Question follow-through · 26557
Foreign Relations: Fraud
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents involving the impersonation of foreign government representatives targeting (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior civil servants have been reported since 1 January 2024; and what
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Cabinet Office
- Tabled
- 2 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 29 Sept 2026 · 27 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many incidents involving the impersonation of foreign government representatives targeting (a) Ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) senior civil servants have been reported since 1 January 2024; and what
7 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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29 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government takes matters of national security very seriously, including cyber security, and has robust procedures in place to prevent the loss of sensitive information.However, we do not routinely comment on the specifics on matters relating to nation...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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