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MoD refuses to account for missing computer equipment

...years, according to a Liberal Democrat MP. Figures obtained by the Paul Burstow MP show that government computer systems were infiltrated by hackers on at... Read more

15 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

Rape victim's father demands paedophile crackdown

...victim and Home Office minister Charles Clarke. The family's MP, Paul Burstow and Nigel Williams, director of children's Internet charity Childnet International, were... Read more

1 March, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Blair considers new paedophile laws

...text to lure children into meetings. According to reports, Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow told Mr Blair that a 12-year-old in his constituency had... Read more

1 March, 2001 by Richard Barry

Home Office to block Lib Dem MP's entrapment proposal

...could be law as soon as March," said Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow. "I hope the government will seek to use this bill... I hope... Read more

20 February, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Lib Dems to fight Digital Economy Bill over 'wash-up'

...before the election. On Tuesday afternoon, the party's chief whip Paul Burstow tweeted that he had told the government the Liberal Democrats will not... Read more

30 March, 2010 by David Meyer

Government loses 122 computers

...Secretary Charles Clark added in a written response to Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow MP that 140 computers were stolen in 2004. According to government information... Read more

14 July, 2005 by Dan Ilet

Government hack attacks dropping

...In response to a series of parliamentary questions by Liberal Democrat Paul Burstow, government departments have revealed the level of hacking attempts against them in... Read more

12 July, 2005 by Steve Ranger

Lost property costs Cabinet Office £100,000

...the last five years. Figures obtained by the Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow showed that government computer systems were infiltrated by hackers on at least... Read more

31 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

The Year Ahead: Is the Internet becoming safer for children?

...to entrap Net predators. The amendment, backed by Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow, was branded "unworkable" by the Home Office, despite having proved a success... Read more

1 January, 2002 by Wendy McAuliffe

Home Office to criminalise chatroom meetings

...meeting with a child for sexual purposes," explained Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow, who sits on the criminal law taskforce sub-committee. "It's criminalising... Read more

20 July, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

Election 2001: Lib Dems say Labour's IT strategy is not working

Not pushing BT hard enough over local loop unbundling is one failure, claim the Liberal Democrats, as is not providing a lead in the tricky issue of mobile phone masts Read more

24 May, 2001 by Graeme Wearden

Straw makes Internet grooming an election issue

...the online solicitation of children in Internet chatrooms. Liberal Democrat MP Paul Burstow is accusing the Home Office of U-turning on its decision to... Read more

21 May, 2001 by Wendy McAuliffe

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