Oral QuestionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”

Tabled: 16 March 2020Answered: 19 March 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Answer from Hansard

The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (Pat McFadden)

As I said a few moments ago, last week I addressed the NATO cyber-defence conference about the increasingly aggressive and reckless behaviour from Russia, in particular in the cyber-realm, including attacks on NATO members. I made it clear that no one will intimidate us into weakening our support for Ukraine. I also announced the Laboratory for AI Security Research and a new incident unit to help our allies respond to cyber-attacks against them. We promised to make a tangible difference to people’s lives. I will shortly be setting out in this House our ambitious plan for change over the next few years, and copies of that plan will be made available to Members in advance of the statement.