Written question asked by Lord Field of Birkenhead (Labour) on Wednesday, 1 May 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 20 May 2002. It was answered by Baroness Primarolo (Labour) on Monday, 20 May 2002 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many records of individuals stored in the national insurance record system were removed because the identities concerned were found to be bogus in 2000-01.

Answer: Mr. Frank Field: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many records of individuals stored in the national insurance record system were removed because the identities concerned were found to be bogus in 2000-01. [54724] Dawn Primarolo: Records of individuals with bogus identities are not removed from the National Insurance Recording System. The process is to flag the accounts via the Department of Work and Pensions National Identity Fraud Unit so that activity on the accounts can be monitored.

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