Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 107490

Armed Forces: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 21 January 2026

Answered: 26 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Mr Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much funding has been allocated to the Defence Digital and Cyber Bursary scheme since its inception; and what proportion of that funding has been spent to date.

Answer

Luke Pollard

To date, £2 million has been allocated to this scheme, of which £1.2 million has already been spent. A further £0.8 million is scheduled to be released within the next two weeks to support the latest intake.