Written Question·Treasury·UIN 18316

Financial Services: Regulation

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026

Question

Callum Anderson

LabourBuckingham and Bletchley

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many organisations will be designated as critical third parties by the end of 2027.

Answer

Rachel Blake
On 10 July 2026, the Government announced it had designated four major global cloud services and technology providers as Critical Third Parties (CTPs). These designations came into force on 13 July 2026. As part of a rolling regime, further providers may ...

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