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.

The following table includes the number of lost or stolen ministerial red boxes from the Ministry of Justice between 2021 and 2024.

The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.