Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 14 June 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 22 June 2000. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Thursday, 22 June 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate his Department has made of the cost to its budget in each of the last five years in relation to non-procurement fraud; and if he will make a statement. - Includes table.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what estimate his Department has made of the cost to its budget in each of the last five years in relation to non-procurement fraud; and if he will make a statement. [126686] Dr. Moonie: The reported estimated annual costs of non-procurement fraud for the financial years 1995-96 to 1999-2000 inclusive are as follows: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. £ 1995-96 217,000 1996-97 234,000 1997-98 98,000 1998-99 570,000 1999-2000 99,000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. No abatement is made for subsequent recoveries. These figures relate to a combination of suspected and proven frauds with estimated values refined from time to time as investigations, sometimes lasting a year or more, reach a conclusion.

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