§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list the cost and number of items of equipment and furniture that(a) have been stolen and (b) are otherwise unaccounted for from his Department and its agencies in each of the past five years, listing by name any such items valued at £5,000 or more, and showing information technology material separately. [19035]
§ Sir Paul BeresfordDetails of non-information technology and information technology thefts for the Department for the 1994–95 and 1995–96, to date, financial years, including details of thefts over £25,000, are given in the table. However, the remainder of the information requested could be obtained only at disproportionate cost.
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1994–95 1995–96 (to end February) Number Value Number Value Non-IT Thefts DOE 4 £1,847 4 £868 IT Thefts DOE 24 £40,636 11 £44,417 IT Thefts with a Value of Over £5000
- 1994–95—DOE
- (a) £25,000—Theft of computer components from 43 machines in the Government Office East Midlands and the Highways Agency.
- 1995–96—DOE
- (a) £24,000—Theft of computer components from 2 Marsham Street.
- 1995–96—PH
- (a) £17,037—Theft of computer components from St. Christopher House.