Written question asked by Jo Swinson (Liberal Democrat) on Friday, 6 October 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 10 October 2006. It was answered by Pat McFadden (Labour) on Tuesday, 17 October 2006 on behalf of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

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Databases (Security Breaches)

Question

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by her Department occurred in each of the last five years; whether the breach resulted from internal or external sources in each case; how many records were compromised on each occasion; and what estimate was made of the total number of records accessible to the individuals concerned.

Answer

There have been no confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by the Cabinet Office in the last five years.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

92825; 450 c1172W;450 c1178W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Cabinet Office Hacking

Link

View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk