Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by his Department between 5 July 2024 and 29 April 2025.

Between 5 July 2024 and 29 April 2025, the Ministry of Justice recorded lost or stolen:

179 laptops

475 mobile phones

11 other electronic devices

All Ministry of Justice laptops and mobile phones are encrypted and protected to National Cyber Security Centre standards. The Department has mandatory reporting procedures for lost or stolen items, and incidents are investigated in line with security policy.