§ Mr. John Mooreasked the Secretary of State for Social Services further to his answer to the hon. Member for Sheffield, Heeley (Mr. Hooley), Official Report, 11th January, column 450–1, on cohabitation investigations, what was the total cost to public funds of the employees investigating the 10,182 cases in 1975; what was the total amount of benefit withdrawn in 4,062 cases; what were the costs in relation to the investigations of the 6,822 cases in the first nine months of 1976 as opposed to the amount of benefits withdrawn in 2,726 cases.
§ Mr. OrmeI am having the available information collected and will circulate it in theOfficial Report as soon as possible.