Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, how many mandatory cyber security training sessions civil servants working in his Department are required to undertake.

All DCMS staff are mandated to undertake a ‘Responsible for Information’ online training course relating to information security, which includes content on cyber security.

In addition, an element of cyber security awareness is included in staff induction training.