HC Deb 11 May 1995 vol 259 c582W
Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food what costs his Department has incurred during the last 12 months as a result of cloning of mobile telephones being utilised by his Department, with particular reference to the making of unauthorised calls. [23486]

Mr. Jack

[holding answer 9 May 1995]: The Department has incurred no costs during the last 12 months as a result of cloning of mobile telephones. The service providers—Mercury and Vodac—met the cost in all known instances.

Mr. Donohoe

To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many mobile telephones being utilised by his Department have been cloned during the last 12 months. [23430]

Mr. Jack

There were seven known instances of mobile phone cloning during the last 12 months.