300,000 attempts ‘to access porn’ from UK parliament computers

Nearly 300,000 “attempts to access websites categorised as pornography” were made from computers within the British Parliament in the last year, official records show.

The figure — which represents more than 800 per day — was released by Palace of Westminster IT chiefs in response to a freedom of information request.

It covers devices linked to the Parliamentary Network, including those used by MPs and peers, their staff and other employees.