§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many cases of computer(a) fraud, including fraudulent use of computer chips and (b) theft his Department has recorded in the last five years. [106222]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyFrom 1995 to 30 June 1999, the Welsh Office had no known cases of computer fraud, including fraudulent use of computer chips, but there was one incident of computer theft in 1996 when a portable computer was stolen.
From 1 July 1999 to date the Wales Office has had no known cases of computer fraud, including fraudulent use of computer chips, and no recorded cases of computer theft.
§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales on how many occasions in each of the past five years computer systems in his Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers(a) within and (b) outside his Department. [106226]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThere have been no known instances of computer hackers illegally accessing the Department's computer system from either within or outside the Department, in any of the past five years. This relates to the Welsh Office from 1995 to 30 June 1999, and to the Wales Office from 1 July 1999 to date.