Departmental Lost Property

Mr. Blunt
To ask the Secretary of State for Health how many laptop computers belonging to (a) his Department and (b) its agencies have been lost or stolen in the last five years.

Phil Hope
The following table lists the numbers of laptops reported lost or stolen from the Department and its agencies, Medicines Healthcare products and Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA).

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|       |Department of Health|MHRA|PASA|Total|
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|2004-05|23                  |0   |0   |23   |
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|2005-06|18                  |0   |0   |18   |
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|2006-07|11                  |0   |0   |11   |
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|2007-08|14                  |0   |0   |14   |
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|2008-09|34                  |2   |0   |36   |
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All the missing departmental and MHRA laptops were encrypted so we have minimised the risk of exposure of sensitive or personal data.