Written Question·Ministry of Defence·UIN 70663

Defence: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

James Cartlidge

Conservative — South Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 31 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, who will lead the CyberEM Command.

Answer

Louise Sandher-Jones
Air Vice Marshal Tom Ashbridge will lead the 2* Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force, part of the Cyber and Specialist Operations Command which is led at 4* by General Sir James Hockenhull.