To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many (a) mobile telephones and (b) Blackberrys were provided to (i) Ministers and (ii) special advisers in his Department in 2009; and at what cost to the public purse. (313168)

Blackberrys are issued to all Ministers and special advisers of the Home Department. A total of 11 Blackberrys were issued in 2009.

It is not possible ascertain total expenditure without incurring disproportionate costs.