:52:42 answering member 4070 label Biography information for Matt Hancock
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

539671

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for International Development
answering dept id	20
answering dept short name	International Development
answering dept sort name	International Development
hansard heading	Africa: Food
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what support her Department has provided for food production projects in Africa in each of the last five years; and what involvement UK companies have had in such projects.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43105
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>In the last five calendar years, DFID spending in Africa on agriculture, fishing and forestry is set out below. Funds are spent through a range of delivery channels including private sector projects, challenge funds, funding through multilateral agencies and funding through African Governments.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p>£ thousands</p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>2014</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Agriculture, forestry and fishing</p></td><td><p>£33,327</p></td><td><p>£48,426</p></td><td><p>£45,354</p></td><td><p>£44,748</p></td><td><p>£61,350</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The private sector is vital for boosting food production in Africa. UK companies can participate in our projects to improve agricultural markets in a number of ways. The African Agriculture Development Fund (AgDevCo), which is a not for profit UK based company, invests debt and equity in African agribusinesses to create jobs, boost food security and increase prosperity. DFID is a principal funder of AgDevCo. UK companies are also implementers of our agriculture projects after winning competitive tenders. We share information with companies active in African agricultural markets either as buyers or investors. UK companies can be part of proposals to DFID funded challenge funds, such as the Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, but only through their links to partner companies based in Africa rather than as direct beneficiaries.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Stockton South answering member printed James Wharton question first answered 21/07/2016 11:45:57 answering member 4123 label Biography information for Lord Wharton of Yarm
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

539721

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	HM Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	CaTreasury
hansard heading	Women in Finance Charter
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will encourage companies to sign up to the Women in Finance Charter.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43106
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>The government launched the HM Treasury Women in Finance Charter to take forward Jayne-Anne Gadhia’s recommendations following her review into the representation of senior women in financial services.</p><p> </p><p>Firms that have signed the Charter are committed to implementing four key industry actions to improve gender diversity in financial services. On 11 July the government announced that 72 firms have signed the Charter. Together these firms employ over 530,000 people in the UK, with headquarters across the UK, USA, Europe and Asia.</p><p> </p><p>Harnessing the talents of women in financial services is one of the government’s key priorities and we are committed to encouraging as many financial services firms as possible to sign the Women in Finance Charter.</p> answering member constituency Brighton, Kemptown answering member printed Simon Kirby question first answered 21/07/2016 15:12:55 answering member 3929 label Biography information for Simon Kirby
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

539725

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether responsibility for digital consumer rights sits within his Department.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43222
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p>Responsibility for digital consumer rights sits with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Protecting consumer rights is an important issue and will remain a priority for the department.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2016 16:08:55 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

539727

registered interest
date	18/07/2016
answering body	Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept id	201
answering dept short name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
answering dept sort name	Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
hansard heading	Digital Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, whether responsibility for the Digital Single Market and the digital economy sits within his Department.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	43223
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/07/2016 answer text <p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for the Digital Single Market sits with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and responsibility for the Digital Economy sits with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Hereford and South Herefordshire answering member printed Jesse Norman question first answered 21/07/2016 16:06:51 answering member 3991 label Biography information for Jesse Norman
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

536475

registered interest
date	14/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, whether NHS patients are able to opt out of data being held by their GP being sent to the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	42804
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2016 answer text <p>Currently, patients can ask their general practitioner (GP) to register two kinds of objections:</p><p> </p><p>- Personal confidential information about them leaving the GP practice for purposes beyond their direct care (Type 1); and</p><p>- Personal confidential information being disseminated from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) aimed at purposes beyond their direct care (Type 2). Since January 2016, the HSCIC has been upholding Type 2 Objections.</p><p> </p><p>On 6 July 2016, The National Data Guardian for Health and Care published an independent review of Data Security, Consent and Opt-Outs:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-data-security-consent-and-opt-outs" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/review-of-data-security-consent-and-opt-outs</a></p><p> </p><p>This proposed a new simpler and more easily understood model enabling people to object to health and care information about them being used for purposes beyond their direct care.</p><p> </p><p>However the review does not recommend any changes to existing arrangements until there has been a full consultation on the proposed new consent/opt-out model. The Department is currently consulting on taking forward the independent review’s recommendations, including the proposed consent/opt-out model. The consultation closes on 7 September 2016 and can be found here:</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-data-security-standards-for-health-and-social-care" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/new-data-security-standards-for-health-and-social-care</a></p><p> </p><p>Any patient who does not want the personal data held in their GP record to be shared with the HSCIC will have their objection respected.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 19/07/2016 13:43:35 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

