PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Cybercrime (28 February 2022)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the proportion of crime committed online.

Asked by:
Esther McVey (Conservative)

Answer

By volume, most crime is now wholly or partially online, a trend further accelerated by the pandemic.

The Online Safety Bill, Fraud Action Plan and National Economic Crime Centre are among the key elements of the fight against it.


Answered by:
Damian Hinds (Conservative)
28 February 2022

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