Question follow-through · 112935
Cybersecurity
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 on UK cyber resilience, skills and innovation; and what impact the current framework has on the UK’s competitiveness compared
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Feb 2026
- Answer
- 24 Feb 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the impact of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 on UK cyber resilience, skills and innovation; and what impact the current framework has on the UK’s competitiveness compared
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
24 Feb 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the major role UK cybersecurity professionals play in enhancing and protecting the UK’s resilience against cyber threats, and it is vital that we support them. I acknowledge the strong sentiment regarding Computer Misuse Act 1990...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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