Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.

The Department of Business Energy and Industrial Strategy was formed in July 2016 and its Annual Report to Parliament will include all relevant losses since its formation. Currently, there are no losses to be reported. Any losses will be assessed and responded to individually and on a case by case basis with all possible mitigating actions being taken and in full compliance of our legal and other responsibilities.