Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 107170

Energy: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 20 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Named Day

Question

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative — Meriden and Solihull East

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill on the cyber resilience of 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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