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1717531

registered interest
date	13/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of routers in his Department were manufactured by (a) Huawei and (b) ZTE.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	25758
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/05/2024 answer text <p>The Department’s Core network doesn’t use any Huawei or ZTE Routers.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's main corporate IT system (MODNET) does not use any laptops or desktops manufactured by Lenovo or Xiaomi.</p><p> </p><p>The Department does not supply any mobile phones supplied by Huwaei, (ii) ZTE, (iii) Oppo, (iv) Honor or (v) Xiaomi. None of the device manufacturers listed are used on the MODs enterprise systems.</p><p> </p><p>The Department's main corporate IT system (MODNET) does not permit the download or use of WPS Office on its devices.</p><p> </p><p>None of the sim cards used on the Ministry of Defence’s enterprise systems are provided by CMLink.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 25759 25760 25761 25762 question first answered 21/05/2024 15:52:04 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1716051

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the guidance by the Central Digital and Data Office entitled Guidance on the Legacy IT Risk Assessment Framework, published on 29 September 2023, how many red-rated IT systems are used by his Department; and how many red-rated IT systems have been identified since 4 December 2023.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25010
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>It is not appropriate to release sensitive information held about specific red-rated systems or more detailed plans for remediation within the Ministry of Defence’s IT estate, as this information could indicate which systems are at risk, and may highlight potential security vulnerabilities.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 13/05/2024 17:00:00 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1716140

registered interest
date	07/05/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential national security risks associated with IT infrastructure operated by (a) his Department's arm’s-length bodies and (b) private firms under contract to his Department.
tabling member constituency	Reading East
tabling member printed	Matt Rodda
uin	25019
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security of its IT infrastructure, that of its arm’s length bodies and of its suppliers, very seriously. However, the MOD does not comment on specific details of individual risk assessments as this could give useful information to potential adversaries.</p><p> </p><p>Defence employs a Cyber Risk Management Framework that regularly reviews and escalates risk. This uses evidence from a variety of sources including as the Cabinet Office’s Gov Assure ‘Cyber Assessment Framework’ (CAF). All Defence Organisations, including ALBs, sit within this framework. MOD contracts are subject to a risk assessment which is used to determine the nature of the control measures should be applied to the contract.</p><p> </p><p>The Cyber Resilience Strategy for Defence is driving a programme of work to improve Defence’s cyber security. In the longer term the MOD’s Secure by Design approach will ensure security is built into our capability programmes from the outset and managed effectively on a through life basis. The MOD is also reducing the cyber security risk across its complex legacy estate by improving its ability to respond to and detect cyber incidents, improve cyber awareness across the workforce, and improve resilience in it supply.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 13/05/2024 16:42:38 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4654 label Biography information for Matt Rodda

1713064

registered interest
date	23/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the New Style of Information Technology Deployed programme.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	23123
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2024 answer text <p>Information on performance of defence programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) is published each year alongside the Infrastructure and Projects Authority annual report. Programme performance information as at 31 March 2024 is expected to be released in July 2024.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 22882 22883 22884 23104 23105 23106 23107 23111 23113 23114 23115 23116 23117 23118 23119 23120 23121 23122 23393 23394 23395 23396 23397 23398 23399 23400 23401 23402 question first answered 30/04/2024 11:46:57 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1712849

registered interest
date	22/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the progress update entitled, Transforming for a Digital Future: Government's 2022 to 25 roadmap for digital and data, published in February 2024, when his Department first assessed each of its red-rated legacy IT systems as red-rated.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
uin	22925
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/05/2024 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) assessed its systems against the Cabinet Office criteria for obsolescence from June 2023. This assessment process identified 11 systems as having a red-rating. In accordance with risk management best practice the MOD develops remediation plans to address the red-rated systems. As at the time of publication of the progress update in February 2024, seven systems have fully funded plans, two have partially funded plans, and the remaining two were being addressed. As of today, I can now confirm that the remaining two have identified plans for remediation.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 14/05/2024 16:22:11 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1701369

registered interest
date	16/04/2024
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the policy paper entitled Transforming for a digital future: 2022 to 2025 roadmap for digital and data, updated on 29 February 2024, what steps his Department has taken to mitigate the risks of red-rated legacy IT systems.
tabling member constituency	Llanelli
tabling member printed	Dame Nia Griffith
uin	21949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/04/2024 answer text <p>The Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), in the Cabinet Office, has established a programme to support Departments managing legacy IT. CDDO has agreed a framework to identify ‘red-rated’ systems, indicating high levels of risk surrounding certain assets within the IT estate. Departments have committed to have remediation plans in place for these systems by next year (2025).</p><p> </p><p>It is not appropriate to release sensitive information held about specific red-rated systems or more detailed plans for remediation within the Ministry of Defence’s IT estate, as this information could indicate which systems are at risk, and may highlight potential security vulnerabilities.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 22/04/2024 15:18:24 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1541 label Biography information for Dame Nia Griffith

1678352

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department spent on supporting legacy IT systems in each financial year since 2019-20.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	7170
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to my answer on 4 December 2023 to Question 3661, on Ministry of Defence spending on legacy IT.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/01/2024 16:33:21 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge attachment 1 file name UIN 3661.docx title Ministry of Defence: ICT
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1678353

