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Written question asked by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 11 May 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 (named day). It was answered by James Cartlidge (Conservative) on Tuesday, 16 May 2023 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Data Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many personal data breaches among suppliers contracted by his Department were reported to his Department in each year since 2020.

Answer

Defence promotes a culture of reporting incidents, no matter how trivial. 32 personal data incidents have been reported to the Defence Industry Warning, Advisory and Reporting Point (WARP) by Ministry of Defence (MOD) contracted suppliers in the period from 2020 to 2023. This is broken down as follows:

Year

Number of personal data incidents reported to the Defence Industry WARP

2023 to date

5

2022

6

2021

11

2020

10

While the Defence Industry WARP takes the lead in the vast majority of incidents reported by MOD contracted suppliers, there are 16 other WARPs across the Department who may potentially hold information in scope of the right hon. Members’s question. However, it will not be possible to complete these checks in the time available. I will write to update the right hon. Member on the figures if any personal data incidents have been reported by Industry to one of the 16 other WARPS.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
184569
Session
2022-23
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Subjects
Contracts Data protection Personal records Ministry of Defence
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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