Question to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many 11 to 15-year olds have completed a CyberFirst course in the last 12 months.
The CyberFirst programme covers a range of activities; a bursary scheme, girls only online competition and development events for students aged between 11-17. In the last 12 months over 8000 girls aged between the ages of 13-15 participated in an online CyberFirst girls competition and a further 442 14-15 year olds (boys and girls) participated in a range of four day residential/non-residential CyberFirst events over the summer.