Question follow-through · 33948
Ministry of Defence: Lost Property and Theft
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, wheat information his Department holds on the number of (a) computers, (b) USBs, (c) phones and (d) laptops used by MOD staff have been (i) misplaced or (ii) stolen since 5 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Defence
- Tabled
- 26 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 7 Mar 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
26 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, wheat information his Department holds on the number of (a) computers, (b) USBs, (c) phones and (d) laptops used by MOD staff have been (i) misplaced or (ii) stolen since 5 July 2024.
3 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
7 Mar 2025
Answer published
The Ministry of Defence takes the security of its devices seriously and requires all losses and thefts to be reported. The figures for the period requested are: ComputersUSBsPhonesLaptopsFrom 5th July 24112148August 2400611September- 2401198October 24023...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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