Gareth Thomas
Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office), Party Chair, Co-operative Party
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many (a) computers, (b) mobile telephones, (c) BlackBerrys and (d) other pieces of IT equipment were lost or stolen from his Department in (i) 2010-11 and (ii) 2011-12; and if he will make a statement.
Jo Swinson
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Women and Equalities, The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
During the financial year period 2010-11 and 2011-12, the number of items considered lost or stolen is listed as follows. It is not possible to differentiate between lost or stolen items. All IT items issued by the Department are encrypted and once reported as stolen or lost are disabled to ensure no data is compromised.
| Type | Lost/stolen | |
| (i) 2010-11 | ||
| (a) Computers | BIS networked laptop | 8 |
| BIS laptop | 1 | |
| (b) Mobile phones | BIS mobile phone | 5 |
| (c) BlackBerrys | BIS BlackBerry | 24 |
| (d) Other IT Items | BIS Remote Service (RSA) token | 32 |
| BIS Remote Service (RITE) token | 35 | |
| BIS 3G Token/Card/Dongle | 2 | |
| BIS issued Braille note taker | 2 | |
| USB Memory Stick | 2 | |
| (ii) 2011-12 | ||
| (a) Computers | BIS networked laptop | 7 |
| (b) Mobile phones | BIS mobile phone | 4 |
| (c) BlackBerrys | BIS BlackBerry | 35 |
| (d) Other IT items | BIS Remote Service (RSA) token | 19 |
| BIS Remote Service (RITE) token | 35 | |
| BIS 3G Token/Card/Dongle | 2 |
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