Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what safeguards exist to ensure that suppliers providing digital platforms to civilian and defence Government departments maintain effective separation between those systems.

Supply chain security and the protection of data is at the core of how government builds and maintains services. In addition to central government procurement requirements such as Procurement Policy Note 014 on Cyber Essentials, contracting authorities across government set local supply chain security policies and safeguards, based on business requirements. These requirements will vary based on the nature of the service being procured.