§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many mobile telephones have been supplied to his Department for in each of the last eight years; and in each of those years how many different suppliers were involved. [8041]
§ Mr. HowardThe number of mobile telephones supplied to my Department in the last three years was 180 in 1993, 209 in 1994 and 483 in 1995, from four, four, and eight suppliers respectively. In the previous five years, 829 mobile telephones were procured using three suppliers. The figures are approximate because they may not include some mobile telephones supplied to areas of my Department with devolved responsibility for the provision of telecommunications. More precise details would be available only at disproportionate cost.