Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what discussions he has had with Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council on ensuring that the council has in place sufficient security measures to protect against cyber-attacks.

The Government takes the threat of cyber attacks against public services very seriously. We support Local Government in improving their cyber resilience and encourage all organisations to implement the advice and guidance developed by National Cyber Security Centre experts and published on their website (www.ncsc.gov.uk).

In addition, the Government's Active Cyber Defence (ACD) programme has launched, with four key services made available for use across the public sector. The NCSC’s Annual Report, published on 3 October 2017, provided an update on rollout.