Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many ministerial red boxes belonging to (a) her Department, (b) the former Department for International Trade and (c) the former Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, have (i) been reported missing or lost or (ii) had their security features removed in order that they can be purchased for personal use by former ministers from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2023.

Two Ministerial red boxes from the Department for Business and Trade, Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy were reported missing between 1^st May 2018 to 30^th April 2023. No boxes had security features removed for personal use.