Question follow-through · 17247
Data Centres: Outages
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department last conducted a risk assessment of the ability of data centres designated as Critical National Infrastructure to continue operating during a sustained cyberattack.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, when her Department last conducted a risk assessment of the ability of data centres designated as Critical National Infrastructure to continue operating during a sustained cyberattack.
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2026
Answer published
The Government keeps risks to Critical National Infrastructure, of which data centres are a part, under continuous review through the National Risk Register process and extensive engagement with industry. As the department responsible for data infrastruct...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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