Question follow-through · 46045
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: ICT
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by their Department since 5 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 6 May 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many (a) phones, (b) laptops and (c) other electronic devices have been lost by their Department since 5 July 2024.
23 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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6 May 2025
Answer published
The following table includes the number of lost department-issued devices by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology since 5 July 2024.Breakdown of department-issued equipment typeNumber of lost itemsMobile phones60Laptops8Other electronic d...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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