To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what databases which will be managed by his Department and which will contain personal information are (a) under construction and (b) expected to go live in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. (286505)

The Department for International Development has no current plans to build new databases containing personal information.

We do expect to replace existing databases used for internal administration of human resources and correspondence within the next five years.

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (i) database and (ii) ICT system run by his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. (286544)

It is not in the interests of the UK’s national security for departments to confirm information on the number of attempts, successful or otherwise, to gain unauthorised access to departmental systems or databases. Such disclosure could undermine the integrity and security of departmental systems and thereby expose them to potential threats.

The Department for International Development complies with the mandatory requirements of the security policy framework in relation to information security including managing the risk of unauthorised access to ICT systems.