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 Barry Gardiner (Labour) on Monday, 30 October 2006 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Databases (Security Breaches)

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many confirmed security breaches of databases controlled by his 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

The Department has no records of breaches of databases in any of the last five years.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

451 c58W; 92837

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hacking

Link

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