'Two Jobs' is to make another apology - er "statement" - in parliament tomorrow. To use the same terms as one of his predecessors, is his department really 'fit for purpose'?
I'm not sure that he should apologise in the HoC for something that is very clearly not his fault nor that of the department he oversees. The officer who screwed up would have been made aware, as we all are, of the dangers and restrictions of carrying mobile devices with sensitive data on them. This was a straightforward case of a blatant disregard of the regulations at a level well below the top of the MoD. Yes, a statement must be made to clarify what has been lost and the way forward and maybe the usual "regret" that it has happened.
In addition to whatever "standard" punishment the officer will receive, I think he should print out 600,000 letters of apology and personally sign, seal and post everyone of them. Cock.