Question to the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to Government grants statistics 2020 to 2021, published on 31 March 2022, what assessment her Department has made of the effectiveness of the Cyber Exchange Grant 20/21.

This grant supported the delivery of the National Cyber Security Strategy, specifically the objective to create the right ecosystem in the UK to develop and sustain a cyber security sector that can meet our national security demands.

The Cyber Exchange platform helps organisations discover opportunities to support sector growth and provides Government with a valuable industry network. Each month techUK provides a report outlining progress against several KPIs which form the basis of the grant agreement. As of July 2023, the website receives over 6000 monthly impressions, the newsletter has over 1200 subscribers and there are over 4000 followers across LinkedIn and X (formerly Twitter).

The platform is being continuously improved to meet user needs.