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Written question asked by Irvine Patnick (Conservative), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 January 1997. It was answered by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Monday, 20 January 1997 on behalf of the Department of Social Security.


Dept of Social Security

Question
How many calls received by the Benefit Fraud Hotline can be related to the Sheffield area. - Including figures.
Answer

Sir Irvine Patnick: To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security how many calls received by the benefit fraud hotline can be related to the Sheffield area; and if he will make a statement. [10303] Mr. Heald: The numbers of calls for each individual area are not recorded separately. However, for the Sheffield area, the number of referrals for fraud investigation, generated by calls to the hotline, is 1,169 as at 22 November 1996.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
10303; 288 c505W
Session
1996-97
Subjects
Abuse Social security Telephone services Sheffield
Contains statistics
Yes