Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022
Debate between Baroness McIntosh of Pickering and Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe(2 years, 2 months ago)
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Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe (Lab)
My Lords, I have a quick question for the Minister. It is a little wide of the regulations but related to it: the hole in the dyke could be Switzerland. Have we had conversations with Switzerland, and are we going to close any holes there?
Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (Con)
Following on from the noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, I rise briefly to ask my noble friend the Minister a question. The hostilities against Ukraine started with cyberattacks. There have been multiple cyberattacks and ransomware attacks on at least one firm of which I am aware in North Yorkshire, but FatFace and a number of other companies as well. What advice are the Government giving to companies, local authorities and, not least, the infrastructure network—to which the noble Viscount referred—to ensure that we can keep ourselves safe from such cyberattacks at this time?