Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 49063

Cybersecurity: Northern Ireland

Tabled: 29 April 2025
Answered: 14 May 2025

Question

Claire Hanna

Social Democratic & Labour PartyBelfast South and Mid Down

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of including Northern Ireland as an eligible region for Cyber Local funding in 2025-26.

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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