§ Mr. CoxTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if all police divisions in England and Wales now have computer technology to communicate with each other; and if he will make a statement. [83368]
§ Mr. BoatengI am advised by the Police Information Technology Organisation (PITO) that the majority of forces have access to either the X.400 Messaging Service, available on the Police National Network (PNN), or the Internet Mail System. All forces can also access the PNN Telephony Service and the Packet Data Service (X.25) which provides access to the Police National Computer. Internal data communication systems within individual forces vary in size and sophistication.