CrowdStrike: IT Outage

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons am 4:39 pm ar 22 Gorffennaf 2024.

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Photo of Kit Malthouse Kit Malthouse The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice 4:39, 22 Gorffennaf 2024

This was an extremely serious incident that I suspect may well be detectable in the next GDP figures that come out of the Office for National Statistics. I have two questions. The hon. Lady said that she was “pleased to say that Government services, and the online services that the Government provide, were and remain largely unaffected.” Could she tell us which services were affected, or is “largely” just a euphemism for “not affected at all”?

Secondly, it is quite difficult for Members to get a handle on the full impact and spread of this contagion. Will she commit to laying before the House some kind of report detailing the sectors that were affected, how seriously they were affected—including Government systems—and whether and how there will be any resolution in the future? Obviously, we need to report to our constituents that these things are less likely to occur in the future.