§ Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Social Services in what proportion of cases where a single mother with one child or more is receiving supplementary benefit and not receiving maintenance for the child, his Department has (a) instigated investigation for fraudulent claims and (b) prosecuted for fraud in the period for which the latest annual figures are available.
§ Mr. RossiSuch information is not available. Fraud statistics are related to the type of fraud rather than the circumstances of offenders.