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HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachOne big difference in this case is that it does not involve a member of armed forces personnel who did something wrong—this was done to them. It is not a case of someone opening…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachIt is certainly true to say that a malign actor is involved—we know that. It is possible, and I cannot rule it out, that it is attached to a country, but as soon as I say that…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachThe MOD, as is the case with most militaries, uses a lot of contractors and subcontractors. Let me answer the hon. Gentleman’s question directly: yes, the review will encompass…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachI thank my hon. Friend for his service, and I am sorry that he had to receive that phone call about what has happened. I stress that we do not believe the data has necessarily…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachI have outlined the Government’s position on this a couple of times, but I do want to note that the hon. Gentleman says “consider it likely”; I am saying that I cannot rule it…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachIndeed, it was not my right hon. Friend’s favourite contractor on this particular occasion. None the less, we will be carrying out a comprehensive review of the contractor’s work.…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachI thank my hon. and gallant Friend. He makes three excellent points, and I absolutely assure him that the guilty party will be brought to book. I also assure him that the MOD was…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachMy hon. Friend will be pleased to hear that we have written to each of those organisations today, both to enlist their support and to provide the detail and information to which…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachIn answer to the first point, no, there is no indication. On the second point, our regular approach—I speak as someone with an MOD account—is that passwords have to be changed…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceThe hon. Gentleman will be interested to know that the way this is presented is entirely the usual way for the Treasury to present increases in spending. If I take him back to the…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachI share my right hon. Friend’s concern about the safety and wellbeing of those soldiers. Thankfully, the answer is that very few addresses have been leaked—a very tiny number. On…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachI reassure my right hon. Friend that the reason I immediately asked the Cabinet Office to be involved is that, although I can do checks on that contractor and others across the…07 May 2024HANSARD Defence Personnel Data BreachIt is characteristic of my hon. Friend to include five questions in his one. The answers are: no evidence of ransomware; no evidence of data published; a very small number of…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceThe way the right hon. Gentleman tries to represent it is simply not true. If it were meaningless, why has his own party not taken the difficult decisions to get to the £75…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI beg to move, That this House has considered defence. In recent weeks, our armed forces have been required to use force to protect international shipping and to protect our…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI will just make a bit of progress first, keen as the right hon. Gentleman is. That will result in a £75 billion cash boost to our nation’s defences over six years from a flat…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceIt does not.07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceIt is true—my hon. Friend will know this as well as or better than me—that in each generation the world relearns what it is to have conflict. We have seen that with Russia, we are…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI absolutely agree with my right hon. Friend. It is incredibly important that we develop—or, rather, further develop—our own domestic defence industrial base. That is one of the…07 May 2024HANSARD DefenceI have been quite generous; I will make a little bit of progress. That is why this Conservative Government will act now. We are going to deliver the greatest strengthening of our…07 May 2024