To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 14 November (HL11158), how many of the compatible software products listed on GOV.UK provide specifically for the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the affordability of such software.

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Bates on 14 November (HL11158), how many of the compatible software products listed on GOV.UK provide specifically for the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme; and what assessment they have made of the affordability of such software.

To ask Her Majesty's Government which commercial software available to small businesses using the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme are compliant with Making Tax Digital; and what are the costs of such software to those small businesses.

To ask Her Majesty's Government which commercial software available to small businesses using the VAT Flat-Rate Scheme are compliant with Making Tax Digital; and what are the costs of such software to those small businesses.

My Lords, my noble friend talked about the need for an ethical framework underpinning the use of this sort of technology. Obviously, the Government have decided to go ahead with this trial in the absence of such a framework, but does the Minister agree that one is needed, not only for further developments in this area but for developments in the sorts of areas that have just been referred to by his noble friend?

My Lords, my noble friend talked about the need for an ethical framework underpinning the use of this sort of technology. Obviously, the Government have decided to go ahead with this trial in the absence of such a framework, but does the Minister agree that one is needed, not only for further developments in this area but for developments in the sorts of areas that have just been referred to by his noble friend?

What representation there is from the free software movement on the steering committee of the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network which is sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry.

What representation there is from the free software movement on the steering committee of the Cyber Security Knowledge Transfer Network which is sponsored by the Department of Trade and Industry.

What has been their response to the advice from the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre that agencies involved in the critical national infrastructure should stop using Microsoft Internet Explorer because of its security weaknesses.

What has been their response to the advice from the National Infrastructure Security Co-ordination Centre that agencies involved in the critical national infrastructure should stop using Microsoft Internet Explorer because of its security weaknesses.

What was the expenditure in each of the past three years by each government department on buying, operating and supporting: (a) all commercial software products; and (b) those software products produced by Microsoft

What was the expenditure in each of the past three years by each government department on buying, operating and supporting: (a) all commercial software products; and (b) those software products produced by Microsoft

What steps are being taken by the central sponsor for information assurance to ensure that open source software is approved by government as having a recognised level of security efficiency; and, as this software is free or low-cost, how this will be funded.

What steps are being taken by the central sponsor for information assurance to ensure that open source software is approved by government as having a recognised level of security efficiency; and, as this software is free or low-cost, how this will be funded.

What proportion of desktop computers and workstations in each government department: (a) exclusively use open source software; (b) use some open source software; and (c) use no open source software

What proportion of desktop computers and workstations in each government department: (a) exclusively use open source software; (b) use some open source software; and (c) use no open source software

What action is being taken in response to the report from the British Educational Communications and Technology Directorate which has concluded that primary schools could cut computer costs by nearly half if they stopped buying, operating and supporting products from software vendors such as Microsoft.

What action is being taken in response to the report from the British Educational Communications and Technology Directorate which has concluded that primary schools could cut computer costs by nearly half if they stopped buying, operating and supporting products from software vendors such as Microsoft.

When the National Infrastructure Co-ordination Centre first became aware of the Sasser worm attack; and when it first issued an alert to systems that make up the United Kingdom Critical National Infrastructure; and given that Microsoft had made available on 12 April a patch that would have prevented the Sasser...

When the National Infrastructure Co-ordination Centre first became aware of the Sasser worm attack; and when it first issued an alert to systems that make up the United Kingdom Critical National Infrastructure; and given that Microsoft had made available on 12 April a patch that would have prevented the Sasser...

Which public sector organisations and which private sector companies the National Infrastructure Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) regards as comprising the United Kingdom Critical National Infrastructure; and how many computers and communications systems the NISCC regards as comprising the Infrastructure; and what is their response and that of the National Infrastructure Co-ordination...

Which public sector organisations and which private sector companies the National Infrastructure Co-ordination Centre (NISCC) regards as comprising the United Kingdom Critical National Infrastructure; and how many computers and communications systems the NISCC regards as comprising the Infrastructure; and what is their response and that of the National Infrastructure Co-ordination...