Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many (a) official and (b) official sensitive documents have been recorded as lost by his Department since 8 May 2015.

The Department consists of a central Department and four executive agencies; Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA). This response relates to both the central Department and its agencies.

Of lost documents reported to the centre since 8 May 2015, 53 were at Official level and five were at Official-Sensitive.

All losses are assessed and responded to individually and on a case by case basis with all possible mitigating actions being taken and in full compliance of our legal and other responsibilities.