HC Deb 11 February 1991 vol 185 cc349-50W
Mr. Menzies Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will publish a list of the equipment stolen from his Department in the last three years for which information is available; and what was the approximate value of each item.

Mr. Dorrell

The tables show the official equipment that has been stolen from the Department of Health's London headquarters buildings only, together with its approximate value. The buildings are also occupied by the Department of Social Security's London headquarters staff and the lists include equipment stolen from both Departments' London headquarters. The information for the financial year 1988–89 is not comprehensive, as records were not kept in all buildings at that time.

Period: 1 April 1988 to 31 March 1989
Description of item(s) Approximate value £
One calculator 15.00
Two answering machines—at £80 each 160.00
Total 175.00

Period: 1 April 1989 to 31 March 1990
Description of item(s) Approximate value£
Eight answering machines—at £65 each 520.00
Five telephones—at £42 each 210.00
One telephone handset 10.00
Three electric fans—at £20 each 60.00
Three video recorders—at £333 each approximately 1,000.00
Two packs of computer ribbons—at £12.50 each 25.00
Nine dictating machines plus tape—at £32 each approximately 290.00

District health authority Project
Bexley Queen Mary's, Sidcup—Extension to Maternity Department
Queen Mary's, Sidcup—Pathology
Brighton Royal Sussex County Boiler House
Royal Sussex County Tower Block—Lift/Ass Works
RSCH Tower Block South Lift
Bromley Bassetts Residential Centre MH Services
Orpington Phase 1
Camberwell Crystal Palace (Bowley Close) MH Centre
Kings College Hospital—Childrens Ward
Kings Day Surgery and Office Accommodation
Canterbury and Thanet Faversham Hospital Geriatric Wards
Isle of Thanet DGH—Margaret Wing Interim Development
Dartford and Gravesham Archery House—MH Unit
Eastbourne Crowborough Community Base and Day Hospital
Seaford Health Centre
Eastbourne New DGH Phase 2
Greenwich Thamesmead Main Health Centre
Hastings Hastings DGH Main Phase 1

Description of item(s) Approximate value£
Two paper weights—at £5 each 10.00
Two computers—at £2,000 each 4,000.00
Seven calculators—at £15 each 105.00
One battery 5.00
One extension lead 25.00
One heater 30.00
Total 6,290.00

Period 1 April 1990 to 31 January 1991
Description of item(s) Approximate Value £
Four answering machines at £65 each 260.00
Two loudspeakers at £50 each. 100.00
One mains adaptor 5.00
Three dictaphones at £30 each 90.00
One computer keyboard 150.00
Various computer software 100.00
Two fax machines at £700 each 1,400.00
Three two-way radios + battery charger kit 800.00
Computer hardware tool kit 500.00
Five computers at £2,000 each 10,000.00
Two "Liberator" portable computers at £700 each 1,400.00
Total £14,805.00