Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many civil servants have been seconded to the UN from each Department in each of the last five years.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
Comprehensive information about how many civil servants have been seconded to the UN from each Department in each of the last five years is not tracked centrally.
Departments manage and record their own secondment activity which is not tracked centrally, in order to meet their business and staff development needs.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Ministers are members of the National Security Council ministerial sub-committee on matters relating to cyber programmes and policy development.
Answered by David Lidington
A full list of members of the National Security Council ministerial sub-committee is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-cabinet-committees-system-and-list-of-cabinet-committees .
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the oral contribution of the Minister of State for Defence of 20 March 2018, Official Report [HL], column 20GC, whether the Government plans to publish the National Security Capability Review at Easter 2018.
Answered by David Lidington
The NSCR was published on Wednesday 28 March. The Prime Minister made a Written Ministerial Statement and the document is available on gov.uk: (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-security-capability-review-nscr).
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2018 to Question 131358, on Defence: Modernisation, whether the National Security Capability Review will include new risk assessments separate to the National Security Risk Assessment.
Answered by David Lidington
The National Security Capability Review was conducted in support of the implementation of the National Security Strategy and Strategic Security and Defence Review, to help ensure that the underlying policies and plans were as joined-up, efficient, and effective as possible. The review drew upon the existing National Security Risk Assessment and refreshed our understanding of the challenges based upon the current national security context.
The National Security Council has agreed the high-level findings of the National Security Capability Review. Ministers have agreed that we should finalise the National Security Capability Review with a view to publishing the conclusions in late spring.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when he plans to answer Question 123084 asked on 16 January 2018.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given to PQ 123084 on 8th March 2018.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to the National Security Risk Assessment 2015, whether International Military Conflict is still considered a Tier One risk.
Answered by Oliver Dowden - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
The National Security Risk Assessment is designed to support a collective understanding of the most significant risks facing the UK and our interests overseas. It is used to inform the National Security Strategy and Strategic Defence and Security Review and considers risks over a five year timeframe. In 2015, international military conflict was assessed to be a Tier One and this continues to be the case, taking into account both the likelihood and impact of potential scenarios.
Asked by: Nia Griffith (Labour - Llanelli)
Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what his policy is on the deduction of trade union subscriptions from payroll in the Civil Service.
Answered by Lord Maude of Horsham
This is a matter that is delegated to individual Departments.