Written question asked by James Clappison (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 March 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 19 July 2002. It was answered by Malcolm Wicks (Labour) on Friday, 19 July 2002 on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.

Dept for Work and Pensions

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many cases of benefit fraud were established as a result of investigations carried out by the Benefits Agency in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in prosecutions. - Includes ref to 16 July 2002, 381 c88-90W and 9 January 2002, 377 c923-4W.

Answer: Mr. Clappison: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many cases of benefit fraud were established as a result of investigations carried out by the Benefits Agency in each year since 1997; and how many of these resulted in prosecutions. [45329] Malcolm Wicks: For the number of cases of benefit fraud established as a result of investigations carried out by the Benefits Agency in each year since 1997 I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Nick Gibb) on 16 July 2002, Official Report, column 88W. For the number of prosecutions, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to the hon. Member for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (Mr. Nick Gibb) on 9 January 2002, Official Report, column 923W.

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