Written questions

NHS: Cybersecurity

Commons · Question 103860 · Tabled 7 Jan 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 20 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what recent assessment he has made of the readiness of the NHS to respond to co-ordinated cyber attacks.

Answer

Answered by Zubir Ahmed, 20 Jan 2026

In the past year, we have invested £37.6 million across health and social care, building on the £338 million invested since 2017. Through our ambitious Cyber Improvement Programme, we are tackling the changing cyber risk head-on, expanding protection and ...