Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many IT systems which his Department uses are more than (a) three, (b) five and (c) eight years old; and what steps he is taking to ensure that all his Department's IT systems are updated promptly.

The Cabinet Office has access to a number of governmental IT platforms, one of which it has direct responsibility for - the Cabinet Office OFFICIAL platform.

This platform was introduced in 2015 and, in line with NCSC recommendations, is subject to regular updates, testing and patching