Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 83246
Government Digital Service: Internet
Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025
Question
Sir John Hayes
Conservative — South Holland and The Deepings
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what measures the Government Digital Service has in place to continue to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answer
Ian MurrayThe Government Digital Service (GDS) builds resilient critical services by operating these across multiple locations or dispersed geographies.This underlying redundancy reduces the chance of a major outage impacting service availability. GDS uses third-p...
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