Asked by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Iraq (a) Government bodies, (b) non-Governmental organisations, (c) parliamentary bodies and (i) UK and (ii) Iraq (d) research foundations and (e) training entities have contracts with the UK Government for the provision of services in Iraq (A) currently and (B) which were signed in the last two years; what sums have been made available for each such contract; and what the purpose is of each contract.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Shadow Deputy Prime Minister
This information is not held centrally.
Since January 2011, details of central government contracts above the value of £10,000 are published on Contracts Finder. Contracts published prior to 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://data.gov.uk/data/contracts-finder-archive. Those published after 26 February 2015 can be viewed at: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Search
Asked by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government has taken to implement the recommendation of the Macur Review on ensuring that government departments possess an accurate database of the documents and materials held by them.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
Departments are required to maintain records in compliance with the Public Records Act 1958, and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and have record keeping systems in place. The National Archives monitors compliance and regularly conducts and publishes Information Management Assessments of departments.
The Government accepted Sir Alex Allan's recommendations, published on 17 December 2015, that more needs to be done to ensure that departments are capturing and maintaining accurate records. The Cabinet Office is working with departments and The National Archives to deliver this.
Asked by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government has taken to implement the recommendations of the Macur Review on preserving and correctly archiving materials, including computer records.
Answered by Chris Skidmore
Departments are required to maintain records in compliance with the Public Records Act 1958, and the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and have record keeping systems in place. The National Archives monitors compliance and regularly conducts and publishes Information Management Assessments of departments.
The Government accepted Sir Alex Allan's recommendations, published on 17 December 2015, that more needs to be done to ensure that departments are capturing and maintaining accurate records. The Cabinet Office is working with departments and The National Archives to deliver this.
Asked by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to recommendation 2 on page 250 of the Report of the Macur Review, published in March 2016, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that all government departments possess an accurate database of the documents and materials held by them.
Answered by Matt Hancock
All government departments have record keeping systems in place, and The National Archives regularly conducts and publishes information management assessments of departments.
Asked by: Ann Clwyd (Labour - Cynon Valley)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to publish the report of the review into the Muslim Brotherhood; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Matt Hancock
I refer the hon. Member to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Prime Minister’s Written Ministerial Statement of 16 March.