Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between James Morris and Jessica Lee

Monday 6th February 2012 Commons Chamber

[James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis) (Con)]

3. What recent assessment she has made of the level of cybercrime.

[Jessica Lee (Erewash) (Con)]

7. What recent assessment she has made of the level of cybercrime.

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (James Brokenshire)]

A report by Detica and the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance estimates that cybercrime could cost the UK as much as £27 billion a year. The Government published their cyber-security strategy in November, which sets out how we intend to tackle this threat.