| Heading: |
Cybercrime: Sentencing |
| Question ID: |
1826368 |
| UIN: |
HL9738 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-07-22 |
| Asking Member ID: |
497 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Blencathra
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Lord Blencathra
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to increase the legal penalties for perpetrators of cyber-attacks, including, in the most serious cases, (1) introducing a minimum term of life imprisonment, and (2) designating perpetrators as terroris |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-08-04 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
533 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Hanson of Flint
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| Answer text: |
The Government recognises the serious threat posed by cyber-attacks, which can have devastating consequences to UK people and businesses. The Home Office is committed to ensuring the Computer Misuse Act (CMA) remains up to date and effective to tackle cyb... |
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| Answering body ID: |
1 |
| Answering body name: |
Home Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |