Written questions

France: Software

2026-05-28 · Ministry of Defence · 4942 · Official question

James MacCleary

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the recent decision by the French Government to switch from using Microsoft Windows to Linux on government devices.

Answer

The Ministry of Defence keeps its approach to digital technology, including the selection and use of operating systems on its devices, under continual review and regularly assesses developments in the wider international environment. Decisions on platform...