To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) BlackBerrys were provided to (i) Ministers and (ii) special advisers in his Department since March 2009; and at what cost to the public purse. (313171)

The information is as follows:

My Department has:

(a) Mobile phones—three for our Ministers only.

(b) BlackBerry devices.

(i) Three for the Ministers

(ii) Two for special advisers

The total cost is £2361.02