Asked by: Mike Weatherley (Conservative - Hove)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent representations his Department has received from rights holders on safe harbour provisions.
Answered by Simon Hughes
The Safe Harbour negotiations are on-going between the EU and the US. The UK is keen to uphold the Safe Harbour principles and for these negotiations to reach a swift and mutually acceptable conclusion. I am always interested in the views of stakeholder groups on this and other data protection issues.
Asked by: Mike Weatherley (Conservative - Hove)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what his policy is on protecting safe harbour provisions and online service providers.
Answered by Simon Hughes
The Safe Harbour negotiations are on-going between the EU and the US. The UK is keen to uphold the Safe Harbour principles and for these negotiations to reach a swift and mutually acceptable conclusion. I am always interested in the views of stakeholder groups on this and other data protection issues.
Asked by: Mike Weatherley (Conservative - Hove)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what representations his Department has received from internet service providers on safe harbour provisions.
Answered by Simon Hughes
The Safe Harbour negotiations are on-going between the EU and the US. The UK is keen to uphold the Safe Harbour principles and for these negotiations to reach a swift and mutually acceptable conclusion. I am always interested in the views of stakeholder groups on this and other data protection issues.
Asked by: Mike Weatherley (Conservative - Hove)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that online theft is punishable in line with traditional theft of items of the same monetary value.
Answered by Mike Penning
I refer my honourable friend to the answer I gave to his written question (205872) on 21 July 2014 (Hansard reference: 21 July 2014 Column 854W).
Asked by: Mike Weatherley (Conservative - Hove)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will bring forward legislative proposals to ensure that cyber criminals who steal online items in video games with a real-world monetary value received the same sentences as criminals who steal real-world items of the same monetary value.
Answered by Mike Penning
Those who commit theft or fraud on-line can be prosecuted for those offences and face severe maximum sentences. Sentencing for individual cases is a matter for the courts. The independent Sentencing Council issue guidelines to ensure consistency in sentencing.