Departmental Lost Property
International Development
Angus MacNeil (Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party)
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what property has been (a) lost and (b) stolen from his Department in the last 12 months; and what the cost of replacement was.
Alan Duncan (Minister of State, International Development; Rutland and Melton, Conservative)
The Department for International Development's (DFID) central records show the following items were reported as either lost or stolen, together with estimated replacement costs, in the year ended
| Items | Number of items | Total estimated replacement cost (£) |
| Memory sticks | 2 | 20 |
| Laptops | 14 | 3,780 |
| Mobile phone | 1 | 53 |
| Vehicle | 1 | 1,490 |
Of the items reported as lost or stolen one laptop was identified as being stolen from Palace Street and one vehicle was taken from an overseas office location. The remaining items were all identified as being lost or stolen out of office hours and away from DFID premises.
The Department has policies in place requiring all instances of lost or stolen items to be thoroughly investigated.