Asked by: Craig Williams (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to paragraph 2.41 of the Budget 2021 Red Book, what steps his Department has taken to end the 15 year limit for overseas voter registration following the commitment by the Government of £2.5 million of funding for the removal of that limit.
Answered by Chloe Smith
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to PQ133213, published on 11 January 2021.
Asked by: Craig Williams (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress has been made on establishing the National Cyber Security Centre.
Answered by Ben Gummer
The National Cyber Security Centre, a part of GCHQ, was formally established on 3 October. The Centre will play a leading role in our ambitious plans to improve UK cyber security, and is a crucial part of our five-year National Cyber Security Strategy launched earlier this week.
It draws on GCHQ’s world class technical expertise and global intelligence capabilities to help the UK prepare for and respond to major incidents, as well as give better guidance to our key industries on cyber security, and push forward technological innovation so as better to protect the UK from cyber threats.
Asked by: Craig Williams (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what progress his Department has made in its review of Atos contracts.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Atos contracts with an annual spend over £10 million with central Government are currently being reviewed. Data collection was completed by the end of April. Interviews with departments and Atos are taking place. Interviews are expected to be completed by mid-June 2016.
The Cabinet Office will write to the PAC summarising the findings of the review and it will be completed in summer 2016.
Asked by: Craig Williams (Conservative - Montgomeryshire)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department's review of Atos contracts will be completed by summer 2016.
Answered by Matt Hancock
The Atos contracts with an annual spend over £10 million with central Government are currently being reviewed. Data collection was completed by the end of April. Interviews with departments and Atos are taking place. Interviews are expected to be completed by mid-June 2016.
The Cabinet Office will write to the PAC summarising the findings of the review and it will be completed in summer 2016.