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Written Question
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Digital Technology
Monday 4th November 2019

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, who is responsible for digitisation in her Department; and what mechanisms the person with responsibility for digitisation uses to champion digitisation.

Answered by Nadhim Zahawi

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and its partner organisations have digital strategies exploring opportunities to transform services using modern technologies and aligning with the objectives in the Single Departmental Plan and the Secretary of State’s agreed priorities.

We make use of agile project management methodologies and work closely with our colleagues at the Government Digital Service to ensure we are using best practice service design techniques, creating the digital services that citizens and businesses need the most.

The core Department takes a blended approach to resourcing digital projects with work performed by in-house teams, externally-sourced teams or a combination of these depending on the skills required for a given project.

Written Question
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Chief Scientific Advisers
Tuesday 8th October 2019

Asked by: Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat - North Norfolk)

Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many meetings she had with her Department’s Chief Scientific Adviser from 1 June 2019 to 31 August 2019.

Answered by Chris Skidmore

Since taking office, the Secretary of State had meetings with the Chief Scientific Adviser (CSA) in her department twice in this period.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"I beg to move,

That this House calls for a fundamental review of whistleblowing regulation to provide proper protection for a broader range of people.

I thank the hon. Member for Stirling (Stephen Kerr) for his support in making the application to the Backbench Business Committee and all the other …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"I thank the hon. Gentleman for his support in pursuing the Dr Day case, and I completely agree with the points he makes.

Sir Robert Francis, in his 2015 “Freedom to Speak Up” report, spoke about how NHS whistleblowers who had given evidence to him overwhelmingly experienced negative outcomes, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"I totally agree with the points the right hon. Gentleman makes, and he makes them well. I will come on to discuss them in a moment...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"I will give way briefly, but I am nervous about the Deputy Speaker and overstaying my welcome...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"Shockingly, the BMA abandoned him, and that is a story in itself, which needs exploring further. Not just in the NHS but across the economy, people are often literally on their own, faced by expensive lawyers. I speak as a former employment lawyer and I know what happens in employment …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"The hon. Lady is absolutely right. We need effective legislation to redress that imbalance of power.

All the cases I have outlined highlight the value and importance of enabling people to expose wrongdoing. Effective protection for brave people who decide to speak out is first of all vital for that …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"I totally agree with the right hon. Lady. Sir Robert Francis, who did the report in 2015, recommended the introduction of “freedom to speak up champions” in the NHS, and that has happened. However, this is an administrative process within trusts that, I am afraid, simply has not worked—that is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Jul 2019
Whistleblowing

"I am conscious that I am trying the patience of the Deputy Speaker, and I need to get to the conclusion of my remarks.

The brilliant organisation Protect highlights the fact that a number of laws, such as in the utility sector, make it an offence to disclose certain information …..."
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