Defence Personnel Data Breach - Statement

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 4:53 pm on 8 May 2024.

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Photo of Lord McDonald of Salford Lord McDonald of Salford Crossbench 4:53, 8 May 2024

My Lords, the shock here is not that the attack was mounted—“spies are gonna spy”—but that it got as far as it did. It is worth checking the point first made by the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, about subcontractors being a particular point of vulnerability in the MoD. But my question is about the alliance. The United Kingdom is of course part of an alliance, and our allies will be following this data breach along with service personnel in the UK, so is the MoD keeping allies abreast of what has happened and the results of the investigation?