The number of laptop computers belonging to the Treasury and its agencies that have been lost or stolen in the last five years is as follows:
Dept/Agency 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 HM Treasury 4 3 2 5 0 0 OGC1 — — — 0 0 1 DMO 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Data for OGC prior to 2007 is no longer available
The encryption of laptops used by the Treasury and its agencies since 2008 has significantly reduced the risk of data/information loss.