§ Mr. Malcolm BruceTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will list those items valued at more than £25 stolen or lost from his Department since 1 May 1997; and if he will make a statement. [27768]
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§ Mr. Dewar[holding answer 5 February 1998]: A variety of items are periodically reported missing. Security procedures in The Scottish Office, its Agencies and Associated Departments remain under constant review and revised procedures introduced as necessary. The following items valued at more than £25 have been formally recorded since May 1997 as losses due to theft.
Month Item Value (£) May Laptop Computer 1,727 July Personal Computer 1,100 Printer 500 Disk Drive 200 Hard Disk 179 Agricultural Netting 3,000 August Microwave Oven 200 Multimedia Speakers 65 Mobile Phone 33 Laptop Computer (2) 3,500 Park Bench 400 September PC Trackball 106 Answerphone 60 Modem 170 Laptop Computer and Printer 1,949 Dictation Machine 350 October PC Motherboard 70 Modem 132 PC CD(2) 280 Pager 80 Car 1,275 Laptop Computer 1,500 Agricultural Netting 2,000 Trailer 1,800 November Printer 250 Laptop Computer 3,000 Modem 100 Laptop Computer 2,500 Modem 200 December Car 3,975 PC Keyboard 41 Carpet Tiles 100 Numerator Stamp 60 Soldering Iron 93 January 1998 Dictaphone 42 Electronic Labelmaker 151