The House of Commons IT systems has reportedly been infected by the infamous Conficker superworm

Several problems here:

One - Why is there not sufficient procedures, policy and systems in place to prevent this kind of virus?

Two  - Why is there not sufficient procedures, policy and systems in place to prevent this kind of report being leaked?

Three - Why are you allowed to connect an MP3 player to the House of Commons IT system? 

The House of Commons IT systems has reportedly been infected by the infamous Conficker superworm, which has previously infected millions of Windows PCs and affected the operation of hospitals, military and large corporate systems.

Political blog Dizzy Thinks first reported that a memo (below) sent out to parliamentary IT network users on Tuesday night warned that Conficker had disrupted the operation of parliamentary systems.

The infection has reportedly prompted a clean-up operation as well as a temporary ban on the use of mass storage devices, including MP3 players, on parliamentary systems. more...