Shipping: Cybersecurity
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 17 June 2026 to Question 1255, how many maritime cyber security workshops have officials from her Department delivered overseas since 4 July 2024; what the destination was of each workshop; what the total cost was of each workshop; how many departmental officials attended each workshop; and what the grade was of each official who attended.
Answered by Simon Lightwood
The Department for Transport has delivered the following maritime cyber security workshops overseas since 4 July 2024. In many instances, these workshops were part of a wider programme of activity which took place over a number of days. The location of the countries have been removed on national security grounds. Disclosing the countries worked with would not be in the public interest due to the impact on both the UK’s national security and national security interests of international partners.
The workshops are shown alongside a breakdown of costs, number of officials attending and their grade.
Maritime cyber security workshop 1 (October 2024) 1 official (Senior Executive Officer) delivered a maritime cyber security workshop. The cost comprised the following:
Flights: £478
Accommodation and Subsistence: £1,017
Transport: £500
Conference costs: £12,960
Total: £14,955
Maritime cyber security workshop 2 (January 2025) 2 officials (both Senior Executive Officers) delivered a maritime cyber security workshop. The cost comprised the following:
Flights: £2,707
Accommodation and Subsistence: £ 3,022
Conference costs: £5,292.00
Total: £11,021
Maritime cyber security workshop 3 (January 2025) 2 officials (both Senior Executive Officers) delivered a maritime cyber security workshop. The cost comprised the following:
Flights: £3,689
Accommodation, subsistence and other transport: £3,001
Total: £6,690
Maritime cyber security workshop 4 (February 2025) 2 officials (both Senior Executive Officers) delivered a maritime cyber security workshop. The cost comprised the following:
Flights: £3,549
Accommodation and Subsistence: £2,939
Other transport: £276
Conference costs: £8,233
Total: £14,997
Maritime cyber security workshop 5 (February 2025) 2 officials (both Senior Executive Officers) delivered a maritime cyber security workshop. The cost comprised the following:
Flights: £2,387
Accommodation and subsistence: £2,318
Conference facilities: £4,009
Total: £8,714
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