HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 cc249-50W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Deputy Prime Minister if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years. [28006]

Mr. Leslie

For the purpose of this answer my Department includes the Prime Minister's Office. Items stolen or lost in each of the last four financial years, and their approximate value, are shown in the table.

Corresponding figures for the 2001–02 financial year have yet to be collected.

£
Lost or stolen property
1997–98
Various IT equipment 13,095
3 Computers 1,371
1 Bicycle 300
Ladders 200
Cash; credit cards; payable orders 135
£
Lost or stolen property
1 Car stereo (stolen from a leased car) 100
Consumables 89
Total 15,290
1998–99
Various IT equipment 18,454
Cash; credit cards; payable orders 2,500
Software 300
1 Computer printer 237
1 Car stereo (stolen from a leased car) 100
Total 21,591
1999–2000
2 Projectors 12,678
6 Laptop computers 9,800
7 Computers 5,600
4 Computer printers 990
Tools 850
Other IT equipment 657
2 Amplifiers 500
1 Video recorder 300
2 Mobile phones 237
Consumables 200
Cash, credit cards; payable orders 171
1 Tape recorder 115
Total 32,09
2000–01
13 Computers 14,627
10 Laptop computers 13,800
Cash;, credit cards; payable orders 3,000
1 CD writer 800
2 Cameras 714
2 Mobile phones 333
1 Minidisc player 200
1 Car stereo (stolen from a leased car) 100
Total 33,574