Written question asked by John Battle (Labour), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 February 1997. It was answered by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Monday, 10 February 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.

Dept of Social Security

Question: How much is being spent in the current financial year on the publicity campaign to tackle benefit frauds broken down by parliamentary constituency. - Inc available figs.

Answer: Mr. Battle: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how much is being spent in the current financial year on the publicity campaign to tackle benefit frauds, broken down by parliamentary constituency. [13819] Mr. Heald: The information is not available in the format requested. The publicity cost of the "Spotlight on Benefit Cheats" campaign this financial year has been £2.5 million. The publicity cost of the national benefit fraud hotline has been £476,000 so far, with a further £500,000 expected before the end of this financial year.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 13819; 290 c73-4W
Session: 1996-97
Subjects: Abuse Fraud Expenditure Publicity Social security Telephone services
Contains statistics: Yes