§ Mr. BurstowTo ask the Secretary of State for Health how many cases of computer(a) hacking (b) fraud and 570W (c) theft his Department has recorded in 2000 and 2001; and on how many occasions in 2000 and 2001 computer systems in his Department have been illegally accessed by computer hackers (i) within and (ii) outside his Department. [11000]
§ Ms BlearsThere have been no reported incidents of illegal hacking or fraud on the Department's computer systems in 2000 and 2001. In 2000 there were computer thefts with a value of £45,894, whereas the equivalent figure for the year 2001 to date is £34,263.