HC Deb 15 September 2004 vol 424 c1569W
Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport 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. [186405]

Charlotte Atkins

The answer covers the period since the Department was formed on 29 May 2002 and since that date the following items listed below have been reported to the police by my Department as lost or stolen:

The answer to the question only includes buildings occupied by staff in the Central Department. To obtain a full answer including the executive agencies would involve disproportionate cost. Theft of wallet Theft of personal cheques (2 occurrences) Loss of building passes (2 occurrences)

Mr. Damian Green

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what the equivalent monetary cost of theft to(a) his Department and (b) the Executive agencies affiliated to his Department was in each year since his Department was established. [186408]

Charlotte Atkins

The answer covers the period since the Department was formed on 29 May 2002 and since that date the estimated cost of theft in my Department including the Executive agencies is as follows:

£
2002–03 2003–04
Central Department 757 7,659
Agencies 47,043 57,349
Total 47,800 65,008

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, e.g. insurance claims, have been netted off. Some incidents are still under investigation and final values may change.

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