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Debate between Luke Hall and Matt Hancock(8 years, 6 months ago)
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Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con)
T4. This Government have a responsibility to ensure that their citizens are safe online. Will my right hon. Friend update the House on what progress he is making in developing the 2016 national cyber-security strategy?
Matthew Hancock
Cyber-security is incredibly important, especially as we increasingly deliver digital government. The national cyber-security strategy ran up to 2016. The new strategy is underpinned by investment of £1.9 billion—almost double the funding—and we will publish the strategy later this year.
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Debate between Luke Hall and Matt Hancock(9 years, 5 months ago)
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Matthew Hancock
I pay tribute to the hon. Gentleman’s passionate support for the Union, which we on this side of the House wholeheartedly share. Like him, we seek a lasting settlement that strengthens the United Kingdom, and I look forward to further eloquent contributions from him to that debate and to working with him to make it happen.
Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate) (Con)
T5. Will my right hon. Friend update the House on his plans to deliver efficiency savings across Whitehall?
Matthew Hancock
As we try to bring the books back into balance and reach surplus, making the Government more efficient is crucial in ensuring that as much money as possible gets to front-line services where it is needed. We have a widespread efficiency and reform plan, which we are driving through as part of the spending review to ensure that every taxpayer pound is spent as wisely as possible.