Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many programme leads for the Joint Crypt Key Programme there have been in the (a) Ministry of Defence and (b) National Cyber Security Centre since 2016.

The Joint Crypt Key Programme is sponsored by the Ministry of Defence (MOD), with an MOD Senior Responsible Owner. Programme delivery is jointly managed by the MOD and the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC). The most senior programme leadership position with equivalents in both MOD and NCSC is Programme Director.

There have been six MOD Programme Directors since 2016. Information relating to NCSC contracts and resourcing is being withheld for the purpose of safeguarding national security.