Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 47535

Cybersecurity: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 23 April 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025
Named Day

Question

Robin Swann

Ulster Unionist PartySouth Antrim

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of extending Cyber Local 2025-26 to Northern Ireland.

Answer

Feryal Clark
As of April 2025, the way that Devolved Administrations (DAs) receive funding for cyber security has changed. Previously ringfenced cyber budgets will be absorbed into departmental baselines and provided directly to DAs in their overall HM Treasury settle...

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