Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the cyber attack on the Electoral Commission from August 2021; and what steps the Commission have taken to protect voters information.

Since the Electoral Commission reported the incident to the National Cyber Security Centre, the government has worked closely with the Commission to provide it with all the expertise and support required to deal with this incident and protect voters’ information.

The cyber attack experienced by the Electoral Commission and other recent incidents demonstrate just how real the threat is. This government has already identified the challenge we face and is delivering greater cyber resilience through both the National Cyber Strategy and the Government Cyber Security Strategies which were launched in 2022.