536285

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department of Health
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health
answering dept sort name	Health
hansard heading	Medical Records: Databases
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how much (a) public, (b) private and (c) third sector money was spent on the care.data programme prior to the decision being taken to close that programme; and what estimate he has made of how much of that money is recoverable.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	42719
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre are not in a position to provide a final statement of expenditure at the present time.</p><p> </p><p>However, NHS England has been clear that the evidence and groundwork from the care.data programme will be incorporated into the health and care system’s Paperless 2020 programme on technology and improving patient care, as overseen by the National Information Board, in close collaboration with the primary care community, in order to retain public confidence and drive better care for patients.</p> answering member constituency Oxford West and Abingdon answering member printed Nicola Blackwood question first answered 18/07/2016 16:20:45 answering member 4019 label Biography information for Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

536313

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Distributed Ledger Technology
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's distributed ledger technology benefits payments trial, whether the services being delivered by that trial have passed the Government Digital Service assessment process; and when he expects the outcome of that trial to be published.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	42720
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The DWP works continuously with industry partners to identify and test new innovations that could save taxpayer money, safeguard information and better protect payments to customers.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP is undertaking some small scale research involving blockchain technology which is expected to last 3-6 months with the results available in the last quarter of 2016. It uses a private permissioned distributed ledger to allow participants to store their transactions, including payments from DWP. Those transactions can then be viewed securely on a mobile application so that they can, if they wish, monitor and allocate their spending into categories, check their available balance and plan future spending. There are currently about 12 people in the trial which we expect to increase to around 24 people by the close.</p><p> </p><p>The participants in the trial have complete control over their data and how it is used; the government does not receive or see any of that data. The DWP takes privacy and security extremely seriously and this will form part of the learning from the trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 42718 42721 question first answered 18/07/2016 15:27:15 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah

536314

registered interest
date	13/07/2016
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: Blockchain
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to his Department's distributed ledger technology benefits payments trial, what blockchain technology is being used for that trial; whether he plans to dismantle that blockchain technology once that trial has ended; and which organisations outside the Government will have access to (a) that blockchain technology and (b) the data stored as part of that trial.
tabling member constituency	Newcastle upon Tyne Central
tabling member printed	Chi Onwurah
uin	42721
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/07/2016 answer text <p>The DWP works continuously with industry partners to identify and test new innovations that could save taxpayer money, safeguard information and better protect payments to customers.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP is undertaking some small scale research involving blockchain technology which is expected to last 3-6 months with the results available in the last quarter of 2016. It uses a private permissioned distributed ledger to allow participants to store their transactions, including payments from DWP. Those transactions can then be viewed securely on a mobile application so that they can, if they wish, monitor and allocate their spending into categories, check their available balance and plan future spending. There are currently about 12 people in the trial which we expect to increase to around 24 people by the close.</p><p> </p><p>The participants in the trial have complete control over their data and how it is used; the government does not receive or see any of that data. The DWP takes privacy and security extremely seriously and this will form part of the learning from the trial.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency East Hampshire answering member printed Damian Hinds grouped question UIN 42718 42720 question first answered 18/07/2016 15:27:16 answering member 3969 label Biography information for Damian Hinds
tabling member	4124 label Biography information for Chi Onwurah