Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2017 to Question 109011, which Cabinet colleagues she met to discuss Bombardier and its business interests in the US prior to the visit of the Secretary of State for International Trade to the US in July 2017.
Answered by Theresa May
I discuss a range of issues with Ministerial colleagues. It has been the practice of successive Governments not to disclose information relating to internal discussions.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 31 October 2017 to Question 109011, which (a) people and (b) organisations she met to discuss Bombardier and its business interests in the US prior to the visit of the Secretary of State for International Trade to the US in July 2017.
Answered by Theresa May
Details of my meetings with external organisations are published on a quarterly basis and are available via the gov.uk website.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 October 2017 to Question 108121, what discussions he has had with representatives of Deloitte on the reasons why information was only received in September 2017 given the cyber attack was discovered by that company in March 2017.
Answered by Damian Green
Deloitte notified the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of a cyber incident affecting their US operations in September 2017. The NCSC engaged with Deloitte to establish whether there were any UK impacts, and identify mitigation measures. While the NCSC advises organisations to report significant cyber incidents immediately, it is at the discretion of the company to choose if and when to do so. The Minister for the Cabinet Office did not have discussions with Deloitte representatives on this matter.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, whether she discussed Bombardier and its business interests in the US with the Secretary of State for International Trade prior to his visit to that country in July 2017.
Answered by Theresa May
Ministers across government, including me, have had discussions about a range of issues relating to international trade and investment. This is in addition to engagement with senior officials in the US Administration and lawmakers, with the Canadian Administration, and with Bombardier in Canada and Belfast.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what guidance he has issued to departments on cyber security since the Deloitte cyber attack.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
A key objective of the National Cyber Security Strategy 2016-2021 is that government will provide world-leading cyber security guidance that keeps pace with the evolving threat. As the UK’s technical authority for cyber security, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) is the single source of cyber security advice to UK government, industry and the public. This advice is continually updated and designed to reduce the likelihood and impact of cyber attacks.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, if she raised the matter of casualties in the Yemen conflict during her discussions with the Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs in September 2017.
Answered by Theresa May
I refer the hon. Member to the press release issued on 4 September following my meeting with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir and which is available on the gov.uk website: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-saudi-foreign-minister-adel-al-jubeir-4-september-2017
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which agencies have been notified by Deloitte that their data may have been compromised following a cyber attack.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
Deloitte notified the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to a cyber incident affecting their US
operations in September 2017.
Based on current information, there is no indication of impact to the UK branch of the organisation,
which operates a separate infrastructure to their American counterparts. The NCSC are working
with partners to better understand the threat and identify any mitigation measures.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2017 to Question 6989, for what reason the Government Digital Service Advisory Board has not met since January 2017.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
A combination of factors has meant that the GDS Advisory Board has not met since
January 2017. In particular, GDS deemed it sensible to wait until the outcome of the
general election before convening a meeting of the GDS Advisory Board to understand
fully any impacts on future priorities
A meeting was scheduled for 9 October but due to a lack of board member availability, this
is being rescheduled to early November. There is a provisional date for a further meeting
on 22 January 2018 but at present there is not a timetable for future quarterly meetings
beyond this.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 7 September 2017 to Question 6989, whether there is a timetable for quarterly meetings of the Government Digital Service Advisory Board.
Answered by Caroline Nokes
A combination of factors has meant that the GDS Advisory Board has not met since
January 2017. In particular, GDS deemed it sensible to wait until the outcome of the
general election before convening a meeting of the GDS Advisory Board to understand
fully any impacts on future priorities
A meeting was scheduled for 9 October but due to a lack of board member availability, this
is being rescheduled to early November. There is a provisional date for a further meeting
on 22 January 2018 but at present there is not a timetable for future quarterly meetings
beyond this.
Asked by: Andrew Gwynne (Labour - Denton and Reddish)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2017 to Question 106251, on Raif Badawi, whether that case was raised during her meeting with the Saudi Arabian Minister for Foreign Affairs in September 2017.
Answered by Theresa May
I have nothing further to add to the answer I gave previously.