CrowdStrike: IT Outage

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 4:39 pm on 22 July 2024.

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Photo of Kirsty Blackman Kirsty Blackman SNP Chief Whip 4:39, 22 July 2024

I am aware that the Minister is new to her role, so I will ask her to consider things, rather than to commit to doing things. Will she please consider continuing with the annual statement to Parliament on civil contingencies and risks, which the previous Government committed to? When she looks at the cyber-security and resilience Bill, will she consider assessing whether there is widespread use of certain software or hardware that could cause mass outages in the event that it is affected, as happened with CrowdStrike? I am not aware that we have seen an analysis of that in previous outputs by the Cabinet Office, and it would be incredibly helpful for us to be aware of where those risks are.