§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment how many mobile telephones have been supplied to his Department in each of the last eight years; and in each of those years how many different suppliers were involved. [8029]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordMy Department does not retain records relating to the supply of mobile telephones for more than four years. Details of the orders placed centrally from 1992 are as follows:
Year Number of mobile phones Number of suppliers 1992 47 2 1993 47 3 1994 101 3 1995 93 7 These details do not include telephones supplied in cars provided to my Department by the Government car service.