Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to his Department have been reported (a) lost and (b) stolen in each of the last three years.

The following table includes the number of lost or stolen ministerial red boxes from the Cabinet Office between 2021 and 2023.

The departmental security unit records and investigates each reported loss from the Department. If appropriate, the police are invited to undertake further inquiries.