Written Question·Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport·UIN 18299

Government Departments: Cybersecurity

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 3 August 2026

Question

Gordon McKee

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many cybersecurity incidents affecting government departments in each of the last three years originated in or involved a third-party supplier; and what steps are being taken to stre

Answer

Ian Murray

The Government is aware of the risk created by supply chain cyber security incidents and is taking a range of steps to strengthen cyber resilience across government’s supply chains. These include embedding cyber security considerations into commercial and...

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