§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs 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. [19034]
§ Mr. HanleyThe following items of equipment have been reported stolen or unaccounted for in the past five years:
Stolen £ 1991 7 general items 865 1992 4 general items 380 1993 3 general items 3 items of IT equipment 9,350 1994 no general items 22 items of IT equipment 45,177 These included: 9 computers, 1 printer and miscellaneous hardware and software [23,835] 4 Applemac computers [5,180] 1 portable computer [5,000] 4 IT items (laptop PCs, desktop PCs, printer) [5,065] 1995 no general items 9 items of IT equipment 21,106 These included: 8 IT items (Desktop PCs, laptop PC, monitor, printer) [9,106] computer chips [10,000] Unaccounted for: 1994 1 general item and 4 items of IT equipment 6,090 These included: 4 laptop computers [6,000] Total 82,968 We are currently considering various devices available on the market to protect IT equipment.