§ Mrs. LaitTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department at what precise time his Department became aware of the computer virus known as the Love Bug. [122588]
§ Mr. StrawStaff supporting the Home Office's main computer networks were first made aware of this computer virus between 09:00 and 09:30 on 4 May 2000.
Force 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 Avon and Somerset 503 536 568 712 770 651 688 759 621 547 Bedfordshire 137 122 167 199 192 189 189 182 186 154 Cambridgeshire 169 173 198 182 245 279 275 303 320 310 Cheshire 219 244 299 274 387 321 274 475 459 407 City of London 60 56 68 85 89 83 77 86 76 64 Cleveland 139 143 177 195 232 212 195 160 164 126 Cumbria 210 193 246 230 248 241 201 189 198 204 Derbyshire 251 275 347 335 423 434 413 428 380 317 Devon and Cornwall 862 913 984 946 1,067 1,142 1,102 1,148 1,024 918 Dorset 218 214 254 563 239 221 254 289 315 305 Durham 149 152 165 203 258 200 187 184 144 159 Dyfed-Powys 189 210 315 260 271 302 314 283 254 237 Essex 445 482 642 759 751 674 608 634 638 544 Gloucestershire 209 206 224 274 315 320 330 297 276 233 Greater Manchester 473 517 530 570 617 768 746 685 598 523 Gwent 95 76 80 101 109 126 136 157 119 113 Hampshire 362 369 529 587 611 598 564 611 698 760 Hertfordshire 203 206 202 247 294 320 315 297 306 238 Humberside 249 273 316 422 446 427 391 340 324 269 Kent 500 501 484 554 587 569 555 589 592 526 Lancashire 432 377 474 539 565 608 531 483 489 449 Leicestershire 327 357 371 379 392 356 360 415 406 316 Lincolnshire 365 356 397 416 383 322 299 271 260 216 Merseyside 296 295 340 367 389 384 333 401 419 458 Metropolitan Police 1,353 1,365 1,435 1,489 1,615 1,550 1,850 1,714 1,282 1,138 Norfolk 269 268 312 346 366 345 319 402 337 336 Northamptonshire 240 218 271 302 330 303 289 316 288 230 Northumbria 538 534 571 512 517 506 471 533 400 342 North Wales 175 199 256 295 298 288 332 341 358 400 North Yorkshire 334 383 387 388 497 381 360 362 358 276 Nottinghamshire 486 470 556 593 551 552 537 620 558 461 South Wales 261 257 352 432 541 477 461 361 366 338 South Yorkshire 316 317 371 412 473 452 381 308 281 246 Staffordshire 566 592 702 733 770 725 702 685 595 468 Suffolk 329 354 373 386 414 409 407 379 397 420 Surrey 174 215 214 251 232 238 260 297 235 224 Sussex 530 495 571 548 512 527 511 472 442 393 Thames Valley 568 532 564 606 623 679 744 656 609 569 Warwickshire 347 361 384 350 350 352 340 381 345 261 West Mercia 542 509 526 611 629 582 613 582 512 515 West Midlands 673 743 843 955 918 818 897 945 889 731 West Yorkshire 568 562 735 613 708 777 709 690 589 559 Wiltshire 269 261 273 322 349 318 233 154 149 189 Total 15,589 15,881 18,073 19,243 20,573 20,026 19,753 19,864 18,256 16,484