Question follow-through · 20116

Ministry of Defence: ICT

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) computers, (b) laptops, (c) phones and (d) USB sticks were (i) lost and (ii) stolen in each month in 2024.

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Ministry of Defence
Tabled
13 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
18 Dec 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 13 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of his Department's (a) computers, (b) laptops, (c) phones and (d) USB sticks were (i) lost and (ii) stolen in each month in 2024.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 18 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The table below shows the number of computers, USBs, phones and laptops which were either lost or stolen in each month in 2024. The data supplied below is only for incidents which have been closed. Number of computers, USBs, phones and laptops which were ...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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