Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 69595
Cybersecurity: Local Government
Tabled: 21 July 2025
Answered: 1 September 2025
Question
Mike Tapp
Labour — Dover and Deal
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many local authorities have been subject to ransomware attacks in the last 12 months; and how much has been spent on recovering public data from those attacks.
Answer
Jim McMahonMHCLG have supported local authorities to respond to two ransomware incidents in the last 12 months. Historically, MHCLG has not collected data on local authority ransomware related expenditure but maintains a clear opposition to ransom payments. This gov...
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