Foreign Relations: Fraud

(asked on 2nd September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents involving the impersonation of foreign government representatives targeting (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior civil servants have been reported since 1 January 2024; and what changes have been made to security procedures following those incidents.


Answered by
Dan Jarvis Portrait
Dan Jarvis
Minister of State (Home Office) (Security) (Jointly with the Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 29th September 2026

The Government takes matters of national security very seriously, including cyber security, and has robust procedures in place to prevent the loss of sensitive information.

However, we do not routinely comment on the specifics on matters relating to national security.

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