§ Mr. BercowTo ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department if she will list the equipment leasing arrangements entered into by her Department in each of the last four years; and what the cost to public funds in each case is. [39025]
§ Ms Rosie WintertonThe Department has entered into a range of equipment leases the majority of which are for photocopiers, hygiene disposal units and laptop computers. The total cost of equipment leases in each of the last three years for which information is readily available was as follows:
£ million 1999–01 1.3 2000–02 2.1 2001–03 11.9 1To January 2002. The increase in cost from 1999–2000 mainly represents the additional provision of laptop computers to the judiciary.