§ Mr. Keith SimpsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many laptop computers used by Ministers, officials and special advisers in his Department have been(a) lost and (b) stolen since May 1997. [123738]
§ Mr. Straw[holding answer 25 May 2000]Since 1 May 1997, three laptop computers belonging to the Home Office have been lost. Nine have been stolen from the Prison Service and the Prison Service Ombudsman and 10 have been stolen from the Home Office.