David Lidington: The Cabinet Office recently published a set of transparency data on gov.uk which details expenditure totalling approximately £1.6m for the expense area of ‘Central EU Exit Consultancy’. Established in April 2018, 'Central EU Exit Consultancy’ refers to a set of contracts that enables government departments to secure resource quickly for critical work on the preparations and...
David Lidington: The Cabinet Office does not require central Government Departments to report their personal data breaches and so does not hold this information centrally. In June of 2018 the Minimum Cyber Security Standards were published requiring each department to have a plan to reporting data breaches. It states that Departments shall have communication plans in the event of an incident which...
David Lidington: The Cabinet Office does not record centrally the number of separate teams or organisations tasked with protecting information or monitoring data breaches. However, the Government Chief Security Officer (GSCO) is ensuring that each department has a Senior Security Advisor responsible for advising their boards on security risks and appropriate steps to mitigate them.
David Lidington: Cabinet Office’s consultancy contracts were let through competitive tender.
David Lidington: The Cabinet Office recently published a set of transparency data on gov.uk which details expenditure totalling approximately £1.6m for the expense area of ‘Central EU Exit Consultancy’. Established in April 2018, 'Central EU Exit Consultancy’ refers to a set of contracts that enables government departments to quickly secure resource for critical work on preparations and...
David Lidington: In 2014/15 financial year the Department spent £3,104,447. As per the Department’s 2014/15 Annual Report and Accounts (p135), the Civil Service Reform activity merged with Efficiency & Reform under the Chief Executive’s Group from April 2015. As such we cannot define a specific figure for this activity from that point forward.
David Lidington: The independent Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry is committed to publishing its costs on a regular basis. Costs for Phase 1 will be published once Phase 1 has completed. The Cabinet Office has not incurred any consultancy spend in relation to the Inquiry.
David Lidington: Of the 1,100 cyber incidents managed by the NCSC, the majority were perpetrated from within nation states in some way hostile to the UK, undertaken by groups of computer hackers directed, sponsored or tolerated by the governments of those countries. For operational reasons, we are unable to provide further detail.
David Lidington: The UK benefits substantially from open trade and inward investment and is one of the foremost destinations of inward investment in the world. However, it is important that the Government considers any national security implications arising from foreign investment, such as those set out in the 2013 Intelligence and Security Committee report, ‘Foreign Involvement in the Critical National...
David Lidington: Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder at the following link: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
David Lidington: In the two years since National Cyber Security Centre (NSCS) was established in October 2016, it has dealt with over 1,100 cyber security incidents. The majority were perpetrated from within nation states in some way hostile to the UK, undertaken by groups of computer hackers directed, sponsored or tolerated by the governments of those countries. For operational reasons, we are unable to...
David Lidington: The primary purpose of the Prosperity Fund is to support inclusive economic development. Programmes contribute to a number of the Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 13, for example through the development of low carbon development technologies and improving energy efficiency. This is set out in more detail in the Prosperity Fund’s forthcoming Annual Report for 2017/18.
David Lidington: The Cabinet Office became aware of this issue at the beginning of October, and took immediate steps to ascertain what had happened and why, and to seek reassurance from departments that they had received the notification when it was resent on 11 June, and that they had not destroyed any records relevant to the Inquiry during the period 3 April to 11 June. All relevant departments and...
David Lidington: The official residences available to government ministers are:Flats above 10 and 11 Downing Street, which are available for the Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer respectively;1 Carlton Gardens, leased from the Crown Estate, which has been used as the official residence for the Foreign Secretary;Three flats in Admiralty House, to be allocated at the Prime Minister’s discretion;...
David Lidington: I refer the honourable member to my answer on 23/10/2018 to PQ 181649.
David Lidington: There are clear lines of accountability in relation to government cyber security. Each department, agency or public body is responsible for managing the cyber security of its own organisation. This is subject to regular assessment by the Cabinet Secretary.
David Lidington: Like many UK sectors the Government struggles to retain sufficient numbers of cyber specialists. Through the Transforming Government Security Programme and establishment of a government security profession, the Cabinet Office is developing a compelling career offer for cyber professionals against an agreed Professional Framework for security to be published in 2019.
David Lidington: No.
David Lidington: The information requested can only be provided at disproportionate cost, as the Cabinet Office does not hold centrally information on the number of personal injury claims that were made for incidents arising in government-owned buildings.
David Lidington: The EU (Withdrawal) Act places a duty on UK Ministers to report to Parliament quarterly on the steps the Government is taking alongside the devolved administrations to design and implement common frameworks, and on any use of the section 12 powers to temporarily ‘freeze’ devolved competence.