Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many security passes for his Department have been reported as (a) missing and (b) stolen in the last 12 months.

The Government takes the protection of information extremely seriously. Departments are required to have robust controls in place to manage risk to their assets including data and mobile devices.

The departmental security unit records and considers whether an investigation is appropriate for each reported loss from the Department.

Any security pass reported as lost is immediately deactivated.