HC Deb 29 January 2002 vol 379 cc180-1W
Mr. Bercow

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions if he will list those items valued at more than £50 which have been stolen or lost from his Department in each of the last four years. [27989]

Dr. Whitehead

The details are as follows:

Department Agencies NDPBs
Item Number Value (£) Number Value (£) Number Value (£)
Mobile telephones 8 1,095 10 1,920
Pagers 7 450 1 65
Audio visual equipment 2 5,750 24 13,920 4 3,760
Office equipment 2 1,600
Other equipment 3 710
Vehicles and trailers 1 2,350
Protective clothing 2 155
2001–02
Computer 19 12,510 2 5,275
Laptop computer 3 3,855 6 13,200 18 45,185
Computer components 1 1,000
Other computer equipment 3 3,180
Telephones
Mobile telephones 6 700 2 250
Pagers 14 860
Audio visual equipment 15 10,900 5 360
Office equipment
Other equipment 2 560
Vehicles and trailers
Protective clothing

Assets have been valued at cost, net book value or replacement cost depending on the circumstances of the individual case. Recoveries from perpetrators or others, eg insurance claims, have been netted off. Some incidents are still under investigation and final values may change.