Written question asked by Lord Campbell of Pittenweem (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 10 January 2002, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 January 2002. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Friday, 18 January 2002 on behalf of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Dept for Culture Media and Sport

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to its budget since 1st May 1997 of fraud; and if she will make a statement. - Including table.

Answer: Mr. Menzies Campbell: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what estimate her Department has made of the cost to its budget since 1 May 1997 of fraud; and if she will make a statement. [27288] Dr. Howells: The available information is given in the table: £ _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 DCMS{1} 1,909 0 0 0 Royal Parks Agency 0 0 0 0 Historic Royal Palaces 13,600 -- -- -- Agency{2} Non-departmental Public 152,183 178,894 1,978 23,272 Bodies _________________________________________________________________________________________________. {1} Net of amounts recovered {2} Historic Royal Palaces Agency became an non-departmental public body on 1 April 1998

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 27288; 378 c505W;378 c501W
Session: 2001-02
Subjects: Fraud Finance Government departments Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Contains statistics: Yes
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