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Written question asked by Simon Hughes (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 January 1995. It was answered by Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 January 1995 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security;Social Security Benefits Agency

Question
What amount of money was recovered through investigations into social security fraud in the last financial year; and how many staff were employed on these duties. - Includes figures for numbers of staff and text of letter from M Bichard of Benefits Agency.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
252 c539W;252 c541W
Session
1994-95
Subjects
Abuse Civil service Fraud Overpayments Staff Social security Social security benefits
Contains statistics
Yes