Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 104976

Electric Vehicles: Buses

Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 26 January 2026

Question

Luke Akehurst

LabourNorth Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment her Department has made of the risk that electric buses operating in the UK could be remotely rendered inoperable via their internet-connected systems by hostile state actors.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
The Government takes national security seriously and recognises the systematic challenges of increased connectivity and the cyber security implications for almost every area of government policy, including vehicles. My Department works closely with the tr...

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