Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with bank representatives to ensure that security is at the forefront of all online finance.

The Chancellor and I both meet with financial services firms regularly to discuss topical issues, including the security and resilience of the sector.

Responsibility for security and resilience primarily lies with firms themselves, but the government has a crucial role in supporting the sector.

The government works closely with the financial regulators and the National Cyber Security Centre to ensure financial services have appropriate preventative measures in place, and are able to respond to disruption when it does occur.