To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many telephone lines serviced his private office at the end of each of the last five financial years; and how many serviced the office on 22 July 2008. (222600)

As at 22 July 2008, there were 22 telephone lines recorded in use, covering the Foreign Secretary, Private Secretary, clerical staff, special advisers and fax machines. Information is not available for the last five years.