The Government is committed to making the UK one of the safest places in the world to do business online and we recognise the role cyber insurance can play as part of a broader risk management strategy.<\/p>
In March 2015 the Government published a report on the joint initiatives between Government and the insurance sector to tackle cyber risk. The report is available here:https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cyber-security-insurance-new-steps-to-make-uk-world-centre<\/a><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/428505/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The assessment of the impact of mergers on competition is a matter for the independent competition regulators. In the case of the takeover ofTelefónica UK (O2)byCKHutchison Holdings Ltd. (CKHH), which owns Three, the competent authority is the European Commission, due to the international scope of the deal, although the UK Competition and Markets Authority has applied for jurisdiction.<\/p> Any authority ruling on this merger will take advice from Ofcom, the UK\u2019s independent communications regulator, on competition in the mobile communications sector in the UK.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment he has made of the effect of the proposed merger of O2 and Three on the competitive functioning of the mobile telecommunications industry.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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