§ Mr. Menzies CampbellTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland if he will publish a list of the equipment stolen from his Office and the Northern Ireland Departments in the last three years for which information is available; and what was the approximate value of each item.
§ Dr. Mawhinney[holding answer 11 February 1991]: In addition to a variety of minor items, the following more substantial items were formally recorded as losses to the Northern Ireland Office and Northern Ireland Departments due to theft during the years 1987–88, 1988–89 and 1989–90.
£ Lorry and equipment 4,039.15 Forest Service equipment from stores 812.40 Forest Service Hathaway Pump 595.83 Tools and protective clothing from Bedford van 520.62 Two wheels from a trailer 250.00 Equipment from Forest Service machine 223.10 9 road signs 203.22 Timber and tools 199.18 RT equipment and haversack from stores 173.77 Tools and protective clothing from an excavator 145.57 Tools from shelter 127.50 Tools from shelter 127.23 Tools, road signs and warning lamps 114.49 Hydraulic road breaker 1,199.48 Vibrating plate compactor 520.00 Unit including jack hammer and disc cutter 3,254.00 Oxygen and acetylene cylinders 861.00 Trailer and tractor wheels 1,667.50 JCB digger 19,508.50 Gas cylinders 1,002.00 Plant machinery 1,645.00 Additionally there were 27 write offs totalling £1,025.65 valued under £100.
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1988–89 £ 2 lorry wheels 504.52 Protective clothing and wrecking bars from stores 315.18 2 chainsaws and accessories from stores 271.19 Wheels and tow hitch from rollalong shelter 253.81 Tools from drainage site yard 221.25 Spades and padbolt locks 170.39
£ Tools from an excavator 127.43 Items from site hut 123.25 Life jackets and warning lamps 112.43 Camera and calculator 110.23 Tools from site hut 109.50 25 fire extinguishers 849.05 CCTV mobile unit 550.00 Bedford van 867.90 Radio Transceiver 1,000.00 Hand held portable radio 632.00 Additionally there were 21 write offs totalling £850–91 valued under £100.
1989–90 £ Tools from Forest office 620.19 Video equipment 584.85 Parts from a trailer 381.40 Tools and security grilles from work site 310.94 Tools and protective clothing from shelter 242.42 Three lifebuoys 223.31 Tow hitch and wheels from rollalong shelter 166.45 Wire from work site 141.13 Belling Cooker and wire cutters 139.56 Cannon Thunderbird Scarer and gas cylinder 138.75 Camera 127.50 Honda motorcyle 642.56 Welder and chainsaw 1,270.31 Transit van 1,600.00 One portable hydraulic power pack complete with tools 2,485.39 Two dictaphones 120.00 Camera and blow torch 200.00 Two cameras 200.00 Various materials used for training purposes—timber, metal 3,470.00 Additionally there were 28 write offs valued under £100—totalling 1,141.65