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) laptops and PCs, (b) mobile phones and (c) other technological devices were issued by his Department in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	7171
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>I am providing figures for the MODNET Official network, which is the MOD's corporate ICT system serving the largest number of users, some 206,000 based in the UK and Overseas.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 MODNET Official moved from a predominantly desktop PC estate to a mainly laptop-based estate. While the primary access to MODNET is via laptops and fixed devices, alternative solutions are provided through iPads and iPhones. These are procured by internal organisational areas based on their individual requirement.</p><p> </p><p>MODNET Official PCs and Laptops, iPhones and iPads issued by Year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Desktop PC</p></td><td><p>Laptops</p></td><td><p>iPhones</p></td><td><p>iPads</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2,118</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>2,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>21,503</p></td><td><p>8,081</p></td><td><p>3,131</p></td><td><p>32,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8,748</p></td><td><p>115,496</p></td><td><p>3,140</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>127,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>7,594</p></td><td><p>25,117</p></td><td><p>7,198</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td><td><p>41,195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td><td><p>13,696</p></td><td><p>2,221</p></td><td><p>1,365</p></td><td><p>19,932</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MODNET laptop devices are delivered through a managed service which includes a repair service. Devices which are deemed Beyond Economic Repair (BER - those which are broken and faulty, and not economically fit to be repaired) are cannibalised for parts and/or sent for either destruction or, where possible, recycling. BER data was not captured in 2019 and 2020 while the new laptop deployment was underway and Defence was largely a Desktop based organisation. MODNET iPhones and iPads are disposed of via an approved disposal route at the end of their serviceable life.</p><p> </p><p>MODNET Official Laptops declared BER.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,118</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 7173 question first answered 08/01/2024 17:53:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1678355

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) laptops and PCs, (b) mobile phones and (c) other technological devices issued by his Department were reported (i) lost, (ii) stolen and (iii) damaged in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	7172
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>The following table includes the number of lost or stolen devices in the Ministry of Defence in the last five years.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Laptops</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Mobile Phones</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>USBs</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Hard Disk</strong> <strong>Drives</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2019</strong></p></td><td><p>239</p></td><td><p>106</p></td><td><p>60</p></td><td><p>25</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2020</strong></p></td><td><p>163</p></td><td><p>73</p></td><td><p>49</p></td><td><p>24</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2021 </strong></p></td><td><p>148</p></td><td><p>79</p></td><td><p>85</p></td><td><p>27</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2022</strong></p></td><td><p>281</p></td><td><p>112</p></td><td><p>51</p></td><td><p>40</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>2023 (up to 18 Dec)</strong></p></td><td><p>176</p></td><td><p>92</p></td><td><p>20</p></td><td><p>67</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>All Departmental IT is fully security encrypted.</p><p>The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.</p><p>Any mobile device reported as lost is immediately and remotely deactivated, and the contents are deleted. The user account on any laptop reported as lost is immediately and remotely locked.</p><p> </p><p>It should be noted that these figures only account for lost and stolen devices as damaged devices aren’t classed as a security issue. We do not differentiate between lost and stolen devices and treat both the same for security reasons. Individual departments hold information on the number of devices damaged and therefore this is not information that we hold centrally and to gather it would be at a disproportionate cost.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 08/01/2024 17:54:24 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle

1678356

registered interest
date	15/12/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	Ministry of Defence: ICT
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) laptops and PCs, (b) mobile phones and (c) other technological devices issued by his Department were deemed unrepairable in each year since 2019.
tabling member constituency	Garston and Halewood
tabling member printed	Maria Eagle
uin	7173
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/01/2024 answer text <p>I am providing figures for the MODNET Official network, which is the MOD's corporate ICT system serving the largest number of users, some 206,000 based in the UK and Overseas.</p><p> </p><p>In 2020 MODNET Official moved from a predominantly desktop PC estate to a mainly laptop-based estate. While the primary access to MODNET is via laptops and fixed devices, alternative solutions are provided through iPads and iPhones. These are procured by internal organisational areas based on their individual requirement.</p><p> </p><p>MODNET Official PCs and Laptops, iPhones and iPads issued by Year.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Desktop PC</p></td><td><p>Laptops</p></td><td><p>iPhones</p></td><td><p>iPads</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>2,118</p></td><td><p>495</p></td><td><p>2,613</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>105</p></td><td><p>21,503</p></td><td><p>8,081</p></td><td><p>3,131</p></td><td><p>32,820</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>8,748</p></td><td><p>115,496</p></td><td><p>3,140</p></td><td><p>560</p></td><td><p>127,944</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>7,594</p></td><td><p>25,117</p></td><td><p>7,198</p></td><td><p>1,286</p></td><td><p>41,195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2023</p></td><td><p>2,650</p></td><td><p>13,696</p></td><td><p>2,221</p></td><td><p>1,365</p></td><td><p>19,932</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>MODNET laptop devices are delivered through a managed service which includes a repair service. Devices which are deemed Beyond Economic Repair (BER - those which are broken and faulty, and not economically fit to be repaired) are cannibalised for parts and/or sent for either destruction or, where possible, recycling. BER data was not captured in 2019 and 2020 while the new laptop deployment was underway and Defence was largely a Desktop based organisation. MODNET iPhones and iPads are disposed of via an approved disposal route at the end of their serviceable life.</p><p> </p><p>MODNET Official Laptops declared BER.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>2019</p></td><td><p>2020</p></td><td><p>2021</p></td><td><p>2022</p></td><td><p>2023</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>1,118</p></td><td><p>43</p></td><td><p>3,428</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge grouped question UIN 7171 question first answered 08/01/2024 17:53:54 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	483 label Biography information for Maria Eagle