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 Liam Byrne (Labour) on Wednesday, 8 November 2006 on behalf of the Home Office.

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Databases (Security Breaches)

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department 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

I will write to the hon. Member with the information requested.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

92844; 451 c1661W;451 c1664-5W

Session

2005-06

Subjects

Home Office Hacking

Link

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