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| Attempts to access websites classified as pornography were made almost 700 times a day by computers inside Parliament last year, it has been reported. | Attempts to access websites classified as pornography were made almost 700 times a day by computers inside Parliament last year, it has been reported. |
| Almost 250,000 attempts were made in total, according to data released by the Palace of Westminster’s IT department under Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. | Almost 250,000 attempts were made in total, according to data released by the Palace of Westminster’s IT department under Freedom of Information (FoI) laws. |
| The figures, down from around 800 a day according to similar FoI requests two years ago, are likely to include a large number of “visits” made unintentionally, most commonly via unwanted internet pop-ups. | The figures, down from around 800 a day according to similar FoI requests two years ago, are likely to include a large number of “visits” made unintentionally, most commonly via unwanted internet pop-ups. |
| But it comes at a time when the Government is taking unprecedented steps to crack down on the use of pornography among the general public. | But it comes at a time when the Government is taking unprecedented steps to crack down on the use of pornography among the general public. |
| Announcing moves to introduce internet porn filters in every home two years ago, David Cameron said online pornography was “corroding childhood”. | Announcing moves to introduce internet porn filters in every home two years ago, David Cameron said online pornography was “corroding childhood”. |
| “In the darkest corners of the internet, there are things going on that are a direct danger to our children, and that must be stamped out,” he said. | “In the darkest corners of the internet, there are things going on that are a direct danger to our children, and that must be stamped out,” he said. |
| The general conduct of Parliamentarians is under heightened scrutiny in the wake of an alleged drug and sex scandal surrounding standards committee chair Lord Sewel. | The general conduct of Parliamentarians is under heightened scrutiny in the wake of an alleged drug and sex scandal surrounding standards committee chair Lord Sewel. |
| The latest figures about the use of Parliamentary computers, released following an FoI request by Express.co.uk, came after it emerged that sexymp.co.uk, a site that allows users to rate the looks of MPs, was the most-accessed banned site in the Palace of Westminster. | The latest figures about the use of Parliamentary computers, released following an FoI request by Express.co.uk, came after it emerged that sexymp.co.uk, a site that allows users to rate the looks of MPs, was the most-accessed banned site in the Palace of Westminster. |
| Responding to the publication of the new figures by Express.co.uk, a spokesperson for the House of Commons said there were “clear boundaries” in place to “discourage inappropriate use” of its servers. | Responding to the publication of the new figures by Express.co.uk, a spokesperson for the House of Commons said there were “clear boundaries” in place to “discourage inappropriate use” of its servers. |
| When similar figures were released last year, the Commons press office suggested they “do not provide an accurate representation of the number of purposeful requests made by network users”. | When similar figures were released last year, the Commons press office suggested they “do not provide an accurate representation of the number of purposeful requests made by network users”. |