Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 86729

Microsoft: Outages

Tabled: 30 October 2025

Answered: 4 November 2025

Named Day

Question

Dr Ben Spencer

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether (a) Government services and (b) critical national infrastructure faced disruption as a result of the Microsoft Azure outage on Wednesday 29 October 2025; and what estimate her D

Answer

Ian Murray

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is leading Government’s response to the Microsoft Azure outage that took place on Wednesday 29 October 2025. We understand that all Azure services were restored on Wednesday evening, and DSIT is...

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