To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many departmental identity cards or passes have been reported lost or stolen by staff in his Department since May 2010.

The issue and management of site passes are carried out locally by the Department's accommodation service providers. There are no centrally held records of such losses, etc., and to obtain the information requested in relation to the Department's estate would involve disproportionate cost.

Similar considerations relate to departmental identity cards which are also issued on a local basis to a minority of staff for visiting purposes.