Departmental Data Protection

Paul Holmes
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many civil servants in his Department have been (a) investigated, (b) suspended and (c) dismissed for (i) losing and (ii) deliberately disclosing (A) data stored on departmental equipment and (B) confidential information in each year since 1997.

Mr. Sutcliffe
In the Department for Culture, Media and Sport no civil servants have been investigated, suspended or dismissed for losing or deliberately disclosing data stored on departmental equipment or confidential information since 1997.