Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much his Department spent on iPhones in each year since 2010.

The Department, along with every other government department, is reviewing the needs of its staff to work effectively, and is seeking the delivery of solutions to meet these needs, including flexible IT. The provision of iPhones on a trial basis to selected staff is one element of this work.

Please see below departmental spend on iPhones each year since 2010.

* Spend data relates to invoiced spend up to 3^rd September 2014 and is inclusive of both hardware and voice / data costs.