Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether any security concerns were raised with Ministers about the use of personal (a) devices and (b) emails for confidential Government business in each of the last five years.

FCDO Security Officials brief Ministers as soon as possible after their arrival into the Department on a range of physical, information, personnel and cyber threats, reflecting the latest Cabinet Office guidance and FCDO specific issues. Historically, additional briefings were provided when required but we are planning to move to a more structured annual briefing cycle. Each Private Office has a nominated security lead who is responsible for ensuring that emerging security threats are understood and mitigated.