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Northern Ireland Office; Northern Ireland Police Fund
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Northern Ireland Office; Northern Ireland Police Fund
Committed on
23 December 2003
Originated on
5 December 2003
Received on
23 December 2003
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Arrests; Fraud; Northern Ireland Police Fund
Commons Library location
DEP 03/2660
Date
23 December 2003
Reference
DEP 03/2660
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks the Government has in place continually to assess a person's eligibility for the disability living allowance in order to protect the system against fraudulent claims.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what checks the Government has in place continually to assess a person's eligibility for the disability living allowance in order to protect the system against fraudulent claims.
Asked by
Brian H Donohoe
(Labour)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 December 2003
For answer on
18 December 2003
Answered on
18 December 2003
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what checks the Government have in place continually to assess a
person's eligibility for the disability living allowance in order to protect the system against fraudulent claims. [141960]
Mr. Pond: The DLA Periodic Enquiry has introduced checks of Disability Living Allowance awards to ensure that those entitled to the
benefit receive, and continue to receive, their correct entitlement, although it is not regarded primarily as an anti fraud measure.
The process involves gathering up-to-date evidence about the customer's care and mobility needs, and making adjustments to the award
of the benefit where appropriate. Changes in awards may be appropriate for example where the customer's condition improves or
worsens, or where they adapt to their disability and therefore have fewer needs. Since the inception of Periodic Enquiry, 70 per
cent. of the cases examined have resulted in no change to entitlement. Of the 30 per cent. of cases where the level of entitlement
changed, two thirds resulted in entitlement to a higher level of award and in the remaining one third of cases entitlement either
reduced or was extinguished altogether.
Subjects
Disability living allowance; Fraud; Eligibility; Social security benefits
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
141960; 415 c1094W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work the NHS counter-fraud unit is undertaking on the use of agency staff in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what work the NHS counter-fraud unit is undertaking on the use of agency staff in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. - Including figures.
Asked by
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 December 2003
For answer on
18 December 2003
Answered on
18 December 2003
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health what work the NHS counter-fraud unit is undertaking on the use of agency staff
in the NHS; and if he will make a statement. [144595]
Mr. Hutton: The National Health Service Counter Fraud Service, now Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (CFSMS), was
created in 1998 with a remit to tackle fraud and corruption within the NHS. So far, it has produced a financial benefit to the NHS
of more than £295 million. It works with more than 400 professionally trained and accredited local counter fraud specialists
covering every health body in England and Wales.
NHS bank and agency staff are an integral part of the NHS work force, but there is, unfortunately, a small minority of these staff
who take advantage of the NHS and its resources. CFSMS have identified bank and agency timesheet fraud as a significant area of
fraud and investigations, to date, have resulted in 33 criminal prosecutions. Some of the individuals involved have received terms
of imprisonment ranging from nine to 21 months. Criminal prosecution is not the only action taken and CFSMS pursues a parallel
sanctions policy, seeking to combine appropriate disciplinary procedures with civil action to freeze and recover assets.
The CFMS is engaged in a national proactive exercise aimed at highlighting system and policy weaknesses in the NHS. As a result,
information will be sent to the whole of the NHS in England and Wales on how to improve systems, stop the fraudulent practices that
put resources at risk and prevent bank and agency staff fraud in the future. Local counter fraud specialists in NHS organisations
that use bank and agency staff have been required to check agency staff records, including timesheets, uncover incidents of fraud,
assess systems used to monitor agency staff and deliver fraud awareness presentations to agency staff.
This is the first of several exercises to be developed by CFSMS that will see NHS counter fraud specialists proactively detect and
investigate fraud and where necessary apply tough sanctions.
Subjects
Crime prevention; Fraud; Employment agencies; NHS; Counter Fraud and Security Management Service
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
144595; 415 c1122-3W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the amount of fraud in the NHS; and what research his Department has commissioned to estimate the level of unidentified fraud in the NHS. - Including table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the amount of fraud in the NHS; and what research his Department has commissioned to estimate the level of unidentified fraud in the NHS. - Including table.
Asked by
Paul Burstow
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Hutton of Furness
(Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 December 2003
For answer on
18 December 2003
Answered on
18 December 2003
Mr. Burstow: To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will make a statement on the amount of fraud in the NHS; and what
research his Department has commissioned to estimate the level of unidentified fraud in the NHS. [144591]
Mr. Hutton: The National Health Service Counter Fraud and Security Management Service (NHS CFSMS) has an on-going programme of
highly accurate risk measurement exercises--accurate to plus or minus 1 per cent.--designed to reveal levels of losses and, through
repeated exercises, reductions in such losses, where they take place.
Phase one of these exercises concentrated on patient fraud. The tables show the results.
