Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:45 pm on 27 October 2025.
Baroness Goldie
Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip), Shadow Minister (Defence)
2:45,
27 October 2025
My Lords, following the line just observed by the Minister, in recent months the principal threat to United Kingdom infrastructure has been from cyberattacks, notably against Jaguar Land Rover, Marks & Spencer, Co-operative Group and Heathrow Airport. Can the Minister confirm that the National Cyber Security Centre, currently located within GCHQ, is adequately resourced to deal with what it recognises is an escalating challenge? How does the National Cyber Security Centre liaise with the CyberEM Command, now sitting within the Strategic Command in the MoD?
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