Defence Secretary Grant Shapps has confirmed the name of the contractor running the Ministry of Defence's payroll system that was hacked by China.

Mr Shapps told parliament that SSCL (Shared Services Connected Ltd) is the contractor and their work is being reviewed across government following the cyber attack - which China has denied. Politics Live: 'Malign actor' behind MoD hack - but government refuses to name China The cabinet minister initially did not name the company operating the payroll, but told MPs that there is evidence of "potential failings" which "may have made it easier for the malign actor" to gain access to the bank details of service personnel and veterans.

In response, Labour's shadow defence secretary John Healey said the government had "many serious questions to answer.