Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 107167

Energy: Cybercrime

Tabled: 20 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Saqib Bhatti

ConservativeMeriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the number of cyber attacks on energy infrastructure.

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
The government's Cyber Security Breaches Survey shows that 43% of UK businesses reported experiencing a cyber breach or attack within the past year. Within the utilities sector this figure is 48%. The survey does not specifically detail cyber attacks on e...

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