Ukraine Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Ukraine

Stephen McPartland Excerpts
Thursday 24th February 2022

(2 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Stephen McPartland Portrait Stephen McPartland (Stevenage) (Con)
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I am proud that the Prime Minister and this country are leading the international support for our friends in Ukraine. Domestically, will the Prime Minister be providing more support for our NHS, other public sector organisations and businesses that will now be the subject of Russian cyber-attacks?

Boris Johnson Portrait The Prime Minister
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My hon. Friend is right to point to that risk. It is foresighted of him. We are investing massively in cyber-protection—I think we are putting in another £2.6 billion. In the past few years, we have tackled more than 3,000 cyber-attacks It is a risk, but a risk, I am afraid, that we must run in the cause of freedom.