Online porn searched by Parliament staff more than 24,000 times

There were more than 24,000 attempts to access online pornography in Westminster - about 160 requests per day, or once every nine minutes - between June and October, new figures show.

The data - revealed amid an ongoing government investigation linked to inappropriate sexual behaviour - covers the period immediately after the general election. There was a spike in attempts to view X-rated sites in September, when more than 9,400 requests came from the Houses of Lords and Commons, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Most of the attempts to access adult websites were blocked, according to information released to the Press Association following a Freedom of Information request, The Guardian reports. Parliamentary authorities say the majority of attempts were not deliberate.

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Parliamentary network users include MPs, peers, staff and contractors of both Houses, who use a total of around 8,500 computers and personal devices logged in to Parliament’s guest Wi-Fi, Business Insider says.