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Child Benefit: Personal Records

Volume 479: debated on Monday 21 July 2008

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost to date has been of (a) the investigation into the loss of data discs by HM Revenue and Customs and (b) the planning and implementation of new procedures to avoid a future loss. (220152)

Kieran Poynter identifies the costs of his investigation into the chain of events leading to the loss of child benefit data in October 2007 at Appendix A of the final report of his “Review of information security at HM Revenue and Customs”. A copy of the report is available in the Library of the House.

With regard to the costs associated with data security enhancements at HMRC, I would refer the hon. Member to the statement made by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor on 25 June 2008, Official Report, column 287.