§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many times mobile telephones used by Ministers in his Departments have been cloned during(a) the last six months, (b) the last 12 months and (c) the last 18 months; and which Ministers within his Department have had their mobile telephones cloned. [4260]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThe information we have received from service providers suggests that in the last 18 months one of the mobile/car telephones allocated for the use of Ministers and their private offices has been cloned. The phone was one allocated for use by my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for the Environment.
§ Mr. DonohoeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many mobile telephones there are available in his Department for the use of Ministers. [4259]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordThirteen car/mobile telephones are allocated for the use of Ministers and their private offices.