Oral QuestionForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

Tabled: 14 July 2021Answered: 20 July 2021

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Answer from Hansard

Pat McFadden

The hon. Member is absolutely right: the people who are attacking us are trying constantly to probe our defences, and as I have said a few times in the past hour, this is therefore a constant challenge. It is a combination of hardware, software and good practice, and that applies to central Government, local government, public bodies and—crucially—businesses. It is a national effort to protect the business that we do and the processes that we take for granted every day.