Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the National Security Council has received briefings on red-rated legacy computer systems used by Government departments in the last three years.
Answered by Alex Burghart - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
The National Security Council (NSC) is a committee of Cabinet and is bound by the same rules and conventions as all Cabinet Committees. Information about discussions that have taken place in Cabinet and its Committees are not normally publicly shared.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether once Article 50 of the Treaty of the European Union has been triggered it can be untriggered before the UK's negotiations on withdrawal from the EU have been completed.
Answered by David Davis
The Prime Minister will take the decision about when to trigger article 50 and start the formal process of leaving the EU. She has been clear that the will of the British people must be respected and delivered.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what the Government's policy is on requiring companies bidding for government contracts to declare their ultimate beneficial ownership before a decision to award such contracts is made.
Answered by Matt Hancock
At the Anti-Corruption Summit held in London on 12 May we announced our intention to require foreign companies to provide ‘beneficial ownership’ information to a new, publicly accessible register prior to being able to buy or sell UK property or bid for UK central government procurement contracts. We will be consulting on proposals later this year.
The UK will be first country in the world to require this.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether tax avoidance and the role of tax havens is expected to be discussed in plenary at the International Anti-Corruption Summit in London.
Answered by Matt Hancock
This Government will continue to lead the international agenda to crack down on tax evasion and aggressive tax avoidance. The Summit will address a range of measures to tackle corruption, including promoting transparency. Further information about the London Anti-Corruption Summit can be found on the summit web pages of the GOV.UK website.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Prime Minister, which representatives of the UK's Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories the Prime Minister has met since August 2013.
Answered by Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - Foreign Secretary
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish (Mr Gwynne) on 14 January 2016, UIN 21230.Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government plans to publish a draft agenda for the Anti-Corruption Summit to be held in May 2016.
Answered by Matt Hancock
Information about the London Anti-Corruption Summit can be found on the summit web pages of the GOV.UK website. Further details about the summit will be announced in due course.
Asked by: Mike Kane (Labour - Wythenshawe and Sale East)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which government departments offer payroll deduction for staff wishing to save with a credit union.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave the hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington on 24 March 2014 (Official Report) Column Ref: 65W.