§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if his Department was represented on the inter-departmental Internet Crime Forum sub-group on internet chat services; when he will receive the report; and if he will make a statement. [136218]
§ Mr. Charles Clarke[holding answer 6 November 2000]The Home Office is represented on the inter-departmental Internet Crime Forum sub-group on internet chat services. The sub-group made its interim findings available on the Internet Crime Forum website—http://www.internetcrimeforum.org.uk/chatwise.html—on 31 October; I understand the full report will be published in due course.