Department for Transport: Internet
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what measures her Department has in place to run critical services in the event of a major internet outage.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The Department has a range of alternative means of communication, including telephony, and manual processes to facilitate business critical work and maintain operational continuity in the event of loss of internet connection over cellular and/or fixed line networks. The citizen and business facing services provided by our executive agencies are available via telephone, mail or via the Post Office.
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