Parliamentary Digital Service: Digital Service Providers
Commons · Question 21954 · Tabled 28 Aug 2026 · House of Commons Commission · Official record
Answered 11 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Navendu Mishra
To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether cloud services used by the Parliamentary Digital Service make use of data centres outside of the United Kingdom.
Answer
Answered by Nick Smith, 11 Sep 2026
Yes. A small number of cloud services used by the Parliamentary Digital Service make use of data centres outside the United Kingdom.Parliament’s policy is to host and process its data in the United Kingdom wherever practicable. Where a provider does not o...