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<p>The move to Office 365, which necessitated the storage of parliamentary data on
Microsoft servers, was a core part of Parliament’s ICT Strategy to deliver improved
services, connecting Members to the information that they need from anywhere, at any
time and from any device.</p><p> </p><p>Parliamentary ICT worked in collaboration
with the Parliamentary Security Director, the Senior Information Risk Owners of both
Houses, counsel, other parties and the supplier to assess the risks of the proposed
new arrangements. Any risks in relation to conventional cyber-attacks were assessed
to be sufficiently mitigated and the risk of potential cross jurisdictional action
was considered to be negligible (for example, under the USA PATRIOT Act) given the
reassurances that were received.</p><p> </p><p>It would not be for me to comment on
possible or actual activities of another country’s authorities.</p>
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