Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure the protection of the energy sector from cyber attacks.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero collaborates with regulators, the National Cyber Security Centre, and operators to strengthen energy infrastructure security. This includes threat intelligence sharing and alerts to the sector, ensuring incident management plans are in place and setting clear and robust regulatory standards through the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018.

The forthcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will strengthen our defences against current and future cyber threats by ensuring that more essential digital services are protected, expanding the remit of the existing regulations to protect supply chains and putting regulators on a stronger footing to ensure essential cyber safety measures are being implemented efficiently and effectively.