£ million
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year data selected Fraud losses
Pharmaceutical patient fraud
1998-99 117
1999-2000 69
Dental patient fraud
1999-2000 40.3
2000-01 30
Optical patient fraud
1999-2000 13.25
2001-02 10.17
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
A statistically valid sample of those prescriptions prescribed during March 2003 has been taken and a further measurement exercise
has been completed. Further reductions in pharmaceutical patient fraud are anticipated and figures will be produced later this
month.
Phase two of the programme is now focussing on contractor fraud within the NHS. As the measurement programme extends, it will enable
NHS CFSMS to accurately assess the totality of NHS fraud.
Total patient fraud losses have reduced from approximately £170 million to £109.17 million per year, a reduction of 36 per cent.
since the creation of NHS CFSin 1998.
Fraud in the NHS is not acceptable. It deprives the NHS of the resources needed for the delivery of patient care and the continuing
improvement of frontline services.
Subjects
Contracts; Fraud; NHS; Patients; Prescriptions; Research
Date
18 December 2003
Reference
144591; 415 c1121-2W
House
House of Commons
Deposited by
Department of Health
Type
Deposited papers
Author
Department of Health
Committed on
17 December 2003
Originated on
15 December 2003
Received on
17 December 2003
Subjects
Convictions; Agency nurses; Fraud; NHS; Prosecutions; Counter Fraud and Security Management Service
Lords Library location
HDEP 2003/558
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
HDEP 2003/558
House
House of Lords
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1554-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1554
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on tackling fraud in EU aid programmes and the departments public service agreements on fraud.
Supplementary on tackling fraud in EU aid programmes and the departments public service agreements on fraud.
Asked by
John Bercow
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 December 2003
Subjects
Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1554-5
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Supplementary on tackling fraud in EU aid programmes in relation to aid given to the Palestinian Authority.
Supplementary on tackling fraud in EU aid programmes in relation to aid given to the Palestinian Authority.
Asked by
David Leslie Taylor
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 December 2003
Subjects
Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1554
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
Subjects
Developing countries; Development aid; Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1553-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
1st supplementary on why not give the aid to countries direct.
1st supplementary on why not give the aid to countries direct.
Asked by
Lord Spicer
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Answered on
17 December 2003
Subjects
Developing countries; Development aid; Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1553-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Asked by
Lord Spicer
(Conservative)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Type
Oral answers to questions
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department has proposed for tackling fraud in EU aid programmes.
Subjects
Developing countries; Development aid; Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1553-4
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department has proposed for tackling fraud in EU aid programmes.
To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures his Department has proposed for tackling fraud in EU aid programmes.
Asked by
Lord Spicer
(Conservative)
Answered by
Gareth Thomas
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for International Development
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Tabled on
12 December 2003
For answer on
17 December 2003
Answered on
17 December 2003
Subjects
Developing countries; Development aid; Fraud; EU aid
Date
17 December 2003
Reference
415 c1553-4; 144406
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties apply to farmers who supply incorrect details on their application forms for the Integrated Administration and Control System.
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what penalties apply to farmers who supply incorrect details on their application forms for the Integrated Administration and Control System.
Asked by
Owen Paterson
(Conservative)
Answered by
Alun Michael
(Labour; Co-operative Party)
Answering body
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
8 December 2003
For answer on
16 December 2003
Answered on
16 December 2003
Mr. Paterson: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what penalties apply to farmers who supply
incorrect details on their application forms for the Integrated Administration and Control System. [143591]
Alun Michael: Penalties apply to farmers who have claimed a greater area or a larger number of animals than that determined. These
penalties are graduated in severity depending on the level of discrepancy found. If the discrepancy is severe, this may lead to a
loss of entitlement to aid for the current scheme year and once again in the following three years.
Subjects
Applications; Agriculture; Fraud; Farmers; Maladministration; Punishment; Subsidies; Integrated administration and control system
Date
16 December 2003
Reference
143591; 415 c824W
House
House of Commons
What steps they are taking to ensure the security of the ballot in elections held by postal voting. [HL 141].
What steps they are taking to ensure the security of the ballot in elections held by postal voting. [HL 141].
Asked by
Lord Norton of Louth
(Conservative)
Answered by
Lord Filkin
(Labour)
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
For answer on
16 December 2003
Answered on
16 December 2003
Subjects
Absent voting; Fraud; Elections; Personation; Security; Ballot papers
Date
16 December 2003
Reference
HL 141; 655 c139-40WA
House
House of Lords
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much benefit he estimates was fraudulently claimed by claimants using false identities in 2002-03. - Inc figure.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how much benefit he estimates was fraudulently claimed by claimants using false identities in 2002-03. - Inc figure.
