Government Departments: Internet
Margaret Moran MP: To ask the Chancellor of the
Duchy of Lancaster whether each internet service provider supplying
internet connectivity services to central Government deploys the
blocking list of known child sexual abuse web sites provided by the
Internet Watch Foundation. [253403]
Tom Watson MP, Parliamentary Secretary (Minister for Digital Engagement and Civil Service Issues):
The Cabinet Office Corporate IT System accesses the Internet via the
Government Secure Intranet (GSI) services as provided by Cable and
Wireless.
In order to enforce the Cabinet Office HR ‘Appropriate Usage
Policy' for our IT systems we additionally use the website blocking
system Websense Web Filter. Websense Inc. is an associate member of the
Internet Web Foundation (IWF). The Websense Web Filter provides a list
of categories to be blocked and URLs of sites within the category are
updated on a daily basis.
Each Government Department is responsible for setting, implementing
and maintaining its own controls. The Cabinet Office does not keep
information centrally about the controls applied in other Departments.
Source: Hansard 5 February 2009
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmhansrd/cm090205/text/90205w0014.htm#0902062000025 
