Written question asked by Lord Willetts (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 April 2001, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 April 2001. It was answered by Charles Clarke (Labour) on Monday, 30 April 2001 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the (a) average sentence for people imprisoned for housing benefit fraud and (b) average length of time served by people imprisoned for housing benefit fraud was in end of the last five years. - Includes fact that information requested is not available centrally.

Answer: Mr. Willetts: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what the (a) average sentence for people imprisoned for Housing Benefit fraud and (b) average length of time served by people imprisoned for Housing Benefit fraud was in each of the last five years. [158674] Mr. Charles Clarke: The information requested is not available centrally. The offences of Housing Benefit fraud and Council Tax Benefit fraud are not separately identified on the Home Office's Court Proceedings Database.

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