To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to the statement of 22 January 2008, Official Report, column 1225, on MOD (data loss), when and by what means his Department informed (a) the Prime Minister, (b) other Departments, (c) West Midlands police, (d) Ministry of Defence police and (e) the devolved Administrations of the theft of the computer on 9 January. (182397)

[holding answer 28 January 2008]: I have nothing further to add to the statement I made to the House on 21 January 2008, Official Report, column 1225.