Asked by
Lord Lilley
(Conservative)
Answered by
Chris Pond
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 November 2003
For answer on
15 December 2003
Answered on
15 December 2003
Mr. Lilley: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how much benefit he estimates was fraudulently claimed by claimants
using false identities in 2002-03. [140565]
Mr. Pond: The Cabinet Office Study on Identity Fraud published in July 2002 estimated that between £20 and £50 million annually of
benefit fraud was a result of benefit claims using false identities.
This estimate remains valid.
Subjects
Costs; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
15 December 2003
Reference
140565; 415 c685-6W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were found to be fraudulently claiming the disability living allowance in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. - Inc table.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people were found to be fraudulently claiming the disability living allowance in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. - Inc table.
Asked by
Brian H Donohoe
(Labour)
Answered by
Maria Eagle
(Labour)
Answering body
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
1 December 2003
For answer on
15 December 2003
Answered on
15 December 2003
Mr. Donohoe: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people were found to be fraudulently claiming the
disability living allowance in (a) 2000, (b) 2001 and (c) 2002. [141928]
Maria Eagle: Information on Disability Living Allowance fraud investigations is recorded by financial year rather than calendar
year. The available information is in the table:
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Year DLA Fraud investigations which resulted in a change in the rate
of benefit and/or an overpayment
April 2000-March 2001 1,546
April 2000-March 2002 1,381
April 2000-March 2003 1,275
_________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Source: DLA Fraud Database
Subjects
Disability living allowance; Fraud; Social security benefits
Date
15 December 2003
Reference
415 c691W; 141928
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 in combating electoral fraud in Northern Ireland.
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 in combating electoral fraud in Northern Ireland.
Asked by
Lady Hermon
(Ulster Unionist Party)
Answered by
Lord Spellar
(Labour)
Answering body
Northern Ireland Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 December 2003
For answer on
11 December 2003
Answered on
11 December 2003
Lady Hermon: To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Electoral
Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 in combating electoral fraud in Northern Ireland. [142692]
Mr. Spellar: We are satisfied that the Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 has proved to be successful in combating
electoral fraud and has improved public confidence in the electoral process. Furthermore I am also pleased to see that a report,
published by the Electoral Commission on 9 December, concludes that the register more accurately reflects those entitled to be
registered than the previous register.
However, we also recognise that work still needs to be done to ensure that all those entitled to have the opportunity to register.
We will continue to work closely with the Electoral Office and the Electoral Commission to ensure this happens.
Legislation
Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
Subjects
Fraud; Elections; Electorate; Electoral register; Northern Ireland
Date
11 December 2003
Reference
142692; 415 c574W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice has been given and on what dates to UK embassies, high commissions and other diplomatic posts abroad about the need to report information about possible cases of international bribery and corruption by UK citizens and companies; which...
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what advice has been given and on what dates to UK embassies, high commissions and other diplomatic posts abroad about the need to report information about possible cases of international bribery and corruption by UK citizens and companies; which...
Asked by
Hugh Bayley
(Labour)
Answered by
Denis MacShane
(Labour)
Answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
26 November 2003
For answer on
10 December 2003
Answered on
10 December 2003
Hugh Bayley: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what advice has been given and on what dates to UK
embassies, high commissions and other diplomatic posts abroad about the need to report information about possible cases of
international bribery and corruption by UK citizens and companies; which posts have reported cases; on how many occasions; and how
many of those reports have been followed up by investigations by UK law enforcement agencies. [141108]
Mr. MacShane: I refer my hon. Friend to the replies I gave the hon. Member for Ceredigion (Simon Thomas) on 15 and 28 October
respectively, Official Report,
columns 264W and 181W. The guidance telegrams referred to there were issued in January 2002, February 2002 and March 2003. We cannot
comment on individual reports received in order not to prejudice criminal investigations.
Subjects
Companies; British nationality; Corruption; Diplomatic service; Fraud; Public service
Date
10 December 2003
Reference
141108; 415 c513W
House
House of Commons
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what liaison he has had since 3rd November with the Serious Fraud Office on the allegations made by Mr Edward Cunningham relating to the Al Yamamah Programme. - None.
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what liaison he has had since 3rd November with the Serious Fraud Office on the allegations made by Mr Edward Cunningham relating to the Al Yamamah Programme. - None.
Asked by
Peter Kilfoyle
(Labour)
Answered by
Adam Ingram
(Labour)
Answering body
Ministry of Defence
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Tabled on
3 December 2003
For answer on
10 December 2003
Answered on
10 December 2003
Mr. Kilfoyle: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what liaison he has had since 3 November with the Serious Fraud Office on
the allegations made by Mr. Edward Cunningham relating to the Al Yamamah programme. [142113]
Mr. Ingram: None.
Subjects
Criminal investigation; Fraud; Serious Fraud Office; Saudi Arabia; Project Al Yamamah
Date
10 December 2003
Reference
142113; 415 c468W;415 c463W
House
House of Commons