HC Deb 23 July 2004 vol 424 c890W
Mr. Lansley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what the cost of theft was to(a) his Department in each of the last 10 years and (b) the executive agencies for which his Department is responsible in each year since 1997. [185874]

Ms Rosie Winterton

The Department has records of losses and thefts from 1997 to date. The table shows the value in replacement terms for each financial year. It is not possible to break these figures down further to show the split between the Department and its agencies.

£
Value
1997–98 44,648
1998–99 44,204
1999–2000 40,432
2000–01 47,049
2001–02 33,866
2002–03 66,004
2003–04 56.917