Whether any United Kingdom Government certificates are stored in the United States or South Africa; if so, whether the security arrangements pertaining to them are satisfactory; and whether they have made representations to the Government of the United States about the applicability of the Patriot Acts to United Kingdom Government...

Whether any United Kingdom Government certificates are stored in the United States or South Africa; if so, whether the security arrangements pertaining to them are satisfactory; and whether they have made representations to the Government of the United States about the applicability of the Patriot Acts to United Kingdom Government...

Whether all electronic correspondence between and with government bodies is made secure through the use of computerised certificates; and

Whether all electronic correspondence between and with government bodies is made secure through the use of computerised certificates; and

asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they are taking to promote the widespread use of the Government root certificate (public key infrastructure) to encourage persons to communicate only with authentic government certificates in the knowledge that the arrangements are secure; and

asked Her Majesty's Government:What steps they are taking to promote the widespread use of the Government root certificate (public key infrastructure) to encourage persons to communicate only with authentic government certificates in the knowledge that the arrangements are secure; and

Whether it is their policy for all government websites that solicit information to use computerised certificates; and

Whether it is their policy for all government websites that solicit information to use computerised certificates; and

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) civil servants, (b) Ministers and (c) special advisers in her Department are permitted to access webmail accounts from

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government whether (a) civil servants, (b) Ministers and (c) special advisers in her Department are permitted to access webmail accounts from

Draft Cancellation of Contracts Made in a Consumers Home or Place of Work etc Regulations 2008. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2007-08.

Draft Cancellation of Contracts Made in a Consumers Home or Place of Work etc Regulations 2008. Considered by Delegated Legislation Committee. Minutes of proceedings at UP 7 2007-08.

Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft.

Lords question for short debate on what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft.

My Lords, we appreciate the initiative of the noble Lord, Lord Sheikh, in making us aware of the dangers of identity theft. However, we must ensure that remedies do not aggravate the situation and take away our cherished liberties, which we on these Benches are particularly concerned about. We must...

My Lords, we appreciate the initiative of the noble Lord, Lord Sheikh, in making us aware of the dangers of identity theft. However, we must ensure that remedies do not aggravate the situation and take away our cherished liberties, which we on these Benches are particularly concerned about. We must...

asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft. The noble Lord said: My Lords, this is a most timely and important debate, and, in the context of recent events concerning the Government’s inadequacies in the protection of their own information, one that...

asked Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to address the issue of identity theft. The noble Lord said: My Lords, this is a most timely and important debate, and, in the context of recent events concerning the Government’s inadequacies in the protection of their own information, one that...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Sheikh for initiating this timely debate and for saying that the Government have concentrated too much attention on the ID card issue at the expense of tackling identity fraud. The clarion call of this debate is to draw attention to the progress...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Sheikh for initiating this timely debate and for saying that the Government have concentrated too much attention on the ID card issue at the expense of tackling identity fraud. The clarion call of this debate is to draw attention to the progress...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity given to us by the noble Lord, Lord Sheikh, to discuss identity fraud, which the Government take very seriously. It is not a victimless crime that affects just government departments or financial institutions; it causes social harm to those individuals who have had their...

My Lords, I welcome the opportunity given to us by the noble Lord, Lord Sheikh, to discuss identity fraud, which the Government take very seriously. It is not a victimless crime that affects just government departments or financial institutions; it causes social harm to those individuals who have had their...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Upon what authority and on whose instructions e-mail correspondence from Mr Douglas Gowan to individuals in the Environment Agency, the Environment Agency Wales, Members of the House of Lords and others was intercepted and on occasions diverted; whether specific instructions were issued to three engineers to set...

asked Her Majesty's Government:Upon what authority and on whose instructions e-mail correspondence from Mr Douglas Gowan to individuals in the Environment Agency, the Environment Agency Wales, Members of the House of Lords and others was intercepted and on occasions diverted; whether specific instructions were issued to three engineers to set...

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) webmail users and (b) server users in the criminal justice system use Secure eMail; and how many emails were sent across the system in each month since February 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) webmail users and (b) server users in the criminal justice system use Secure eMail; and how many emails were sent across the system in each month since February 2004.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff registered for NHS mail in each month since its inception; and how many were active users in each month.

To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many staff registered for NHS mail in each month since its inception; and how many were active users in each month.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 24 January 2008, Official Report, column 2178W, on electronic mail, if he will place in the Library a copy of the sections of the Cabinet Office's protective security policy on the use of email.

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster pursuant to the answer of 24 January 2008, Official Report, column 2178W, on electronic mail, if he will place in the Library a copy of the sections of the Cabinet Office's protective security policy on the use of email.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will take steps to reduce the number of hard copies of emails being printed unnecessarily by officials in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families if he will take steps to reduce the number of hard copies of emails being printed unnecessarily by officials in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will take steps to reduce the number of hard copies of emails printed by officials in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills if he will take steps to reduce the number of hard copies of emails printed by officials in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will take steps to reduce the number of hard copies of e-mails printed by officials in his Department.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform if he will take steps to reduce the number of hard copies of e-mails printed by officials in his Department.

SI 2008/316. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Communities and Local Government. Coming into force 1 April 2008.

SI 2008/316. (Negative instrument). Together with an explanatory memorandum from the Department for Communities and Local Government. Coming into force 1 April 2008.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his Department's policy is on staff using their departmental email accounts for commercial purposes unrelated to their work.

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his Department's policy is on staff using their departmental email accounts for commercial purposes unrelated to their work.