Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 83724

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Internet

Tabled: 21 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Sir John Hayes

Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.

Answer

Dame Angela Eagle
The Government has a robust set of policies in place to ensure there are well-defined and tested incident management processes in place, and to ensure continuity of essential functions in the event of system or service failure. In line with these policies...
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