Question follow-through · 54448

Cybersecurity: Lancashire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect small and medium enterprises from cybersecurity threats in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled
22 May 2025
Target answer date
2 Jun 2025
Answer
6 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps his Department is taking to help protect small and medium enterprises from cybersecurity threats in (a) Fylde and (b) Lancashire.

  2. 2 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jun 2025

    Answer published

    The cyber security of the UK is a priority for the Government. The Government offers free guidance, tools and training to help businesses improve their cyber resilience. This includes a new Cyber Governance Code of Practice to help boards and directors ma...

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