To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what timetable he has set for implementation of the G-Cloud.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what timetable he has set for implementation of the G-Cloud.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanisms the Government Application Store has put in place to provide small and medium-sized businesses with greater access to Government IT contracts.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what mechanisms the Government Application Store has put in place to provide small and medium-sized businesses with greater access to Government IT contracts.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has commissioned from external experts on the technical viability of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has commissioned from external experts on the technical viability of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate her Department has made of the cost of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme in the last year of the programme's start-up; and what estimate she has made of the annual running costs of the Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what estimate her Department has made of the cost of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme in the last year of the programme's start-up; and what estimate she has made of the annual running costs of the Programme.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the cost of full implementation of the G-Cloud and the Government Application Store.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what estimate he has made of the cost of full implementation of the G-Cloud and the Government Application Store.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress he has made on the implementation of G-Cloud computing.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office what progress he has made on the implementation of G-Cloud computing.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the technical viability of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment she has made of the technical viability of the Communications Capabilities Development Programme.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which (a) Government departments, (b) external experts and (c) private companies have been consulted on the Communications Capabilities Development Programme since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department which (a) Government departments, (b) external experts and (c) private companies have been consulted on the Communications Capabilities Development Programme since May 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what formal advice she has received from the Information Commissioner on the Communications Capabilities Development Programme since October 2010.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what formal advice she has received from the Information Commissioner on the Communications Capabilities Development Programme since October 2010.

The Justice and Home Affairs Council is due to be held on 26 and 27 April in Luxembourg. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) and James Brokenshire, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime and Security, intend to attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council is due to be held on 26 and 27 April in Luxembourg. The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Kenneth Clarke) and James Brokenshire, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Crime and Security, intend to attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council is due to be held on 26 and 27 April in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and I intend to attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional agenda stands, the following items...

The Justice and Home Affairs Council is due to be held on 26 and 27 April in Luxembourg. My right hon. Friend the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and I intend to attend on behalf of the United Kingdom. As the provisional agenda stands, the following items...

Debate on a motion that this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5833/12 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and the free movement of such data; and supports the Government's recommendation not to exercise its right to opt out of this draft Directive under Protocol 19 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (The Schengen Protocol). Agreed on division (267 to 24). [Relevant document: The Fifty-ninth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 428-liv.]

Debate on a motion that this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5833/12 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for...

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the sum required to fund the Communications Capabilities Development Programme; and whether such funds have been set aside for this purpose.

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what estimate he has made of the sum required to fund the Communications Capabilities Development Programme; and whether such funds have been set aside for this purpose.

I wonder whether the real reason why this is being done in this appalling way, completely ignoring the proper forms of scrutiny, is that the Government know they have an absolutely rotten argument and thought they would push this through quickly while people were thinking about Prorogation and the Queen's...

I wonder whether the real reason why this is being done in this appalling way, completely ignoring the proper forms of scrutiny, is that the Government know they have an absolutely rotten argument and thought they would push this through quickly while people were thinking about Prorogation and the Queen's...

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

If we were outside the directive, our ability to negotiate essential data-sharing agreements, such as we are in the process of doing on the passenger name records directive and the European Union third-country passenger name records agreements, could be significantly undermined. Equally fundamental, exercising our opt-out on this measure could...

If we were outside the directive, our ability to negotiate essential data-sharing agreements, such as we are in the process of doing on the passenger name records directive and the European Union third-country passenger name records agreements, could be significantly undermined. Equally fundamental, exercising our opt-out on this measure could...

I concur. Other hon. Members wish to speak, so all I can say is that this matter will not to be allowed to rest. We will look into it further. The Committee will expect the Minister to give an explanation in person to us. I shall leave my remarks at...

I concur. Other hon. Members wish to speak, so all I can say is that this matter will not to be allowed to rest. We will look into it further. The Committee will expect the Minister to give an explanation in person to us. I shall leave my remarks at...

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

Will the Minister give way?

If the hon. Lady will forgive me, let me get our position on the measure on the record, then I will be able to respond to interventions and points made in a more disciplined way. It is the Government's view that the proposed data protection directive can be classified as...

If the hon. Lady will forgive me, let me get our position on the measure on the record, then I will be able to respond to interventions and points made in a more disciplined way. It is the Government's view that the proposed data protection directive can be classified as...