Written questions

Local Government: Cybersecurity

Commons · Question 10151 · Tabled 16 Jun 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 25 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the financial cost to local authorities of implementing the recommendations contained within her Department's research on cyber threats.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 25 Jun 2026

DSIT has not made a numerical estimate of the total number of local authorities operating with critical cyber vulnerabilities, as the referenced publication was qualitative research to identify the types of cyber vulnerabilities local authorities face whe...