HC Deb 07 September 2004 vol 424 c984W
Mr. Hoban

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many mobile phones owned by his Department have been reported lost or stolen since 2001. [186681]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

Our records show that, since January 2001, twenty-six mobile telephones owned by my Department have been reported stolen and eight reported lost.

Mr. Hoban

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills if he will list the items that his Department has reported lost or stolen to the police from his Department's buildings and property since 2001. [186676]

Mr. Charles Clarke

The following table details the items that the Department for Education and Skills has reported lost or stolen to the police from the Department's buildings ans property since 2001.

Financial year Item and quantity Approximate

value per item

(£)

Total

approximate

value(£)

2001–02 Laptop PC (1) 1,150 1,150
2002–03 0 0 0
2003–04 CD Player/Radio (1) 100 100
CDs (6) 10 10
2004 to date 0 0 0
Total 8 items n/a 1,310

Mr. Hoban

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the equivalent monetary cost of theft to(a) his Department and (b) the Executive Agencies affiliated to his Department has been in each year since his Department was established. [186682]

Mr. Ivan Lewis

The following table provides details of the equivalent monetary cost of theft to the Department for Education and Skills in each year since the Department was established in June 2001. We do not record similar data for any Executive Agency.

Financial year Cost of theft (£)
2001–02 9,087
2002–03 4,910
2003–04 1,101
2004-to date 5,858
Total 20,956