To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) laptop computers, (b) desktop computers and (c) memory sticks his Department and its agencies have recorded as (i) stolen and (ii) lost in each of the last 10 years and how many of each were (A) stolen and (B) lost from its offices in Scotland in each such year. (306905)

[holding answer 14 December 2009]: The Home Office group only holds the information requested from 2005 onwards. The following table sets out the IT equipment that was recorded as lost (or missing) and stolen:

None of the equipment identified in the question by the hon. Member was reported stolen or lost from any Home Office building in Scotland.