Asked by: Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cloud services contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud services providers for the Ministry of Defence are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers; what is the value of those contracts; and what are the names of the previous providers.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
There are no Ministry of Defence contracts that were previously delivered by British cloud service providers that are now delivered by multinational cloud service providers.
Asked by: Lord Harris of Haringey (Labour - Life peer)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Ministry of Defence's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.
Answered by Earl Howe - Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) takes the security of its data and other assets very seriously. It is MOD policy that where possible and practicable, information and systems should be retained in the UK, rather than off-shore. We do not comment publicly on specific security arrangements or procedures.