A company has been named in parliament as the contractor running the Ministry of Defence's payroll that was hacked by China - an accusation the country has denied.

Labour's shadow defence secretary John Healey claimed in the House of Commons on Tuesday that SSCL (Shared Services Connected Ltd) is the contractor after Sky News revealed the night before that the Chinese state had hacked the Armed Forces' payroll system. China has said the accusations were "completely fabricated and malicious slanders".

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps gave a statement to MPs on Tuesday about the hack - but he initially did not say who was behind it or which company was running the payroll. In response, Mr Healey said the cabinet minster had "many serious questions to answer.