Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport<p>The Cyber Accelerator programme is giving our innovative companies access to world class experts in government, academia and industry to ensure the UK is the safest place to go online and start a digital business. No estimate of the numbers of consumers who will benefit has been made, nor is one planned. This would be hard to do with accuracy.</p><p>The NCSC Cyber Accelerator, and London Office for Rapid Cyber Advancement (LORCA) work with companies to develop products and services that will enhance the UK’s cyber ecosystem, servicing the needs of national security and industry, as well as consumers.</p><p>In the past 18 months the first two cohorts of the NCSC Cyber Accelerator have raised more than £20 million in funding, and created 19 UK jobs. The Third cohort started in October 2018. The nine companies selected to take part in LORCA’s first programme started in July. LORCA are currently recruiting for a second cohort to start in early 2019.</p>StourbridgeMargot James2018-11-28false2018-11-28T19:36:53.587Z10Digital, Culture, Media and SportDigital, Culture, Media and Sport2018-11-23Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what recent estimate he has made of the number of consumers who will benefit from the Cyber Accelerator scheme; and whether he has set a target for such numbers.falseLeighJo Platt195113Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport<p>For national security reasons we do not specify individual NCSP funding amounts.</p><p> </p><p>Metrics to measure the performance of the programme include the economic impact of participating firms, such as revenue growth; employee growth and investment raised. Participating firms are also surveyed on satisfaction with the programme, and new connections made.</p>StourbridgeMargot James2018-12-03false2018-12-03T17:11:02.073Z10Digital, Culture, Media and SportDigital, Culture, Media and Sport2018-11-27Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the total cost to the public purse of the Cyber Accelerator scheme has been to date; and what criteria his Department is using to determine the scheme's success.falseLeighJo Platt196206Home Office<p>The Home Office keeps the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) under regular re-view. No estimate has been made of the size of the impact of the Computer Misuse Act (if any) on the competitiveness of UK businesses.</p>Wyre and Preston NorthMr Ben Wallace2018-12-10false2018-12-10T17:54:55.22Z1Home OfficeHome Office2018-12-05Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether he has made any assessment of the effect on the international competitiveness of UK companies as a result of the Computer Misuse Act 1990.falseLeighJo Platt199482Cabinet Office<p>The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) was established in October 2016 as the UK’s technical authority on cyber security matters. It is not possible to monitor all of the phishing attacks on the UK. The NCSC’s Active Cyber Defence programme has removed 138,398 unique phishing sites hosted in the UK in the last 12 months and the UK share of visible global phishing attacks dropped from 5.3% (June 2016) to 2.4% (July 2018).</p>AylesburyMr David Lidington2018-12-13false2018-12-13T16:35:56.47Z53Cabinet OfficeCabinet Office2018-12-06Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what estimate he has made of the proportion of global phishing attacks that target the UK.falseHendonDr Matthew Offord199929Cabinet Office<p>Ministers from multiple departments hold different responsibilities within the UK's National Cyber Security Strategy. They engage with their European counterparts on a wide range of cyber related issues.</p>AylesburyMr David Lidington2019-01-17false2019-01-17T17:18:14.113Z53Cabinet OfficeCabinet Office2019-01-14Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, on what dates he has held meetings with his European counterparts on the UK's continued partnership with the EU on cyber-related matters in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.falseLeighJo Platt208424Department for Exiting the European Union <p>The Political Declaration between the United Kingdom and the European Union reaffirms the commitment of both parties to the exchange of information on a range of threats. This includes incidents, techniques and best practice, as well as a commitment to establish a cyber-dialogue in order to ensure future cooperation as new threats, opportunities and partnerships emerge.</p><p>The exact nature of our future cooperation with the EU on this area, including in relation to Network and Information Security (NIS) Cooperation Group, will be a matter for detailed negotiations.</p><p> </p>SpelthorneKwasi Kwarteng2019-01-22false2019-01-22T12:57:25.947Z203Exiting the European Union Exiting the European Union 2019-01-15Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, with reference to paragraph 111 of the Political Declaration Setting Out The Framework For The Future Relationship Between The European Union And The United Kingdom, published on 14 November 2018, which of the activities of the Cooperation Group the UK plans to maintain after the UK leaves the EU.falseLeighJo Platt208870Cabinet Office<p>Ministers across government hold different responsibilities within the UK's National Cyber Security Strategy. They engage with their European counterparts on a wide range of cyber related issues including the UK's partnership with EU.</p>AylesburyMr David Lidington2019-01-24false2019-01-24T10:07:46.71Z53Cabinet OfficeCabinet Office2019-01-21Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 17 January 2018 to Question 208424 on Cybercrime, whether he has held any meetings with his European counterparts on the UK's continued partnership with the EU on cyber-related matters in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.falseLeighJo Platt210691Cabinet Office<p>I am accountable to Parliament for the National Cyber Security Strategy and the accompanying investment programme. I am also the lead Minister for the cyber resilience of the government sector. The Home Secretary leads on cyber security response, in addition to his responsibility to counter cyber crime. The Defence Secretary has overall responsibility for the development of the UK’s offensive cyber capability. The Foreign Secretary has statutory responsibility for the National Cyber Security Centre, as a part of GCHQ. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport leads on digital matters, including the relevant growth, innovation and skills aspects of cyber security. These responsibilities are brought together under the National Security Council Strategic Defence and Security Review sub-committee (NSC SDSR) chaired by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.</p>AylesburyMr David Lidington2019-01-30false2019-01-30T10:25:31.48Z53Cabinet OfficeCabinet Office2019-01-25Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 24 January 2019 to Question 210691 on Cybercrime, if he will publish a list of the Ministers with responsibility for cybercime and what the responsibilities are of each Minister.falseLeighJo Platt212673Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport<p>As a result of negotiations between the UK and the EU, the Political Declaration includes a commitment to promote security and stability in cyberspace through increased international cooperation, including participating in certain activities of the Cooperation Group. In the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, shared threats to cyber security will remain. The absence of a formal arrangement does therefore not affect our continued commitment to work with our European partners to safeguard our collective security.</p><p> </p>StourbridgeMargot James2019-02-08false2019-02-08T14:36:08.03Z10Digital, Culture, Media and SportDigital, Culture, Media and Sport2019-01-30Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2019 to Question 212673 on Cybercrime: Ministerial Responsibility, what information his Department holds on discussions held by Ministers with their counterparts in the EU on (a) continued cyber relationships and (b) participation in the Cooperation Group in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.falseLeighJo Platt214617Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport<p>The UK and the EU have worked intensively together to get the best deal for businesses and citizens. Discussions with the EU on the UK’s continued relationship on cyber-related matters have been focused on achieving this and that is why the Political Declaration includes a commitment to promote security and stability in cyberspace through increased international cooperation. However, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal, the absence of this formal agreement does not affect the fact that it is still in our collective interest to continue to work closely on cyber-related matters and does not prevent a continued close relationship.</p>StourbridgeMargot James2019-02-14false2019-02-14T12:00:38.01Z10Digital, Culture, Media and SportDigital, Culture, Media and Sport2019-02-11Cybercrime1House of CommonsTo ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 February 2019 to Question 214617 on Cybercrime, for what reason that Answer does not contain information on ministerial discussions with EU counterparts on the UK's continued relationship with the EU on cyber-related matters in the event the UK leaves the EU without a deal.falseLeighJo Platt219581100143