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1199927

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Billing
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on how many occasions the Government has paid small and medium-sized businesses more than 60 days after the invoice was received in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54165
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>We recognise that being paid promptly is often vital to SMEs to ensure their survival and growth. The government has a commitment to pay 90 per cent of valid and undisputed invoices from SMEs within 5 days and last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more than the previous year with SMEs. In its most recent published report (Q4 2019/20), Cabinet Office paid 88% of invoices in 5 days and 97% in 30 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 54169 54170 question first answered 09/06/2020 14:31:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199929

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Electronic Government: Proof of Identity
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what proportion of the population can the gov.uk Verify identity assurance system identify in (a) the UK, (b) Scotland, and (c) Linlithgow and East Falkirk.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54166
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/06/2020 answer text <p><a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank">GOV.UK</a> Verify enables individuals to prove who they are digitally and to access online government services safely and securely. Over 6.8 million accounts have been created on<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a> Verify since it went live in October 2014. The breakdown for the last five years is as follows:</p><ul><li><p>2014 - 1706</p></li><li><p>2015: 526,164</p></li><li><p>2016: 447,487</p></li><li><p>2017: 753,782</p></li><li><p>2018: 1,628,092</p></li><li><p>2019: 2,194,816</p></li><li><p>2020 (until 31 May): 1,294,337</p></li></ul><p>The privacy-centric design of<a href="http://gov.uk/" target="_blank"> GOV.UK</a> Verify means that it is not possible to provide a breakdown of users by constituency or region.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 53518 53524 question first answered 17/06/2020 16:07:50 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199930

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Capital Investment: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much Government investment has been made in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in each year since 2010.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54167
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. I have therefore asked the Authority to respond.</p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 12/06/2020 11:46:07 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith attachment 1 file name PQ54167.pdf title UKSA Response
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199931

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Internet: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that people in Linlithgow and East Falkirk who are unable to access the internet are not (a) disadvantaged as consumers and (b) denied access to government services.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54168
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2020 answer text <p>The Government is committed to making sure that our online services are accessible to all citizens, and that an appropriate alternative channel is available where citizens are not online.</p><p>The Government offers support to those who need “assisted digital support” to use digital by default public services.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith question first answered 03/07/2020 13:44:25 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199932

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many public procurement contracts were won by small and medium-sized businesses in Linlithgow and East Falkirk in the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54169
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>We recognise that being paid promptly is often vital to SMEs to ensure their survival and growth. The government has a commitment to pay 90 per cent of valid and undisputed invoices from SMEs within 5 days and last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more than the previous year with SMEs. In its most recent published report (Q4 2019/20), Cabinet Office paid 88% of invoices in 5 days and 97% in 30 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 54165 54170 question first answered 09/06/2020 14:31:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199933

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
answering body	Cabinet Office
answering dept id	53
answering dept short name	Cabinet Office
answering dept sort name	Cabinet Office
hansard heading	Small Businesses: Linlithgow and East Falkirk
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of public procurement contracts have been awarded to small and medium-sized firms in Linlithgow and East Falkirk constituency in the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>This information is not held centrally.</p><p>We recognise that being paid promptly is often vital to SMEs to ensure their survival and growth. The government has a commitment to pay 90 per cent of valid and undisputed invoices from SMEs within 5 days and last financial year, we spent almost £2bn more than the previous year with SMEs. In its most recent published report (Q4 2019/20), Cabinet Office paid 88% of invoices in 5 days and 97% in 30 days.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Norwich North answering member printed Chloe Smith grouped question UIN 54165 54169 question first answered 09/06/2020 14:31:00 answering member 1609 label Biography information for Chloe Smith
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199934

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Small Businesses: Cybersecurity
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 steps his Department is taking to help small and medium-sized enterprises protect themselves against cyber-attack.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/06/2020 answer text <p>Through the National Cyber Security Strategy the Government is helping small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the economy and society improve their digital security.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) works closely with the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to help SMEs protect themselves, including promoting the uptake of the Cyber Essentials scheme through engagement with industry sectors and via police Regional Organised Crime Units, which engage with businesses locally.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Cyber Aware campaign encourages the public and small businesses to take up secure online behaviours, including signposting businesses to guidance, such as the Small Business Guide, which helps firms protect themselves from the most common cyber attacks. The NCSC has also published a suite of guidance on home-working and digital business operations to support SMEs during the Covid-19 outbreak.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS also is making sure SMEs have access to the skilled people they need, and the NCSC offers a free online training package, Top Tips for Staff.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 12/06/2020 11:11:38 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199935

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Business and Government Departments: Cybercrime
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 proportion of (a) small businesses, (b) large corporations and (c) Government departments and agencies reported breaches of cyber security in each of the last five years.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/06/2020 answer text <p>In 2020, 43% of micro businesses, 62% of small businesses and 75% of large businesses had identified cyber security breaches or attacks in the last 12 months. Figures for the last 4 years are taken from the Cyber Security Breaches Survey.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Micro (1-9 staff)</p></td><td><p>Small (10-49 staff)</p></td><td><p>Large (250+ staff)</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>43%</p></td><td><p>62%</p></td><td><p>75%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>28%</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>61%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>40%</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>72%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>38%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>68%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The survey aims to account for all the types of breaches or attacks that organisations might face including accidental breaches, as well intentional and recorded cyber attacks that did not get past an organisation’s defences. This only measures the breaches or attacks that organisations have themselves identified so the figures reported may underestimate the full extent of the problem.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The total number of cyber incidents affecting central government departments is not held centrally. However, since its creation in 2016 the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has continued to provide assistance to central government departments and agencies to secure their networks and develop their departmental security strategies. This includes the deployment of the NCSC’s Host-Based Capability tool to over 35,000 government devices in the past year, which helps to collect and analyse technical metadata to help government departments understand the threat they face, and ongoing engagement with government departments and agencies as part of the Active Cyber Defence service.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 09/06/2020 17:32:02 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199936

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Cybersecurity: Business
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many (a) small and medium-sized enterprises and (b) other businesses have signed up to the Cyber Essentials Scheme.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/06/2020 answer text <p>A total of 44,443 Cyber Essentials certificates have been awarded to organisations. The breakdown is as follows:</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>Micro 9,559</p><p>Small 14,423</p><p>Medium 9,068</p><p>Large 7,116</p><p> </p><p>Some of the older certificates do not have an organisation size recorded, which is why the combined total above does not add up to 44,443.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Boston and Skegness answering member printed Matt Warman question first answered 08/06/2020 17:06:45 answering member 4361 label Biography information for Matt Warman
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1199937

registered interest
date	03/06/2020
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	Literature: Irish Language and Welsh Language
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 steps his Department is taking to promote Gaelic and Welsh language literature in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
tabling member printed	Martyn Day
uin	54174
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/06/2020 answer text <p>Culture is a devolved matter so promoting Gaelic and Welsh language literature in the UK is a matter for the relevant devolved administration.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>DCMS does, however, work to support minority languages through its work on the creative industries strand of the British Irish Council. This includes working with devolved administrations to support minority languages, to share best practice, and to nurture more diverse UK audiences, including through minority language publications.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Gosport answering member printed Caroline Dinenage question first answered 16/06/2020 14:07:40 answering member 4008 label Biography information for Dame Caroline Dinenage
tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day