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Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Thursday, 8 March 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 13 March 2018 (named day). A holding answer was provided on Tuesday, 13 March 2018. A substantive answer was provided by Anne Milton (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Further Education: Cybersecurity

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for (a) Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and (b) the Home Department on the changes to funding of Jisc for cyber security at Further Education Colleges.

Answer

The department funds Jisc to provide information and communications technology infrastructure and related services to further education colleges in England through the Janet computer network. We will continue to cover most of these costs when the college subscriptions are introduced.

Jisc has developed its cyber-security capability over a number of years as an integral part of Janet. Any college using the network benefits from this capability. We have not discussed the revised funding arrangements with other departments.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
131676
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Finance Further education JISC Cybersecurity
Link
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