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Mobile Phones: Security

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeCabinet OfficeTabled Answered 26 September 2025UIN 74275

The question

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the iphones provided to No.10 staff use a Virtual Private Network.

Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds

It is a longstanding principle that for security reasons, it would not be appropriate to comment on 10 Downing Street’s IT systems.

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