Europol

Home Office written question – answered at on 6 July 2017.

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Photo of Stephen Timms Stephen Timms Labour, East Ham

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the effect of the potential loss of access to Europol's Terrorism Situation and Trend Report system on the UK's ability to tackle cyber crime.

Photo of Ben Wallace Ben Wallace Minister of State (Home Office) (Security)

In a modern, interconnected world, crime is increasingly international and does not respect borders. The Government is clear that effective cooperation with EU Member States on security, justice and policing in order to tackle serious organised crime will continue to be a top UK priority.

Europol's Terrorism Situation and Trend Report system (TESAT) provides an overview of the terrorism phenomenon in the EU in a given year, including an update on terrorism related legislation, convictions and attacks. It is publicly available at https://www.europol.europa.eu/activities-services/main-reports/eu-terrorism-situation-and-trend-report#fndtn-tabs-0-bottom-1 . We expect the report to remain public. The content is not directly linked to the UK’s ability to tackle cybercrime.

The 2015 National Security Strategy (NSS) confirmed that cybercrime is a top threat to the UK’s economic and national security. The UK’s future security and prosperity depends on our ability to safeguard the digital information, data and networks at home and abroad. The cyber threats we face continue to grow in scale and sophistication. The Government will continue to invest in law enforcement capabilities to ensure delivery agencies have the capacity to deal with the increasing volume and sophistication of cybercrime.

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