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Military Intelligence: Digital Technology

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 12 February 2026UIN 110953

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107819 on Military Intelligence, what was the (a) cost and (b) start date of the existing multi-year contract with Google for Secret-level cloud hosting and d

Answered by Luke Pollard

The Ministry of Defence awarded the £400 million Secret Community Cloud (SCC) contract to Google Cloud on 8 September 2025, and work began in early October.

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