§ Mr. Ian McCartneyTo ask the Deputy Prime Minister 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 the Office of Public Service 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. [21704]
§ Mr. WillettsDetails of the cost and, where known, the number of items of equipment and furniture recorded as having being stolen or otherwise unaccounted for from the Cabinet Office, including the Office of Public Service, and its agencies are as follows: 505W
1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 IT material Other items IT material Other items IT material Other items IT material Other items No. £ No. £ No. £ No. £ No. £ No. £ No. £ No. £ (b) Unaccounted for Cabinet Office (incl OPS) — — — — — — 1 20 — — 1 800 — — — — RAS — — — — — — — — — — — — 10 15,509 — — OHSA — — 1 686 — — — — — — — — — — — — CSCollege — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — Chessington — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — SAFE — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — TBA — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — COI — — — — 12 864 — — 1 1,441 — — 3 276 — — Total (stolen) 0 0 1 686 12 864 1 20 1 1,441 1 800 13 15,785 0 0
1994–95 1995–96 Total IT Material Other items IT material Other items IT Material Other items Total (stolen) Number £ Number £ Number £ Number £ Number £ Number £ (b) Unaccounted for — — — — — — — — — — — — Cabinet Office (incl OPS) — — 2 210 — — 1 90 — — 5 1,120 RAS 4 1,597 — — 4 3,265 — — 18 20,371 — — OHSA — — — — — — — — — — — — CS College — — — — 6 4,089 — — 6 4,089 — — Chessington — — — — — — — — — — — — SAFE — — — — — — — — — — — — TBA — — — — — — — — — — — — COI 4 1,549 — — 11 386 — — 31 4,516 — — Total (unaccounted) 8 3,146 2 210 21 7,740 1 90 55 28,976 5 1,120
£ 1993 1994 1995 Total IT material Other items IT Material Other items IT material Other items IT material Other items Calender year accounting HMSO1 2 (a) Stolen 9,500 0 6,050 0 51,000 0 66,550 0 1 The stolen IT items relating to each year for both SAFE and HMSO relate to stolen computer chips, the exact number of which is not available from current records. 2 HMSO have no items otherwise unaccounted for. Within this period, the only item valued at £5,000 or more stolen or otherwise unaccounted for was a Compaq Systempro file server valued at £10,000, which was stolen from the information technology system branch, ITSB, in the Horse Guards road building during 1991 to 1993.