Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many mobile telephones, BlackBerrys and laptops were lost by his Department in (a) 2013 and (b) 2014 to date.

The following mobile telephones, Blackberrys and laptops were lost by the department in 2013 and 2014 to date

All the laptop computers involved in these incidents were encrypted devices that are not accessible without a security token and more than one password. The BlackBerry devices are also password protected.

Steps were taken, as soon as the loss of these electronic items was reported, to ensure that they provided no means of access to any of the Department's IT systems.