Debates between Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Oliver Dowden during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Cyber-security and UK Democracy

Debate between Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and Oliver Dowden
Monday 25th March 2024

(8 months, 4 weeks ago)

Commons Chamber
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Oliver Dowden Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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We will certainly hold China to account in the way that the hon. Gentleman describes. I will happily make sure that the parliamentary authorities and the National Cyber Security Centre are in touch with him about the attack that he described.

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Portrait Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds) (Con)
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We know that legacy IT systems are most likely to be cyber-attacked. Has the Deputy Prime Minister ordered an inventory of all Government IT equipment, to see where particular vulnerabilities lie?

Oliver Dowden Portrait The Deputy Prime Minister
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Yes. My hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. The first step is to properly understand where those vulnerabilities lie. We have undertaken extensive work to ensure that we know where risks lie, and we are putting in place measures to remediate those risks.