Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to her Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
There is no record of any ministerial red boxes from the department having been either reported missing or stolen in the last three years.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Mike Freer - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
The following table includes the number of lost or stolen ministerial red boxes from the Ministry of Justice between 2021 and 2024.
| February 2021-February 2024 |
Lost | 0 |
Stolen | 0 |
The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Anthony Browne - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
None.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether any refurbishments have been made to ministerial offices in her Department in each of the last two years.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The department is undertaking a maintenance project in its London office. The works were initiated in 2019, as part of much wider government programme to reduce the number of civil servants based in London and to shrink the physical footprint of office accommodation in Whitehall and reduce the burden on the taxpayer. This is primarily essential work to replace the end of life mechanical and electrical systems, bring the building up to a suitable standard, and enable the department to consolidate its occupation. This will enable the building to become a Government Property Agency hub and provide vacant space to be used by other governmental departments.
As part of the consolidation, Ministers will be required to move to another floor. The work to enable this move is underway and due to complete in spring 2024.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Paul Maynard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Departmental Security Team records and investigates each reported loss or theft of ministerial red boxes from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.
No ministerial red boxes have been reported lost or stolen to the Department’s Security Team in each of the last 3 years.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Mark Spencer - Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The department has no record of any ministerial boxes being lost or stolen in the last three years.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to her Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Graham Stuart
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) was established in February 2023 as a result of the Machinery of Government changes, so records only exist for one year.
The following table includes the number of lost or stolen ministerial red boxes from DESNZ for 2023.
| 2023 |
Lost | 0 |
Stolen | 0 |
The Departmental Security Unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Wales Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by David T C Davies - Secretary of State for Wales
None.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Home Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.
Answered by Chris Philp - Minister of State (Home Office)
No ministerial red boxes have been reported lost or missing in the last three years.
Asked by: Sarah Olney (Liberal Democrat - Richmond Park)
Question to the Ministry of Defence:
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether any refurbishments have been made to ministerial offices in his Department in each of the last two years.
Answered by James Cartlidge - Minister of State (Ministry of Defence)
Refurbishment works were carried out to Ministerial offices in 2022. No refurbishment works took place in 2023.