HC Deb 06 February 1997 vol 289 c664W
Mr. Derek Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions in each of the last five years computer systems have been illegally accessed by computer hacker in his Department. [14548]

Mr. Hague

On no occasions to my knowledge.

Mr. Derek Foster

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of computer hacking, fraud and theft, including theft of computer chips, his Department has recorded in the last five years. [14549]

Mr. Hague

There have been no incidents of computer hacking, fraud or theft of computer chips to my knowledge. In separate incidents over the past five years, the Department has recorded the loss of a printer, a PC and three laptop systems, one of which was later recovered by the police.