§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list each individual in his Department who is provided with a mobile phone or pager, their position in the Department and the cost to the public funds of this provision.
§ Mr. BaldryThe mobile phones and pagers used within my Department are allocated to business units and not specifically to individual officers. There are 154 mobile phones currently in use. Their book value is estimated as £35,000 and the line rental costs are some £49,000 per annum. Some 428 pagers are rented at a cost of £20,000 per annum.